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Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 13, 2020
Applicant:

Muth Mirror Systems, Llc, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Inventors:

Jeff A. Ruel, Greenland, NH (US);

Pat C. Miller, Milford, MI (US);

Dan J. Mathieu, Sheboygan Falls, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Muth Mirror Systems, LLC, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2022.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/006 (2013.01); B60R 1/1207 (2013.01); B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1215 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1284 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mirror assembly for use with mirror housing on autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle, including a reflector for collecting and distributing emitted light to a plurality of icon regions, a circuit board, a plurality of light sources mounted to the circuit board and positioned to selectively emit light to illuminate the icon regions, wherein the circuit board provides selective illumination of the icon regions via the light sources in response to one or more received signal inputs from the vehicle indicating an imminent autonomous vehicle maneuver, a mirror having a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the reflector is secured at least indirectly to the rear surface and a plurality of icons visible along a driver viewing axis relative to the front surface of the mirror during illumination, wherein the plurality of icons are positioned over the icon regions to allow for selective icon illumination via a selected icon region.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ruel, Jeff. (2023). Mirror assembly for autonomous maneuvers (U.S. Patent No. 11718230). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11718230

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