Rear-view mirror with auxiliary lighting for reverse and open door alert lighting

• US 9,403,475 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2014
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Weneeds Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Weneeds Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Cheng, Lung-Pin
• Primary Examiner(s): Guharay, Karabi
• Application Number:
  US14/120,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20160016507A1
• Time in Patent Office: 749 Days
• Field of Search: 362/494
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/22 for reverse drive
• 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 1/324 for signalling that a door is open or intended to be opened
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/543 for indicating other states or conditions of the vehicle indicating taxis' state of hire or fare G07B13/045

Abstract

The invention provides a type of rear-view mirror with auxiliary lighting for reverse and open door alert lighting. The invention consists of an illuminator installed at the bottom of a rear-view mirror, with the illuminator supplied with a power supply unit, two power circuits, a control unit, and a light-emitting element. One of the power circuits is linked to the sensor in the reverse gear while the other power circuit is linked to the sensor in the door handle. Therefore, the invention will provide a better light source for drivers trying to back up their cars during nighttime as well as a wide range light source when doors open to alert upcoming traffic so as to prevent collision by upcoming motorcyclists or bicyclists.

Claims

1. A rear-view mirrors that have auxiliary lighting for reverse and open door alert lighting, primarily comprising an illuminator installed on the rear-view mirror, said illuminator is linked to a reverse gear sensor and an open door sensor in a door handle, said illuminator is equipped with a power supply unit, two power circuits, a control unit and a light-emitting element, one of said two power circuits links the reverse gear sensor and other of said two power circuits links the open door sensor in the door handle;

in this manner, said light-emitting element is triggered when the vehicle is in reverse gear or the doors are opened to emit an illumination source of a wider range.

2. The rear-view mirrors with auxiliary lighting for reverse and open door alert lighting as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light-emitting element is capable of providing a wide-range illumination.

3. The rear-view mirrors with auxiliary lighting for reverse and open door alert lighting as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light-emitting element has the functions of a steady light source and a flashing light source.