Vehicle exterior mirror system with turn signal light assembly
DCFirst Claim
1. A vehicle exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle, the vehicle including a passenger compartment and a longitudal axis, said mirror system comprising:
- an exterior mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle;
said exterior mirror assembly comprising a housing, said housing defining a cavity, a reflectance element incorporated in said cavity, said reflectance element being moveably mounted with respect to said housing on an actuator for providing remote positioning of said reflectance element;
a turn signal light assembly fixedly mounted in said assembly separate from said positionable reflectance element whereby movement of said reflective element is independent of said signal light;
wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a plurity of light-emitting diodes and wherein said light-emitting diodes radiate light generally along a light-radiating axis that extends rearwardly away from the passenger compartment of the vehicle when operated on the vehicle in order to shield the drive from light radiated by said light-emitting diodes, said light-radiating axis being at an angle of at least approximately 15 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, said angle of said light-radiating axis being independent of movement of said moveable reflective element.
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Abstract
A mirror assembly security system for a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly and a light module removably positioned within the exterior mirror housing. The light module is moisture impervious and includes an enclosure, a light-transmitting opening in the enclosure facing generally downwardly and/or rearwardly of the vehicle, a cover for the light-transmitting opening, and a light source in the enclosure radiating light through the light-transmitting opening. The light source may be received in a socket which removably engages another opening in the enclosure. In this manner, the light source may be replaced by removing the module from the exterior mirror housing, removing the socket from the enclosure and replacing the light source. The enclosure and mirror housing preferably are configured to self-retain the module in the exterior mirror moving with no, or fewer than one or two, separate fasteners.
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62 Claims
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1. A vehicle exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle, the vehicle including a passenger compartment and a longitudal axis, said mirror system comprising:
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an exterior mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle;
said exterior mirror assembly comprising a housing, said housing defining a cavity, a reflectance element incorporated in said cavity, said reflectance element being moveably mounted with respect to said housing on an actuator for providing remote positioning of said reflectance element;
a turn signal light assembly fixedly mounted in said assembly separate from said positionable reflectance element whereby movement of said reflective element is independent of said signal light;
wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a plurity of light-emitting diodes and wherein said light-emitting diodes radiate light generally along a light-radiating axis that extends rearwardly away from the passenger compartment of the vehicle when operated on the vehicle in order to shield the drive from light radiated by said light-emitting diodes, said light-radiating axis being at an angle of at least approximately 15 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, said angle of said light-radiating axis being independent of movement of said moveable reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle, the vehicle including a passenger compartment and a longitudinal axis, said mirror system comprising:
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an exterior mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle;
said exterior mirror assembly comprising a housing, said housing defining a cavity, a reflectance element incorporated in said cavity, said reflectance element being moveably mounted with respect to said housing on an actuator for providing remote positioning of said reflectance element;
a turn signal light assembly fixedly mounted in said assembly separate from said positionable reflectance element whereby movement of said reflective element is independent of said signal light;
wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises at least one of an incandescent light source, a light-emitting diode, a halogen light source, a fluorscent light source and a light pipe, said signal light assembly radiating light generally along a light-radiating axis that extends rearwardly away from the passenger compartment of the vehicle when operated on the vehicle in order to shield the driver from light radiated by said signal light assembly, said light-radiating axis being at an angle of at least approximately 15 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, said angle of said light-radiating axis being independent of movement of said moveable reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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