Mirror glass component including an integrated luminescent film

• US 20070121228A1
• Filed: 10/21/2004
• Published: 05/31/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Schefenacker Vision Systems Germany GmbH
• Original Assignee: Schefenacker Vision Systems Germany GmbH
• Inventors: Oehmann, Roland
• Application Number:
  US10/577,278
• Publication Number:
  US 20070121228A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/839
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2665 on rear-view mirrors lighting devices for vehicle interior on or for rear-view mirrors B60Q3/258
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/0602 comprising means for cleaning or deicing
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indicators
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1215 with information displays

Abstract

A vehicular external mirror module includes a mirror housing. A mirror glass is housed within the mirror housing. The mirror glass includes a non-mirrored surface facing out of the mirror housing and a mirrored surface facing the mirror housing. The vehicular external mirror module also includes a luminescent film fixedly secured to the mirror surface of the mirror glass. The luminescent film emits light out from the luminescent film through the mirror glass.

Claims

1-4. -4. (canceled)

5. A vehicular external mirror module comprising:

a mirror housing;

a mirror glass housed within said mirror housing, said mirror glass including a non-mirrored surface facing out of said mirror housing and a mirrored surface facing into said mirror housing; and

a luminescent film fixedly secured to said mirror surface of said mirror glass for emitting light out from said luminescent film through said mirror glass.

6. A vehicular external mirror module as set forth in claim 5 including a transmitted light orientation film disposed between said mirror glass and said luminescent film to direct the light emitted by said luminescent film.

7. A vehicular external mirror module as set forth in claim 6 wherein a portion of said mirrored surface is partially transparent.

8. A vehicular external mirror module as set forth in claim 7 wherein said luminescent film and said transmitted light orientation film are disposed adjacent said portion of said mirrored surface that is partially transparent.

9. A vehicular external mirror module as set forth in claim 8 wherein said luminescent film is substantially planar.

10. A vehicular external mirror module as set forth in claim 9 wherein said transmitted light orientation film is substantially planar.

11. A vehicular external mirror module as set forth in claim 10 wherein said transmitted light orientation film includes a plurality of microlamellae to direct the light emitted by said luminescent film.

12. A vehicular external mirror module as set forth in claim 11 wherein each of said plurality of microlamellae are parallel to each other.

13. A vehicular external mirror module as set forth in claim 12 wherein each of said plurality of microlamellae defines a thickness of approximately one hundredth of a millimeter.