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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toru Komatsu, Shimada, JP;
Assignee:
Murakami Kaimeido Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ; G02B / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359512 ; 359884 ;
Abstract
A vehicle mirror has a mirror housing and a mirror assembly provided in the mirror housing. The mirror assembly includes a glass substrate and a reflecting film made of chromium or aluminum and formed on the back surface of the glass substrate. A panel heater is bonded by adhesive to the back surface of the reflecting film. A hydrophilic film is formed on the front surface of the glass substrate. The hydrophilic film is made of a hydrophilic oxide film such as SiO.sub.2 and functions to spread a waterdrop deposited on the mirror surface in the form of a thin water film.