REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH PERIMETER LIGHTING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror reflective element;
a mirror casing;
a mirror backplate;
wherein said mirror backplate includes a generally planar attachment portion for attaching at a rear surface of said mirror reflective element; and
a perimeter lighting device disposed at least partially along a periphery of said mirror reflective element, wherein said perimeter lighting device is operable to emit light so as to illuminate at least one of (i) a perimeter region of said mirror casing and (ii) a perimeter region of said mirror reflective element.
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Abstract
A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element, a mirror casing, a mirror backplate, and a perimeter lighting device. The mirror backplate includes a generally planar attachment portion for attaching at a rear surface of the mirror reflective element. The perimeter lighting device is disposed at least partially along a periphery of the mirror reflective element and may emit light so as to generally illuminate at least one of (i) a perimeter region of the mirror casing, (ii) a perimeter region of the mirror reflective element and (iii) a perimeter region of the rearview mirror assembly between the mirror casing and the mirror reflective element.
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20 Claims
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror reflective element; a mirror casing; a mirror backplate; wherein said mirror backplate includes a generally planar attachment portion for attaching at a rear surface of said mirror reflective element; and a perimeter lighting device disposed at least partially along a periphery of said mirror reflective element, wherein said perimeter lighting device is operable to emit light so as to illuminate at least one of (i) a perimeter region of said mirror casing and (ii) a perimeter region of said mirror reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror reflective element; a mirror casing; a mirror backplate; wherein said mirror backplate includes a generally planar attachment portion for attaching at a rear surface of said mirror reflective element; and a perimeter lighting device disposed at least partially along a periphery of said mirror reflective element, wherein said perimeter lighting device is operable to emit light so as to illuminate a perimeter region of said rearview mirror assembly between said mirror casing and said mirror reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror reflective element; a mirror casing; a mirror backplate; wherein said mirror backplate includes a generally planar attachment portion for attaching at a rear surface of said mirror reflective element; a perimeter lighting device disposed at least partially along a periphery of said mirror reflective element, wherein said perimeter lighting device comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes and a light guiding element disposed behind said mirror reflective element, and wherein said plurality of light emitting diodes is disposed in said mirror casing and behind said light guiding element; wherein said perimeter lighting device is operable, when said plurality of light emitting diodes is energized, to emit light so as to illuminate a perimeter region of said rearview mirror assembly between said mirror casing and said mirror reflective element; wherein, when said plurality of light emitting diodes is energized, said light guiding element guides the emitted light to and along at least a portion of the periphery of said rearview mirror assembly between said mirror casing and said mirror reflective element; and wherein a front surface of said light guiding element is non-light transmitting so that light emitted by said plurality of light emitting diodes and received by said light guiding element does not transmit through said front surface of said light guiding element so as to be not viewable through said mirror reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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