REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH COLOURED APPEARANCE

• US 20090046475A1
• Filed: 08/18/2008
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents)
• Original Assignee: Visiocorp Patents S.a.r.l.
• Inventors: Weller, Klaus, Hoeber, Heiko
• Granted Patent: US 7,850,350 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/494
• 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 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indicators
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 9/08 for producing coloured light, e.g. monochromatic; for reducing intensity of light with provision for controlling the colour F21V9/40

Abstract

The invention is related to an exterior rear-view mirror for vehicles, having a mirror head with a housing in which an adjustable mirror pane is positioned and in which at least one light source is arranged which is located in an area behind a light window of the housing. Light window is part of a turn light signal device which comprises a colour screen to influence colour appearance to turn light signal not activated.

Claims

1. A rear view mirror for a vehicle including a mirror head with a housing in which at least one light area is arranged including a turn light signal device with a light window and a turn light back plate and at least one colour emitting light source, the light window is a fully transparent light guide for the colour emitting light source, characterized in that the turn light signal device includes a separate colour screen in front of a reflector visible through the light window positioned in a way the light of the light source is not passing directly though the colour screen.

2. A rear view mirror according claim 1 wherein the colour screen is structured in a defined design to fill at least a part of the lighting device.

3. A process to produce a lighting device with a light window and a turn light back plate and at least one colour emitting light source, the light window is a fully transparent light guide for the colour emitting light source, characterized in that the turn light signal device includes a separate colour screen in front of a reflector visible through the light window positioned in a way the light of the light source is not passing directly though the colour screen wherein

Moulding a back plate with reflecting features

Integrating a coloured screen with the back plate

Installing at least one light source

Encasing the device by a light window.

4. A process to produce a lighting device according claim 3 characterized by

Moulding a back plate without reflecting features and

Integrating a coloured screen with reflecting features with the back plate.

5. A process according claim 3 wherein the integration step is done by two component injection moulding process.

6. A process according claim 3 wherein the integration step is done by gluing.

7. A process according claim 3 wherein the integration step is done by welding.

8. A process according claim 3 wherein the integration step is done with clips.