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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
William L. Tonar, Holland, MI (US);
Frederick T. Bauer, Holland, MI (US);
John W. Arnold, Holland, MI (US);
David J. Cammenga, Zeeland, MI (US);
John W. Carter, Holland, MI (US);
Bradley L. Busscher, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jeremy A. Fogg, Holland, MI (US);
William L. Tonar, Holland, MI (US);
Frederick T. Bauer, Holland, MI (US);
John W. Arnold, Holland, MI (US);
David J. Cammenga, Zeeland, MI (US);
John W. Carter, Holland, MI (US);
Bradley L. Busscher, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jeremy A. Fogg, Holland, MI (US);
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A mirror includes an electro-optic mirror subassembly, and a thin-profiled bezel attached around a perimeter of the electrochromic mirror subassembly. The electro-optic mirror subassembly is supported on a carrier by an adheringly bonded heater and foam tape in a laminar arrangement. The bezel may be bonded to an edge of the front surface of the front element of the electro-optic mirror subassembly, and/or may be bonded and/or interlockingly mechanically attached to an edge of the carrier. Alternatively, the bezel can be a strip of paint or thin coating material. The bezel can be molded in place, or can be pre-molded and elastically stretched to permit assembly. In one form, the bezel includes a laterally-extending fin that prevents seeing past the bezel into the inside of a mirror housing. In at least one embodiment, the assembly has no bezel or only a bezel on one edge.