Lighting element in the exterior mirror

US8995040B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8995040-B2
Application numberUS-201113315920-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 9, 2011
Priority dateDec 10, 2010
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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An exterior mirror assembly with an optical display is suggested, whereby a light opening ( 2 ) is provided on the exterior mirror assembly for the passage of light of a warning display. The optical display comprieses of a display housing ( 4 ), into which an active illuminated display element ( 10 ) is mounted as a light source.

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The invention claimed is: 1. Exterior mirror assembly with an optical display, which comprises a mirror base and a mirror head, as well as at least one housing cover, which has a recess for a reflecting element, whereby on the exterior mirror assembly, a light opening is provided for the passage of light of an optical display, characterized in that the optical display consists of a display housing, into which an active illuminated display element is mounted exclusively of any other…

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What does patent US8995040B2 cover?
An exterior mirror assembly with an optical display is suggested, whereby a light opening ( 2 ) is provided on the exterior mirror assembly for the passage of light of a warning display. The optical display comprieses of a display housing ( 4 ), into which an active illuminated display element ( 10 ) is mounted as a light source.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fritz Daniel, Smr Patents Sarl
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60Q1/2665. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).