Lighted exterior mirror system
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1. An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprising:
- an exterior mirror assembly, said exterior mirror assembly comprising a fixed portion and a movable portion, said fixed portion being configured to mount to a side of the vehicle, said movable portion including a reflective element, said movable portion being movable about said fixed portion for breakaway motion;
said exterior mirror assembly including a turn signal indicator module;
said turn signal indicator module including a plurality of light sources;
a light pattern projecting from said turn signal indicator module when said exterior mirror assembly is mounted on a side of the vehicle and when said plurality of light sources of said turn signal indicator module is actuated;
at least a portion of said light pattern projecting rearwardly of the vehicle, said light pattern not directly intercepting the driver of the vehicle;
said reflective element being adjustable within said movable portion and said turn signal indicator module being fixedly included in said exterior mirror assembly separate from said reflective element;
said plurality of light sources of said turn signal indicator module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes;
said turn signal indicator module being substantially moisture impervious;
said turn signal indicator module being removably included in said exterior mirror assembly; and
said plurality of light emitting diodes comprising at least one light emitting diode configured in said turn signal indicator module so as to emit light when actuated in a direction skewed away from the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
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An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly, which includes a fixed portion and a movable portion that is movable about the fixed portion for breakaway motion, and a turn signal indicator module. The turn signal indicator module includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. At least a portion of the light pattern projected from the module projects rearwardly of the vehicle, but does not directly intercept the driver of the vehicle. The turn signal indicator module is fixedly included in the exterior mirror assembly separate from the mirror assembly'"'"'s reflective element, which is adjustable within the movable portion.
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1. An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprising:
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an exterior mirror assembly, said exterior mirror assembly comprising a fixed portion and a movable portion, said fixed portion being configured to mount to a side of the vehicle, said movable portion including a reflective element, said movable portion being movable about said fixed portion for breakaway motion;
said exterior mirror assembly including a turn signal indicator module;
said turn signal indicator module including a plurality of light sources;
a light pattern projecting from said turn signal indicator module when said exterior mirror assembly is mounted on a side of the vehicle and when said plurality of light sources of said turn signal indicator module is actuated;
at least a portion of said light pattern projecting rearwardly of the vehicle, said light pattern not directly intercepting the driver of the vehicle;
said reflective element being adjustable within said movable portion and said turn signal indicator module being fixedly included in said exterior mirror assembly separate from said reflective element;
said plurality of light sources of said turn signal indicator module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes;
said turn signal indicator module being substantially moisture impervious;
said turn signal indicator module being removably included in said exterior mirror assembly; and
said plurality of light emitting diodes comprising at least one light emitting diode configured in said turn signal indicator module so as to emit light when actuated in a direction skewed away from the passenger compartment of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprising:
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an exterior mirror assembly, said exterior mirror assembly comprising a fixed portion and a movable portion, said fixed portion being configured to mount to a side of the vehicle, said movable portion including a reflective element, said movable portion being movable about said fixed portion for breakaway motion;
said exterior mirror assembly including a turn signal indicator module;
said turn signal indicator module including a plurality of light sources;
a light pattern projecting from said turn signal indicator module when said exterior mirror assembly is mounted on a side of the vehicle and when said plurality of light sources of said turn signal indicator module is actuated;
at least a portion of said light pattern projecting rearwardly of the vehicle, said light pattern not directly intercepting the driver of the vehicle;
said reflective element being adjustable within said movable portion and said turn signal indicator module being fixedly included in said exterior mirror assembly separate from said reflective element;
said plurality of light sources of said turn signal indicator module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes;
said turn signal indicator module being substantially moisture impervious;
said turn signal indicator module being removably included in said exterior mirror assembly; and
wherein said turn signal indicator module is included in said mirror assembly with minimum protrusion into a slipstream of said mirror assembly. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprising:
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an exterior mirror assembly, said exterior mirror assembly comprising a fixed portion and a movable portion, said fixed portion being configured to mount to a side of the vehicle, said movable portion including a reflective element, said movable portion being movable about said fixed portion for breakaway motion;
said exterior mirror assembly including a turn signal indicator module;
said turn signal indicator module including a plurality of light sources;
a light pattern projecting from said turn signal indicator module when said exterior mirror assembly is mounted on a side of the vehicle and when said plurality of light sources of said turn signal indicator module is actuated;
at least a portion of said light pattern projecting rearwardly of the vehicle, said light pattern not directly intercepting the driver of the vehicle;
said reflective element being adjustable within said movable portion and said turn signal indicator module being fixedly included in said exterior mirror assembly separate from said reflective element;
said plurality of light sources of said turn signal indicator module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes;
said turn signal indicator module being substantially moisture impervious;
wherein said turn signal indicator module is included in said mirror assembly with minimum protrusion into a slipstream of said mirror assembly; and
wherein said movable portion comprises a casing, wherein said turn signal indicator module includes an optical lens, and wherein said optical lens wraps around an outward side of said casing. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133)
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134. An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprising:
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an exterior mirror assembly, said exterior mirror assembly comprising a fixed portion and a movable portion, said fixed portion being configured to mount to a side of the vehicle, said movable portion including a reflective element, said movable portion being movable about said fixed portion for breakaway motion;
said exterior mirror assembly including a turn signal indicator module;
said turn signal indicator module including a plurality of light sources;
a light pattern projecting from said turn signal indicator module when said exterior mirror assembly is mounted on a side of the vehicle and when said plurality of light sources of said turn signal indicator module is actuated;
at least a portion of said light pattern projecting rearwardly of the vehicle, said light pattern not directly intercepting the driver of the vehicle;
said reflective element being adjustable within said movable portion and said turn signal indicator module being fixedly included in said exterior mirror assembly separate from said reflective element;
said plurality of light sources of said turn signal indicator module comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes;
wherein said turn signal indicator module is included in said mirror assembly with minimum protrusion into a slipstream of said mirror assembly;
wherein said movable portion comprises a casing, wherein said turn signal indicator module is included in said movable portion; and
wherein said turn signal indicator module includes an optical lens formed of a polymeric material, said optical lens comprising at least one of a clear lens, a diffuser lens, a segmented lens, a diffusive optic lens, a refractive optic lens, a reflective optic lens, a holographic optic lens, a binary optic lens, a sinusoidal optic lens, a prismatic lens, a micro-Fresnel lens and a Fresnel lens. - View Dependent Claims (135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175)
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