Exterior rearview mirror assembly
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1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a housing connectable to the vehicle, said housing having an opening;
a mirror disposed in said opening;
a member connected to said housing, said member having a reflective portion for reflecting light from another vehicle, said member being L-shaped, said member having a vertical portion for connecting to a vertical portion of said housing and a horizontal portion extending from said vertical portion for connecting to a horizontal portion of said housing, said reflective portion being located on said vertical portion of said member, said member including a turn signal lens through which a turn signal light shines, said turn signal lens being located on said horizontal portion of said member.
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Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror assembly (10, 110) for a vehicle includes a housing (14, 114) connectable to a vehicle (12). A mirror (18) is disposed in an opening (16) in the housing (14, 114). A member (70, 170) connected to the housing (14, 114) has a reflective portion (78, 178) for reflecting light from another vehicle. The member (70, 170) also has a turn signal lens (88, 188) through which a turn signal light (36, 136) shines. A second lens (46) may direct light from the turn signal light (36) to the turn signal lens (88).
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1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a housing connectable to the vehicle, said housing having an opening; a mirror disposed in said opening; a member connected to said housing, said member having a reflective portion for reflecting light from another vehicle, said member being L-shaped, said member having a vertical portion for connecting to a vertical portion of said housing and a horizontal portion extending from said vertical portion for connecting to a horizontal portion of said housing, said reflective portion being located on said vertical portion of said member, said member including a turn signal lens through which a turn signal light shines, said turn signal lens being located on said horizontal portion of said member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a housing connectable to the vehicle, said housing having an opening; a mirror disposed in said opening; a member connected to said housing having a turn signal lens through which a turn signal light shines; and a second lens directing light from the turn signal light to said turn signal lens; said member including a reflective portion for reflecting light from another vehicle, said reflective portion including a rear portion facing in a rearward direction of the vehicle, a front portion facing in a forward direction of the vehicle, and a side portion facing in a lateral direction of the vehicle; said reflective portion and said turn signal lens being formed as one-piece; said member being L-shaped, said member having a vertical portion for connecting to a vertical portion of said housing and a horizontal portion extending from said vertical portion for connecting to a horizontal portion of said housing, said turn signal lens being located on said horizontal portion of said member and said reflective portion being located on said vertical portion of said member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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