Ground-illuminating lamp for vehicle rearview mirror

• US 8,624,521 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2008
• Issued: 01/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jianzhong Wang
• Original Assignee: Jianzhong Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Jianzhong
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, JIMMY T
• Application Number:
  US13/054,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20110115377A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,982 Days
• Field of Search: 315/209.R, 315/224, 315/225, 315/291, 315/307, 362/140, 362/276, 362/494, 362/510, 362/511, 362/516, 362/522, 362/540, 362/802
• US Class Current: 315/291
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/247 for illuminating the close surroundings of the vehicle, e.g. to facilitate entry or exit for reverse drive B60Q1/22; by opening a side door B60Q1/323
• 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: B60Q 1/323 on or for doors illuminated exterior door handles B60Q1/2669; illuminated door locks E05B17/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2400/40 Welcome lights, i.e. specific or existing exterior lamps to assist leaving or approaching the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indicators

Abstract

A ground-illuminating lamp for a vehicle rearview mirror comprises a remote controller (2), a control circuit (1) and an illuminating lamp (3), wherein the remote controller (2) sends out instructions for turning on or turning off the illuminating lamp (3) to the control circuit (1) according to user'"'"'s requirements, the control circuit (1) receives the instructions and controls the illuminating lamp (3) to turn on or turn off the illumination, and the illuminating lamp (3) is mounted at the lower portion of the rearview mirror.

Claims

1. A ground-illuminating lamp for a vehicle rearview mirror, comprising:

a remote controller, a control circuit and an illuminating lamp, wherein the remote controller sends out instructions for turning on or turning off the illuminating lamp to the control circuit according to a user'"'"'s requirements, the control circuit receives the instructions and controls the illuminating lamp to turn on or turn off the illumination, and the illuminating lamp is mounted at a lower portion of the rearview mirror, wherein the control circuit is arranged on any position in the vehicle invisibly as required, or is directly integrated into the remote controller;

wherein, the control circuit is also connected to a circuit of a steering lamp, and controls to turn on or turn off the illuminating lamp by sensing whether the steering lamp is turned on or not; and

wherein the control circuit further comprises an optical sensor to sense whether the steering lamp is turned on or not by means of a light emitted by the steering lamp, and to transmit a sensed signal to the control circuit.

2. The ground-illuminating lamp for the vehicle rearview mirror of claim 1, wherein, the rearview mirror is installed at an upper portion of a mirror frame thereof, whereas the illuminating lamp is installed at a lower portion of the mirror frame.

3. The ground-illuminating lamp for the vehicle rearview mirror of claim 1, wherein, the remote controller is integrated into a central controller of the vehicle.

4. The ground-illuminating lamp for the vehicle rearview mirror of claim 1, wherein, the control circuit is integrated into a controller of the vehicle.

5. The ground-illuminating lamp for the vehicle rearview mirror of claim 1, wherein, when the circuit of the steering lamp is on to turn on the steering lamp, the control circuit is on at the same time, so as to allow the control circuit to send a turning-on signal to the illuminating lamp.