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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Michael Witzke, Ansbach, DE;
Jorg Scholler, Ergersheim, DE;
Heinrich Lang, Ergersheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lang-Mekra North America LLC, Ridgeway, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A heatable external rearview mirror including a mirror housing for attachment to the vehicle and a mirror pane with a reflecting surface carried in the housing. A heating element is located adjacent the mirror pane for heating the pane to remove precipitation. A thermochromic heating indicator is provided in heat conducting contact with at least one of the heating element and the mirror pane that reacts to temperature changes for detecting heating of the mirror pane by the heating element and providing a visual indication of the operation of the heating element.