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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2009
Desaraju V. Varaprasad, Holland, MI (US);
Mingtang Zhao, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Craig A. Dornan, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Anoop Agrawal, Tucson, AZ (US);
Pierr-marc Allemand, Tucson, AZ (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Desaraju V. Varaprasad, Holland, MI (US);
Mingtang Zhao, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Craig A. Dornan, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Anoop Agrawal, Tucson, AZ (US);
Pierr-Marc Allemand, Tucson, AZ (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
An exterior reflective mirror element suitable for a vehicle includes a transparent glass substrate having a reflector and a visual indicator display disposed to the rear of the substrate. The visual indicator display may be part of a blind spot detection and display system of the vehicle wherein the visual indicator display is actuated to emit light responsive to a detection by a blind spot detection detector of the equipped vehicle of an overtaking vehicle in a side lane adjacent the side of the equipped vehicle. The visual indicator display includes at least a first indicator at a first location to the rear of the exterior reflective mirror element. A first portion of the reflector may be at least partially removed at the first location in order to establish an at least partially transmissive first portion of the exterior reflective mirror element at the first location.