Rear view apparatus
First Claim
1. A rear view apparatus for a vehicle comprising at least a driver'"'"'s cabin having a roof and a front window, said rear view apparatus comprising at least three mirror devices each of which is elongated and defining a longitudinal axis, a first mirror device of said apparatus being positioned higher than said roof;
- a third mirror of said apparatus being positioned in front of a driver in said cabin; and
, a second mirror of said apparatus being positioned so as to direct light rays reflected from said first mirror device to said third mirror device, wherein the mirror surface of at least one of said three mirrors is torsioned in a longitudinal direction, said torsion of said mirror surface being opposed from the middle of said mirror surface to each of the sides of said mirror, as viewed in respective opposed longitudinal directions from said middle of said mirror.
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Abstract
A rear view apparatus for a vehicle having at least a driver'"'"'s cabin having a roof and a front window. The rear view apparatus having at least three mirror devices each of which is elongated and defining a longitudinal axis, a first mirror device of the apparatus being positioned higher than the roof; a third mirror of the apparatus being positioned in front of a driver in said cabin; and, a second mirror of the apparatus being positioned so as to direct light rays reflected from the first mirror device to the third mirror device, wherein the mirror surface of at least one of the three mirrors is torsioned in a longitudinal direction. The torsion of the mirror surface being opposed from the middle of the mirror surface to each of the sides of the mirror.
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35 Claims
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1. A rear view apparatus for a vehicle comprising at least a driver'"'"'s cabin having a roof and a front window, said rear view apparatus comprising at least three mirror devices each of which is elongated and defining a longitudinal axis, a first mirror device of said apparatus being positioned higher than said roof;
- a third mirror of said apparatus being positioned in front of a driver in said cabin; and
, a second mirror of said apparatus being positioned so as to direct light rays reflected from said first mirror device to said third mirror device, wherein the mirror surface of at least one of said three mirrors is torsioned in a longitudinal direction, said torsion of said mirror surface being opposed from the middle of said mirror surface to each of the sides of said mirror, as viewed in respective opposed longitudinal directions from said middle of said mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 35)
- a third mirror of said apparatus being positioned in front of a driver in said cabin; and
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18. A rear view apparatus for a vehicle comprising at least a driver'"'"'s cabin having a roof and a front window, said rear view apparatus comprising at least three mirror devices each of which is elongated and defining a longitudinal axis, a first mirror device of said apparatus for being positioned higher than said roof;
- a third mirror of said apparatus being positioned in front of a driver in said cabin; and
, a second mirror of said apparatus being positioned so as to direct light rays reflected from said first mirror device to said third mirror device, wherein the mirror surface of at least one of said three mirrors is torsioned in a longitudinal direction, said torsion of said mirror surface being opposed from the middle of said mirror surface to each of the sides of said mirror, as viewed in a longitudinal direction, said opposed torsion increasing from the middle to the sides of the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
- a third mirror of said apparatus being positioned in front of a driver in said cabin; and
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