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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Timothy G. Skiver, Holland, MI (US);
Joseph P. Mccaw, Lawrence, MI (US);
John T. Uken, Jenison, MI (US);
Jonathan E. Deline, Raleigh, NC (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Timothy G. Skiver, Holland, MI (US);
Joseph P. McCaw, Lawrence, MI (US);
John T. Uken, Jenison, MI (US);
Jonathan E. DeLine, Raleigh, NC (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a circuit board disposed in a mirror casing rearward of a reflective element. A plurality of light emitting diodes is mounted to the circuit board for providing backlighting for a display element disposed rearward of the reflective element. With at least some of the light emitting diodes electrically actuated to emit light, light emitted by actuated light emitting diodes passes through the display element and through a partially transmissive and significantly reflective region of the reflective element for viewing of displayed information by the driver of the vehicle. Individual light emitting diodes are aligned with respective openings through a light reflecting element disposed between the circuit board and the display element. To the driver of the vehicle viewing the reflective element, the presence of the display element is substantially not apparent until at least one of the light emitting diodes is actuated.