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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
DONNELLY CORPORATION, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
An exterior sideview mirror assembly suitable for use on a vehicle includes a housing portion, an attachment portion, and a mirror backing plate element with a main mirror element at a first portion of the mirror backing plate element and an auxiliary curved mirror element at a second portion of the mirror backing plate element. The auxiliary field of view of the auxiliary curved mirror element views into a blind spot that is outside a primary field of view of the main mirror element when viewed by a driver of the vehicle. A principal axis of the primary field of view may be directed more towards the side of the vehicle than is a principal axis of the auxiliary field of view, and the principal axis of the auxiliary field of view may be directed more downwards than the principal axis of the primary field of view.