VEHICULAR BLIND SPOT MIRROR ASSEMBLY
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1. A vehicular mirror assembly comprising:
- a first bezel for housing a primary glass element;
a second bezel for housing a spotter glass element; and
a spotter glass heating element positioned behind the spotter glass element for heating the spotter glass above an ambient temperature.
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Abstract
A vehicular mirror assembly (100) includes a first bezel (107) for housing an electrochromic (EC) glass element and a second bezel (109) for housing a spotter glass (111) element. A spotter glass heating element (113) is positioned behind the spotter glass element (111) for heating the spotter glass (111) above an ambient temperature.
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68 Claims
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1. A vehicular mirror assembly comprising:
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a first bezel for housing a primary glass element; a second bezel for housing a spotter glass element; and a spotter glass heating element positioned behind the spotter glass element for heating the spotter glass above an ambient temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An outside vehicular mirror assembly comprising:
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an primary glass element; a primary glass heater covering a portion of the rear surface of the primary glass element; a spotter glass element positioned adjacent to the primary glass element; and a spotter glass heater positioned behind the spotter glass element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A spotter mirror assembly for use in vehicular applications comprising:
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a glass carrier and a primary bezel forming a housing; a primary glass mirror; a primary glass heater positioned behind the primary glass mirror; at least one spotter mirror element; a spotter mirror heater positioned behind the at least one spotter mirror element; and a spotter mirror bezel positioned within the primary bezel for holding the spotter mirror element into a fixed position. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A vehicular mirror comprising:
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a glass carrier and a primary bezel forming a housing; a primary glass mirror; a primary glass heater positioned behind the primary glass mirror; at least one spotter mirror element; a spotter mirror heater positioned behind the at least one spotter mirror element; a spotter mirror bezel formed within the primary bezel for holding the spotter mirror element; and wherein the primary glass mirror includes a notched section for orienting the at least one spotter mirror element in a manner to provide a greater field of view. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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62. A motor vehicle mirror system comprising:
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a first spotter mirror element on a driver side of the vehicle having a first radius of curvature; and a second spotter mirror element on a passenger side of the vehicle having a second radius of curvature that is less than the first radius of curvature.
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