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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert M Crandall, Capac, MI (US);
Assignee:
Harman Automotive, Inc., Farmington, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ; B60Q / ; B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359 15 ; 359567 ; 359839 ; 359843 ; 359877 ; 362 831 ; 340468 ; 340475 ; 340479 ;
Abstract
A signaling mirror assembly for mounting to an exterior of a motor vehicle comprises a mirror shell mounted to a side of the vehicle body and a mirror mounted within the shell having reflectivity of at most 70% and transmissivity of at least 40%. The signaling mirror also has a light source disposed between the mirror and the shell which is operably illuminated in response to operating signals. Also included is diffractive means disposed between the light source and the mirror for diverting light from the vehicle operator to a viewing pattern which generally fans out from the side of the vehicle body.