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Patent No.:

US 8491137 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2009
Applicants:

Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);

Mitchell D. Burkert, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Tyson P. Dejonge, Holland, MI (US);

Hamid Habibi, Holland, MI (US);

Keith D. Foote, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Donald S. Rawlings, Caledonia, MI (US);

Michael J. Baur, Holland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);

Mitchell D. Burkert, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Tyson P. DeJonge, Holland, MI (US);

Hamid Habibi, Holland, MI (US);

Keith D. Foote, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Donald S. Rawlings, Caledonia, MI (US);

Michael J. Baur, Holland, MI (US);

Assignee:

Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A mirror reflective element assembly for an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a reflective element and an auxiliary wide angle element. The reflective element has a front surface and a rear surface and a first reflector portion and a second reflector portion, with the first reflector portion having a first reflective coating disposed thereat. The auxiliary wide angle element is disposed at a rear surface of the glass mirror substrate of the reflective element and at the second reflector portion. The auxiliary wide angle element has a glass element having a curved rear surface with a second reflective coating disposed at the curved rear surface. An optical coupling element may be disposed between a front surface of the auxiliary wide angle element and the rear surface of the reflective element, the optical coupling element may be a substantially optically clear and flexible elastomer.


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