Mirror with information display
First Claim
1. A selectively operable mirror and digital information display combination, comprising:
- a front glass window having a reflection film on the rear surface thereof to form a mirror of a predetermined height;
a digital information display behind the front glass window for displaying characters of predetermined heights through the front glass window, said digital information display including a liquid crystal display unit of the reflection type, said reflection film being removed at a position where said liquid crystal display unit is attached;
said predetermined height of said mirror being at least several times higher than the height of said characters; and
a mode selection switch provided for enabling said digit information display to operate said combination in a display mode and disabling said digit information display to operate said combination in a mirror mode.
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Abstract
A display such as a liquid crystal display unit, a light emitting diode assembly, or an electroluminescent element is arranged behind a front glass window of a mirror for indicating, for example, current time information or calculator output information. A switching means is provided for controlling the enabling and disabling of the display. The display section forms a part of the mirror when the display is not enabled. In a preferred form, a liquid crystal display unit of the reflection type is attached to the rear surface of the front glass window of the mirror. The reflection film of the liquid crystal display unit functions as a reflection film of the mirror when the display is disabled, thereby forming a continuous mirror assembly even at the display section. That is, there is no distinction between the display region and the normal mirror region.
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18 Claims
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1. A selectively operable mirror and digital information display combination, comprising:
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a front glass window having a reflection film on the rear surface thereof to form a mirror of a predetermined height; a digital information display behind the front glass window for displaying characters of predetermined heights through the front glass window, said digital information display including a liquid crystal display unit of the reflection type, said reflection film being removed at a position where said liquid crystal display unit is attached; said predetermined height of said mirror being at least several times higher than the height of said characters; and a mode selection switch provided for enabling said digit information display to operate said combination in a display mode and disabling said digit information display to operate said combination in a mirror mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18)
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12. Combined digital display and mirror means comprising:
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a front glass window defining a major mirror surface area of a predetermined height; a reflective surface substantially coextensive with said major mirror surface area disposed behind the obverse surface of said front glass window; a digital liquid crystal information display means of the reflective type for displaying characters of predetermined heights within a discrete minor portion of said major mirror surface area; said height of said major mirror surface being at least several times higher than the height of said characters; and said information display means, when operative in a display mode, displaying digital information characters through said front glass window and when not operative in a display mode constituting an integral continuation of said major mirror surface area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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