Vehicle rearview mirror with indicator function
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1. A vehicle rearview mirror, comprising:
- a mirror mount;
a mirror mounted at said mirror mount, said mirror comprising a light transmissive substrate with a coating layer and having a first light transmissive zone formed in said light transmissive substrate and said coating layer; and
an indicator device mounted between said mirror mount and said mirror, said indicator device comprising a reflector and at least one LED substrate mounted on an inner wall of said reflector, said reflector comprising at least one reflecting surface on said inner wall of said reflector, and a bonding face facing toward said mirror, each said LED substrate comprising a mounting face facing toward said at least one reflecting surface, at least one light-emitting device being mounted at said mounting face of each said LED substrate;
a light shield comprising a second light transmissive zone partially overlapped on said first light transmissive zone, a first side connected to said bonding face, and a second side connected to said mirror;
wherein said at least one light-emitting device is oriented to emit peak luminance in a plane substantially parallel to said mirror and toward said at least one reflecting surface; and
wherein said at least one reflecting surface is adapted to reflect the light emitted by said at least one light-emitting device through said first light transmissive zone toward the outside of the vehicle rearview mirror.
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Abstract
A vehicle rearview mirror with indicator function includes a mirror mount, a mirror face mounted in the mirror mount and defining a first light transmissive zone, and an indicator device mounted between the mirror mount and the mirror face and including a reflector defining one or multiple reflecting surfaces and LED substrates and light-emitting devices mounted in the reflector. Each LED substrate defines a mounting face facing toward the reflecting surfaces. The light-emitting devices are mounted at the mounting faces of the LED substrates and kept beyond the first light transmissive zone, and controllable to emit light onto the reflecting surfaces so that the reflecting surfaces reflect the light through the first light transmissive zone toward the outside of the vehicle rearview mirror in a uniformly distributed manner.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicle rearview mirror, comprising:
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a mirror mount; a mirror mounted at said mirror mount, said mirror comprising a light transmissive substrate with a coating layer and having a first light transmissive zone formed in said light transmissive substrate and said coating layer; and an indicator device mounted between said mirror mount and said mirror, said indicator device comprising a reflector and at least one LED substrate mounted on an inner wall of said reflector, said reflector comprising at least one reflecting surface on said inner wall of said reflector, and a bonding face facing toward said mirror, each said LED substrate comprising a mounting face facing toward said at least one reflecting surface, at least one light-emitting device being mounted at said mounting face of each said LED substrate; a light shield comprising a second light transmissive zone partially overlapped on said first light transmissive zone, a first side connected to said bonding face, and a second side connected to said mirror; wherein said at least one light-emitting device is oriented to emit peak luminance in a plane substantially parallel to said mirror and toward said at least one reflecting surface; and wherein said at least one reflecting surface is adapted to reflect the light emitted by said at least one light-emitting device through said first light transmissive zone toward the outside of the vehicle rearview mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle rearview mirror, comprising:
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a mirror mount; a mirror made of a light transmissive substrate with a coating layer and mounted at said mirror mount, said mirror comprising a first light transmissive zone formed in said light transmissive substrate and said coating layer; an indicator device mounted between said mirror mount and said mirror, said indicator device comprising a reflector and at least one LED substrate mounted in said reflector, said reflector comprising at least one reflecting surface, and a bonding face facing toward said mirror, each said LED substrate comprising a mounting face facing toward said at least one reflecting surface, at least one light-emitting device being mounted at said mounting face of each said LED substrate; a light shield comprising a second light transmissive zone partially overlapped on said first light transmissive zone, a first side connected to said bonding face, and a second side connected to said mirror; and wherein said at least one reflecting surface is adapted to reflect the light emitted by said at least one light-emitting device through said first light transmissive zone toward the outside of the vehicle rearview mirror. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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Current AssigneeMaxzone Auto Parts Corp. (Depo Auto Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.)
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Original AssigneeMaxzone Auto Parts Corp. (Depo Auto Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.)
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InventorsChen, Chao-Chun
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Primary Examiner(s)May, Robert
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Assistant Examiner(s)Gyllstrom, Bryon T
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Application NumberUS13/781,169Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,041 DaysField of Search362/494US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesB60Q 1/2665 on rear-view mirrors lighti...B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indic...
