Mirror glass component with integrated illuminating means
First Claim
1. A vehicle outside mirror module comprising:
- a mirror glass (11) defining a front side (12), a back side and a mirror glass edge (14) extending thereabout, said front side (12) defining a plane;
a heating foil (20) flexibly configured on said back side of said mirror glass provided with power supply points (35) and including tabs (24) projecting out and away from said back side, wrapping around said mirror glass edge (14) and through said plane defined by said front side of said mirror glass (11), said heating foil receiving at least one heating element and at least one lighting source (60) disposed on one of said tabs (24) that extend beyond said mirror glass edge (14) and across said plane defined by said front side (12); and
at least one additional power supply point (38) integrated on said heating foil (20), having conductive tracks (31-33) extending between said light source (60) and said additional power supply points (38), said conductive tracks (31-33) providing current such that said light source (60) has at least one main light exit surface (61) whose spectral centroid lies forward of said plane of said front surface (12) and the mirror glass edge (14).
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Abstract
The invention concerns a vehicle outside mirror module with a heatable mirror glass assembly group, whereby the mirror glass assembly group exhibits at least one mirror glass and an at least one layered, foil-like heating foil, flexibly configured on the back side of said mirror glass, provided with power supply points. To this end, there are configured or integrated, on or in the heating foil, at least one means of lighting and at least one additional power supply point. On or in the heating foil, between the one or the several lighting means and the one or the additional power supply points, are configured or integrated conductive tracks providing current which contact said power supply points. Each lighting means has at least one main light exit surface whose spectral centroid lies above the mirror back surface.
With the current invention, a vehicle outside mirror module is developed in which a mirror heater and at least one means of lighting are integrated and connected in such a manner that they can be simply and securely assembled while keeping the expenditure in cabling low.
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8 Claims
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1. A vehicle outside mirror module comprising:
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a mirror glass (11) defining a front side (12), a back side and a mirror glass edge (14) extending thereabout, said front side (12) defining a plane; a heating foil (20) flexibly configured on said back side of said mirror glass provided with power supply points (35) and including tabs (24) projecting out and away from said back side, wrapping around said mirror glass edge (14) and through said plane defined by said front side of said mirror glass (11), said heating foil receiving at least one heating element and at least one lighting source (60) disposed on one of said tabs (24) that extend beyond said mirror glass edge (14) and across said plane defined by said front side (12); and at least one additional power supply point (38) integrated on said heating foil (20), having conductive tracks (31-33) extending between said light source (60) and said additional power supply points (38), said conductive tracks (31-33) providing current such that said light source (60) has at least one main light exit surface (61) whose spectral centroid lies forward of said plane of said front surface (12) and the mirror glass edge (14). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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