Rearview mirror assembly
First Claim
1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror reflective element comprising at least one glass substrate and a mirror reflector established at a surface of said at least one glass substrate;
a display element disposed at the rear of said mirror reflective element and operable to emit light that is viewable through said mirror reflective element;
wherein said display element comprises a printable light emitting diode;
a mirror back plate disposed at the rear of said mirror reflective element; and
wherein said mirror back plate comprises a three dimensional printed element and wherein said printable light emitting diode is established at said three dimensional printed element.
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Abstract
A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element having at least one glass substrate and a mirror reflector established at a surface of said at least one glass substrate. The mirror assembly includes a display element disposed at the rear of the mirror reflective element and operable to emit light that is viewable through the mirror reflective element. The display element includes a printable light emitting diode. The mirror assembly may include at least one of (a) a printable electrically conductive layer at a surface of the at least one glass substrate, (b) a printable heater pad established at a rear surface of the at least one glass substrate, (c) a printable touch sensor and (d) a moldable light emitting diode element.
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17 Claims
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror reflective element comprising at least one glass substrate and a mirror reflector established at a surface of said at least one glass substrate; a display element disposed at the rear of said mirror reflective element and operable to emit light that is viewable through said mirror reflective element; wherein said display element comprises a printable light emitting diode; a mirror back plate disposed at the rear of said mirror reflective element; and wherein said mirror back plate comprises a three dimensional printed element and wherein said printable light emitting diode is established at said three dimensional printed element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror reflective element comprising a glass substrate and a mirror reflector established at a surface of said glass substrate; a mirror back plate disposed at the rear of said mirror reflective element; a display element disposed at said mirror back plate and operable to emit light that is viewable through said mirror reflective element; wherein said display element comprises a printable light emitting diode that is printed at a surface of said mirror back plate; wherein said rearview mirror assembly comprises an exterior rearview mirror assembly for mounting at an exterior side of a vehicle; and wherein said mirror back plate comprises a three dimensional printed element comprising a polymeric material and wherein said printable light emitting diode comprises a pattern printable transparent conductive ink. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror reflective element comprising a glass substrate and a mirror reflector established at a surface of said glass substrate; a mirror back plate disposed at the rear of said mirror reflective element; a display element disposed at said mirror back plate and operable to emit light that is viewable through said mirror reflective element; wherein said display element comprises a printable light emitting diode that is printed at one of (i) a surface of said mirror back plate and (ii) a rear surface of said glass substrate; wherein said mirror back plate comprises a three dimensional printed element, and wherein said three dimensional printed element comprises a polymeric material, and wherein said printable light emitting diode comprises a pattern printable transparent conductive ink established at said three dimensional printed element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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