Vehicle exterior mirror system with turn signal light assembly
DCFirst Claim
1. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system suitable for use on a vehicle, the vehicle including a passenger compartment and a longitudinal axis, said mirror system comprising:
- an exterior mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle;
said exterior mirror assembly including a reflectance element, said reflectance element being moveably mounted on an actuator for providing remote positioning of said reflectance element;
a turn signal light assembly fixedly mounted in said exterior mirror assembly separate from said reflectance element whereby movement of said reflectance element is independent of said turn signal light assembly;
wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a portion configured for facing rearward of the vehicle and another portion that wraps around the side of said exterior mirror assembly outboard the mounting of said exterior mirror assembly to the side of the vehicle;
wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a light source, said light source comprising at least one light emitting diode and a light pipe;
wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a turn signal light module; and
said at least one light emitting diode emitting visible light having a luminous intensity of at least about 500 mcd and having a dominant wavelength of at least about 530 nm when operating, at 25 degrees Celsius, at a forward voltage of less than about 5 volts and when operating at a forward current of 20 milliamps.
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Abstract
A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system suitable for use on a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle and a turn signal light assembly. The mirror assembly includes a reflectance element that is moveably mounted on an actuator for providing remote positioning of the reflectance element. The light assembly is fixedly mounted in the mirror assembly separate from the reflectance element whereby movement of the reflectance element is independent of the light assembly. The light assembly comprises a light source, which comprises at least one light emitting diode that preferably emits visible light having a luminous intensity of at least about 500 mcd and a dominant wavelength of at least about 530 nm when operating, at 25 degrees Celsius, at a forward voltage of less than about 5 volts and when passing a forward current of 20 milliamps.
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41 Claims
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1. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system suitable for use on a vehicle, the vehicle including a passenger compartment and a longitudinal axis, said mirror system comprising:
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an exterior mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle; said exterior mirror assembly including a reflectance element, said reflectance element being moveably mounted on an actuator for providing remote positioning of said reflectance element; a turn signal light assembly fixedly mounted in said exterior mirror assembly separate from said reflectance element whereby movement of said reflectance element is independent of said turn signal light assembly; wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a portion configured for facing rearward of the vehicle and another portion that wraps around the side of said exterior mirror assembly outboard the mounting of said exterior mirror assembly to the side of the vehicle; wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a light source, said light source comprising at least one light emitting diode and a light pipe; wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a turn signal light module; and said at least one light emitting diode emitting visible light having a luminous intensity of at least about 500 mcd and having a dominant wavelength of at least about 530 nm when operating, at 25 degrees Celsius, at a forward voltage of less than about 5 volts and when operating at a forward current of 20 milliamps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system suitable for use on a vehicle, the vehicle including a passenger compartment and a longitudinal axis, said mirror system comprising:
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an exterior mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle; said exterior mirror assembly including a reflectance element, said reflectance element being moveably mounted on an actuator for providing remote positioning of said reflectance element; a turn signal light assembly fixedly mounted in said exterior mirror assembly separate from said reflectance element whereby movement of said reflectance element is independent of said turn signal light assembly; wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a light source, said light source comprising at least one light emitting diode and a light pipe; wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a turn signal light module; said at least one light emitting diode emitting visible light having a luminous intensity of at least about 500 mcd when operating, at 25 degrees Celsius, at a forward voltage of less than about 5 volts and when operating at a forward current of 20 milliamps; and wherein said signal light assembly comprises a lens. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system suitable for use on a vehicle, the vehicle including a passenger compartment and a longitudinal axis, said mirror system comprising:
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an exterior mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle; said exterior mirror assembly including a reflectance element, said reflectance element being moveably mounted on an actuator for providing remote positioning of said reflectance element; a turn signal light assembly fixedly mounted in said exterior mirror assembly separate from said reflectance element whereby movement of said reflectance element is independent of said turn signal light assembly; wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a light source, said light source comprising at least one light emitting diode and a light pipe; wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a turn signal light module; said at least one light emitting diode emitting visible light having a luminous intensity of at least about 500 mcd when operating at a forward current of 20 milliamps; wherein said signal light assembly comprises a lens; and wherein said visible light emitted by said at least one light emitting diode has a dominant wavelength of at least about 530 nm. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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