Outside mirror with blinker light for vehicles
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1. A light assembly for a vehicle mirror comprising:
- a housing with an illumination source therein configured to transmit a light beam;
a pane carried by the housing through which the light is transmitted out of said housing; and
a light director disposed proximate said pane including a first series of strips carried on a first major surface of said pane and a second series of strips carried on a second of said pane major surface opposite the first major surface, wherein said first series of strips are disposed parallel with and offset from said second series of strips on opposing surfaces of said pane to define openings allowing said light beam to be directed into a specified angular zone.
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Abstract
A light assembly for a vehicle mirror is provided. The light assembly in one aspect has a light directing arrangement attached to a transparent pane, which directs a light beam into a specified zone, controls a color of the light beam and controls an intensity of the light. In another aspect, a pane is provided having similar attributes and a water drain and drip edge.
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14 Claims
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1. A light assembly for a vehicle mirror comprising:
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a housing with an illumination source therein configured to transmit a light beam; a pane carried by the housing through which the light is transmitted out of said housing; and a light director disposed proximate said pane including a first series of strips carried on a first major surface of said pane and a second series of strips carried on a second of said pane major surface opposite the first major surface, wherein said first series of strips are disposed parallel with and offset from said second series of strips on opposing surfaces of said pane to define openings allowing said light beam to be directed into a specified angular zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A light assembly for a vehicle mirror comprising:
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a housing with an illumination source therein configured to transmit a light beam; a pane carried by said housing through which the light is transmitted out of said housing; a light director disposed adjacent the pane including a plurality of opaque slats laterally spaced to provide a plurality of openings for passing light; and
,said slats including angled surfaces defining said openings for directing light from said illumination source through said pane into a specified angular zone. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A light assembly for a vehicle mirror comprising:
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a housing with an illumination source therein configured to transmit a light beam; a pane carried by said housing through which the light is transmitted out of said housing; and a light director operatively associated with the pane having a prismatically shaped arrangement including an opaque area configured to direct the light beam into a specified angular zone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A light assembly for a vehicle mirror comprising:
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an opaque mirror housing carrying an illumination source therein configured to transmit a light beam; a mirror pane carried by said mirror housing having a reflective coating; a transparent pane mounted in said housing adjacent said mirror pane so that said light beam exits said housing through said transparent pane; and a holographic light director carried by said transparent pane directing the light beam from the illumination source though said pane and into a specified angular zone.
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