Convex infinity mirror devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12050310-B2
Application number	US-202117542975-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2021
Priority date	Dec 6, 2021
Publication date	Jul 30, 2024
Grant date	Jul 30, 2024

Abstract

An infinity mirror device has a first mirror having a convex first reflective surface, a partially transparent second mirror having a second reflective surface facing the first reflective surface wherein the first and second mirror are spaced apart by a predetermined distance, and a light source disposed in a space between the first and the second mirror.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An infinity mirror device, comprising:
a first mirror having a convex first reflective surface;
a second mirror having a second reflective surface facing the first reflective surface,
wherein the first and second mirror are spaced apart by a predetermined distance;
a light source disposed in a space between the first and the second mirror; and
an elongated dispersion lens disposed in front of the light source.

2. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein the first reflective surface has a Fresnel lens structure.

3. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein the first mirror is partially transparent.

4. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein the second reflective surface is flat.

5. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein the second reflective surface is convex.

6. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein the second reflective surface is partially transparent.

7. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein the light source is disposed at a periphery of either the first or the second mirror.

8. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein the light source includes a plurality of LED light emitters mounted on a printed circuit board.

9. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 further comprising a reflective member disposed in the vicinity of the light source for reflecting light generated by the light source toward a center of a space between the first and the second mirror.

10. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein a radius of the convex first reflective surface of less than 50 mm wide is between 600 mm and 1200 mm.

11. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein the second mirror has the shape selected from square, circle and diamond.

12. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein the first mirror is made of a stamped metal sheet.

13. The infinity mirror device of claim 1 , wherein the first mirror is made of a molded plastic sputtered with a metal layer to form the first reflective surface.

14. An infinity mirror device, comprising:
a first mirror having a convex first reflective surface;
a partially transparent second mirror having a second reflective surface facing the first reflective surface, wherein the first and second mirror are spaced apart by a predetermined distance; and
a light source disposed in a space between the first and the second mirror, the light source including a plurality of LED light emitters mounted on a printed circuit board.

15. The infinity mirror device of claim 14 , further comprising a dispersion lens disposed in front of the plurality of LED light emitters.

16. The infinity mirror device of claim 14 further comprising a reflective member disposed in the vicinity of the light source for reflecting light generated by the light source toward a center of the space between the first and the second mirror.

17. An infinity mirror device, comprising:
a first mirror having a convex first reflective surface secured to a bottom of a rear frame with a front opening, the convex first reflective surface facing the front opening of the rear frame;
a partially transparent second mirror secured to a front bezel fastened to the front opening of the rear frame, wherein the second mirror is kept a predetermined distance from the first mirror, and the second mirror has a second reflective surface facing the convex first reflective surface;
a light source disposed next to an internal side wall of the rear frame in a space between the first and the second mirror; and
an elongated dispersion lens disposed in front of the light source.

18. The infinity mirror device of claim 17 , wherein the light source includes a plurality of LED light emitters mounted on a printed circuit board.

19. The infinity mirror device of claim 17 further comprising a reflective member disposed in the vicinity of the light source for reflecting light generated by the light source toward a center of the space between the first and the second mirror.

20. The infinity mirror device of claim 17 , wherein the second reflective surface is convex toward the first reflective surface.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Su Yi-Hsiang
• Kao Chia Lin

Classifications

• G02B17/06

  using mirrors only {, i.e. having only one curved mirror (used in non-imaging applications G02B19/00)} · CPC title

• G09F19/16

  involving the use of mirrors · CPC title

• G02B17/0605

  using two curved mirrors (G02B17/0668, G02B17/0694 take precedence) · CPC title

• G02B5/09 Primary

  Multifaceted or polygonal mirrors {, e.g. polygonal scanning mirrors; Fresnel mirrors} · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title