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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy A. Bonardi, Buchanan, MI (US);
Frederick T. Bauer, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/15 ; F21V 2/100 ; B60Q 1/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/15 ; F21V 2/100 ; B60Q 1/26 ;
Abstract
A rearview mirror assembly of the present invention includes a circuit board disposed behind the mirror. The circuit board may be a flexible circuit board and may include an LED mounted to project light through a transparent window in the flexible circuit board and through the mirror. The flexible circuit board may function as a mirror heater and may include conductive paths for connection to the LED and/or electrodes of an electrochromic mirror. The LED may include an LED chip mounted directly on the circuit board and encapsulated thereon by an encapsulant.