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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2002
Murakami Corporation, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A mirror assembly is detachably attached to an open side of a mirror housing in an exterior rearview mirror system (exterior mirror) that is mounted outside a vehicle body. A mirror in the mirror assembly is comprised of a transparent glass plate with a reflective coating spread over a back surface of the transparent glass plate , through which reflective coating electric current passes to produce an antiglare effect. The electric current passing through the reflective coating is controlled using a sensors that detect intensity of light from surroundings and rearward of the vehicle body, and an electronic control circuit that compares intensity of light detected in each sensor to automatically adjust an antiglare level of reflection in the reflective coating . A battery that is connected with the electronic control circuit and supplies electric current into the reflective coating is provided in the mirror housing