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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2016
Applicant:

Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);

Inventor:

Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);

Assignee:

DONNELLY CORPORATION, Holland, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/12 (2006.01); B60R 1/06 (2006.01); B60R 1/062 (2006.01); B60R 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/1207 (2013.01); B60R 1/06 (2013.01); B60R 1/0602 (2013.01); B60R 1/062 (2013.01); B60R 1/08 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1215 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes a driver-side exterior mirror assembly having a driver-side mirror casing that includes an inboard portion that faces generally toward an exterior driver-side of the equipped vehicle and that is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle. A driver-side blind spot detection system indicator module is disposed at the inboard portion of the driver-side mirror casing. An illumination source of the driver-side blind spot detection system indicator module illuminates responsive to detection by a blind spot detection system of the equipped vehicle of presence of an overtaking vehicle. Responsive to detection of an overtaking vehicle, the illumination source is illuminated to provide a hazard indication to alert the driver of the equipped vehicle not to make a lane change maneuver. Illumination of the illumination source is readily viewable by the driver of the equipped vehicle.


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