Rearview mirror with display
First Claim
1. A mirror comprising:
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a mirror subassembly including a reflector layer with a portion defining an opening;
panel covering the opening, said panel configured to form a visual display of indicia, the indicia having a characteristic color; and
at least one light source positioned in the housing to emit light through the indicia on the panel and through the opening of the mirror subassembly to selectively illuminate the indicia, the at least one light source emitting a light matched in color to the characteristic color of the indicia.
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Abstract
A mirror includes a housing, a mirror subassembly including a reflector layer with a portion defining an opening, and an indicia panel covering the opening and configured to form a visual display. At least one light source is positioned in the housing to pass light through the indicia panel and the opening of the mirror subassembly to selectively illuminate the visual display. The at least one light source emits a light matched in color to the indicia panel so that a maximum of light from the at least one light source passes through the indicia panel and is visible to a vehicle driver. Optimally, the light sources emit an amber colored light, and the indicia panel includes a diffusing layer also having an amber color.
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22 Claims
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1. A mirror comprising:
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a housing;
a mirror subassembly including a reflector layer with a portion defining an opening;
panel covering the opening, said panel configured to form a visual display of indicia, the indicia having a characteristic color; and
at least one light source positioned in the housing to emit light through the indicia on the panel and through the opening of the mirror subassembly to selectively illuminate the indicia, the at least one light source emitting a light matched in color to the characteristic color of the indicia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mirror comprising:
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a housing;
a mirror subassembly including a reflector layer with a portion defining an opening;
an indicia panel covering the opening and configured to form a visual display having a characteristic color; and
at least one light source positioned in the housing to pass light through the indicia panel and the opening of the mirror subassembly to selectively illuminate the visual display, the at least one light source emitting a light matched in color to the characteristic color of the visual display of the indicia panel, wherein the color of the at least one light source is non-white, wherein the panel includes a diffuser layer having a color matching the at least one light source.
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10. A vehicle rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a housing;
a mirror subassembly disposed in said housing and including at least one transparent element and a reflector layer associated with said at least one transparent element, a portion of said reflector layer defining an opening; and
a passenger supplemental inflatable restraint display for displaying the enablement status of passenger supplemental inflatable restraint, said display comprising;
an indicia panel disposed in said housing behind said mirror subassembly so as to cover the opening in said reflector layer, said indicia panel including an opaque region and a plurality of substantially nor-opaque regions defining a plurality of indicia symbols, said plurality of indicia symbols including a first indicia symbol, a second indicia symbol, and a third indicia symbol, wherein at least one of said substantially non-opaque regions define said first indicia symbol and has an amber color, and wherein said indicia symbols include alphanumeric letters; and
a plurality of light sources positioned in said housing to transmit amber colored light through said substantially non-opaque regions of said indicia panel and through said mirror subassembly to selectively display the illuminated indicia symbols, wherein said plurality of light sources includes at least a first light source associated with said first indicia symbol, a second light source associated with said second indicia symbol, and a third light source associated with said third indicia symbol, said first, second, and third light sources are independently activated from one another so as to independently illuminate said first, second, and third indicia symbols; and
a baffle subassembly disposed relative to said light sources and said indicia panel such that light from said first light source does not illuminate said second and third indicia symbols, light from said second light source does not illuminate said first and third indicia symbols, and light from said third light source does not illuminate said first and second indicia symbols. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a housing;
a mirror subassembly including a reflector layer with a portion defining an opening;
a panel covering the opening the panel configured to form a visual display of indicia, the indicia having a characteristic color;
a printed circuit board disposed in said housing substantially parallel to a rear surface of said mirror subassembly; and
a plurality of LEDs positioned in the housing that are mounted to said printed circuit board to emit light through the indicia on the panel and through the opening of the mirror subassembly to selectively illuminate the indicia, said plurality of LEDs emitting light matched in color to the characteristic color of the indicia.
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