Exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, preferably motor vehicles
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1. An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising:
- a housing having an interior;
a mirror pane pivotably supported in said housing;
a light source mounted in said interior of said housing;
said housing of said rearview mirror having an outlet opening at a side of said housing opposite said mirror pane, and light emitted by said light source existing, through said outlet opening, in opposite direction from said mirror pane;
a light guide at least partially filling said outlet opening andconnected within said interior of said housing to said light source.
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Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles has a housing and a mirror pane pivotably supported in the housing. A light source is mounted in the housing. The housing has an outlet opening through which light emitted by the light source exits the housing. A light guide at least partially fills the outlet opening and is connected within the interior of the housing to the light source.
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1. An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising:
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a housing having an interior; a mirror pane pivotably supported in said housing; a light source mounted in said interior of said housing; said housing of said rearview mirror having an outlet opening at a side of said housing opposite said mirror pane, and light emitted by said light source existing, through said outlet opening, in opposite direction from said mirror pane; a light guide at least partially filling said outlet opening and connected within said interior of said housing to said light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10)
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8. An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising:
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a housing; a mirror pane pivotably supported in said housing; a light source mounted in said housing; said housing having an outlet opening through which light emitted by said light source exits said housing; a light guide at least partially filling said outlet opening and connected within an interior of said housing to said light source; wherein said light guide has a main body and at least one support part, and wherein said support part rests at an inside surface of said housing; wherein said support part is an edge portion of said light guide and extends at least partly along a circumference of said main body.
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9. An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising:
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a housing; a mirror pane pivotably supported in said housing; a light source mounted in said housing; said housing having an outlet opening through which light emitted by said light source exits said housing; a light guide at least partially filling said outlet opening and connected within an interior of said housing to said light source; wherein said light guide has a main body and at least one support part, and wherein said support part rests at an inside surface of said housing; wherein said support part has a reduced thickness relative to a thickness of said main body.
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11. An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising:
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a housing; a mirror pane pivotably supported in said housing; a light source mounted in said housing; said housing having an outlet opening through which light emitted by said light source exits said housing; a light guide at least partially filling said outlet opening and connected within an interior of said housing to said light source, said light guide detachably mounted in said housing; and at least one holder securing said light guide at said housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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Litigation Data
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Current AssigneeVisiocorp Patents S.a.r.l.
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Original AssigneeReitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
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InventorsWaldmann, Bernd, Zimmermann, Werner, Eberspacher, Helmut
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Primary Examiner(s)LEE, Y MY QUACH
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Application NumberUS09/025,379Time in Patent Office902 DaysField of Search362/492, 362/494, 362/503, 362/511, 362/555, 362/560, 362/135, 362/143, 362/545, 359/844US Class Current362/494CPC Class CodesB60Q 1/2665 on rear-view mirrors lighti...B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indic...F21S 43/14 Light emitting diodes [LED]F21S 43/237 rod-shapedF21S 43/239 plate-shapedF21S 43/243 emitting light from one or ...F21S 43/245 emitting light from one or ...F21S 43/247 with a single light source ...F21S 43/249 with two or more light sour...
