Rear-view side mirror for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A rear-view side mirror for a vehicle comprising:
- a mirror housing attached to an outer surface of a vehicle, said mirror housing having a first opening;
a mirror located in said first opening;
a light emitter assembly located in said mirror housing including a light source that provides at least a turn signal light in at least one of three directions, outputting to the front side or rear of said vehicle through a second opening in said mirror, said rear output taking place through a side end area led away from said outer surface of the vehicle, said side end area ending a distance from an edge of said first opening, said side end area providing a passage for said signal that is not visible to a driver; and
one or more structures that direct at least a part of the light from said light source to an output, the light exiting said output being visible by the driver as a function control light of said light source;
wherein said output is located in an area of shadow for the driver.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a rear-view mirror for vehicles, which consists of compatible, combinable and exchangeable modules such as: (A) and (B), or integrated (A+B), functional, signal, lighting and sensor modules, and structural (C), (D) and (E) modules; cover-housing, body-housing and support which may include functional modules. (A), (B) and (A+B) fulfill their function even if the rear-view mirror is folded. They use a multifocal light source of LED'"'"'s inserted into a flexible and orientable circuit and/or a mixed rigid-flexible circuit-combining LED'"'"'s+bulbs and other lighting elements, with variable optical and reflective means enabling more than one signal from one same transparent surface with direct light output, indirect-reflected light output and/or through intermediate optical light guides depending on the directions required in the front, the side, the back and the lateral ground for different commands, applications and safety signals.
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25 Claims
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1. A rear-view side mirror for a vehicle comprising:
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a mirror housing attached to an outer surface of a vehicle, said mirror housing having a first opening; a mirror located in said first opening; a light emitter assembly located in said mirror housing including a light source that provides at least a turn signal light in at least one of three directions, outputting to the front side or rear of said vehicle through a second opening in said mirror, said rear output taking place through a side end area led away from said outer surface of the vehicle, said side end area ending a distance from an edge of said first opening, said side end area providing a passage for said signal that is not visible to a driver; and one or more structures that direct at least a part of the light from said light source to an output, the light exiting said output being visible by the driver as a function control light of said light source; wherein said output is located in an area of shadow for the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A rear-view side mirror for a vehicle comprising:
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a mirror housing; a mirror attached within the mirror housing and visible through an opening in the mirror housing; a light emitter assembly located in the mirror housing and including a light source for emitting a turn signal light; the light emitter assembly being configured to direct a first portion of the turn signal light in a first direction to the rear through a side end area led away from said outer surface of the vehicle, said side end area ending at a distance from an edge of said opening, said side end area providing a passage for said signal that is not visible to a driver, and said light emitter assembly directing a second portion of the turn signal light in a second direction that is visible by the driver in an area of shadow for the driver. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A rear-view side mirror for a vehicle comprising:
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a mirror housing attached to an outer surface of a vehicle; a mirror located within said mirror housing and visible through an opening of said mirror housing; a light emitter assembly located in the mirror housing and including a light source for emitting a turn signal light, the turn signal light being emitted simultaneously to the front, side and rear; the light emitter assembly being configured to direct a first portion of the turn signal light in a first direction to the rear through a side end area led away from said outer surface of the vehicle, said side end area ending at a distance from an edge of said opening, said side end area providing a passage for said signal that is not visible to a driver, and said light emitter assembly directing a second portion of the turn signal light in a second direction that is visible by the driver in an area of shadow for the driver. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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