Mirror having an illuminated film for signaling and general illumination
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1. An external mirror assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a shell having an aperture;
a mirror carried by said shell, substantially occluding said aperture; and
a first lighting element comprising an electoluminescent film electrically connected to a triggering device for energizing said electro luminescent film, said triggering device comprising a first switch device for generating a series of high frequency pulses, a second switch device for generating a series of low frequency pulses, a power source connected in series to said first and second switches for supplying power to each of said first and second switches, and a control device connected to each of said first and second switches for selectively and independently triggering each of said first and second switches to illuminate said first lighting element in one of a flashing pattern or continuous illumination.
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Abstract
An external mirror assembly for an automotive vehicle has a shell having an aperture. A mirror is carried by the shell, substantially occluding the aperture. The mirror assembly has a lighting element having an electroluminescent film electrically connected to a triggering device for energizing the film and illuminating the mirror assembly. The triggering device includes first and second switches for generating a series of high and low frequency pulses and a control device connected to each of the switch for triggering each of the switches to illuminate the lighting element in either a flashing or continuous pattern.
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13 Claims
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1. An external mirror assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising:
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a shell having an aperture;
a mirror carried by said shell, substantially occluding said aperture; and
a first lighting element comprising an electoluminescent film electrically connected to a triggering device for energizing said electro luminescent film, said triggering device comprising a first switch device for generating a series of high frequency pulses, a second switch device for generating a series of low frequency pulses, a power source connected in series to said first and second switches for supplying power to each of said first and second switches, and a control device connected to each of said first and second switches for selectively and independently triggering each of said first and second switches to illuminate said first lighting element in one of a flashing pattern or continuous illumination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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