Display device for exterior rearview mirror
First Claim
1. A mirror reflective element sub-assembly for an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle, said mirror reflective element sub-assembly comprising:
- a mirror reflective element;
a mirror back plate attached at a rear surface of said mirror reflective element, said mirror back plate formed by injection molding and having a display receiving portion established thereat;
a display element having a light source that is activatable to emit light, said display element attaching to said display receiving portion of said mirror back plate and said light source being activatable to emit light through said display receiving portion; and
wherein said mirror back plate and said display receiving portion are configured to orient said display element at a predetermined angle so that light exiting said display element when said light source is activated is directed one of (a) generally away from the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle so as to be principally viewed by drivers of other vehicles and so as to be substantially not viewed by the driver of the host vehicle, and (b) generally toward the driver of the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle so as to be principally viewed by the driver of the host vehicle and so as to be substantially not viewed by drivers of other vehicles.
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Abstract
An exterior mirror sub-assembly includes a reflective element, a back plate, and a display element having a light source that is activatable to emit light. The display element attaches to a display receiving portion of the back plate and the light source is activatable to emit light through the display receiving portion. The display receiving portion may be configured to orient the display element at a predetermined angle so that light exiting the display element when the light source is activated may be directed (a) generally away from the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle so as to be principally viewed by drivers of other vehicles or (b) generally toward the driver of the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle so as to be principally viewed by the driver of the host vehicle.
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36 Claims
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1. A mirror reflective element sub-assembly for an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle, said mirror reflective element sub-assembly comprising:
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a mirror reflective element;
a mirror back plate attached at a rear surface of said mirror reflective element, said mirror back plate formed by injection molding and having a display receiving portion established thereat;
a display element having a light source that is activatable to emit light, said display element attaching to said display receiving portion of said mirror back plate and said light source being activatable to emit light through said display receiving portion; and
wherein said mirror back plate and said display receiving portion are configured to orient said display element at a predetermined angle so that light exiting said display element when said light source is activated is directed one of (a) generally away from the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle so as to be principally viewed by drivers of other vehicles and so as to be substantially not viewed by the driver of the host vehicle, and (b) generally toward the driver of the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle so as to be principally viewed by the driver of the host vehicle and so as to be substantially not viewed by drivers of other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mirror reflective element sub-assembly for an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle, said mirror reflective element sub-assembly comprising:
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a mirror reflective element;
a mirror back plate attached at a rear surface of said mirror reflective element, said mirror back plate formed by injection molding and having a display receiving portion established thereat;
a display element having a light source that is activatable to emit light, said display element attaching to said display receiving portion of said mirror back plate and said light source being activatable to emit light through at least one passageway through said display receiving portion;
a cover element disposed at a forward surface of said display receiving portion, said cover element at least partially covering said at least one passageway;
wherein said light emitted by said display element when said light source is activated is directed through said at least one passageway through said display receiving portion at a location separate from said reflective element; and
wherein said mirror back plate and said display receiving portion are configured to orient said display element at a predetermined angle so that light exiting said display element when said light source is activated is directed one of (a) generally away from the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle so as to be principally viewed by drivers of other vehicles and so as to be substantially not viewed by the driver of the host vehicle, and (b) generally toward the driver of the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle so as to be principally viewed by the driver of the host vehicle and so as to be substantially not viewed by drivers of other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mirror reflective element sub-assembly for an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle, said mirror reflective element sub-assembly comprising:
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a mirror reflective element;
a mirror back plate attached at a rear surface of said mirror reflective element, said mirror back plate formed by injection molding and having first and second display receiving portions established thereat;
a first display element having a first light source that is activatable to emit light, said first display element attaching to said first display receiving portion of said mirror back plate, and said first light source being activatable to emit light through said first display receiving portion;
a second display element having a second light source that is activatable to emit light, said second display element attaching to said second display receiving portion of said mirror back plate, and said second light source being activatable to emit light through said second display receiving portion;
wherein said light emitted by said first and second display elements when said first and second light sources are activated is directed through said respective first and second display receiving portions at respective locations separate from said reflective element, so that light emitted by said first and second light sources does not pass through said reflective element before exiting said mirror sub-assembly;
wherein said first display receiving portion is configured to orient said first display element at a first predetermined angle so that light exiting said first display element when said first light source is activated is directed generally away from the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle so as to be principally viewed by drivers of other vehicles and so as to be substantially not viewed by the driver of the host vehicle; and
wherein said second display receiving portion is configured to orient said second display element at a second predetermined angle so that light exiting said second display element when said second light source is activated is directed generally toward the driver of the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle so as to be principally viewed by the driver of the host vehicle and so as to be substantially not viewed by drivers of other vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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