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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2011
David J. Cammenga, Zeeland, MI (US);
Danny L. Minikey, Jr., Fenwick, MI (US);
Mark R. Roth, Coloma, MI (US);
William L. Tonar, Holland, MI (US);
Jeremy A. Fogg, Holland, MI (US);
Michael F. Lisowski, Holland, MI (US);
Peter N. Rizk, Holland, MI (US);
David J. Cammenga, Zeeland, MI (US);
Danny L. Minikey, Jr., Fenwick, MI (US);
Mark R. Roth, Coloma, MI (US);
William L. Tonar, Holland, MI (US);
Jeremy A. Fogg, Holland, MI (US);
Michael F. Lisowski, Holland, MI (US);
Peter N. Rizk, Holland, MI (US);
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A rearview assembly having a mounting structure configured to be operably coupled with a vehicle. A housing is operably connected with the mounting structure and a rearward viewing device is supported by one of the housing and the mounting structure. The rearward viewing device provides a rearward view to a vehicle driver and includes a front substrate and a rear substrate. The entire front surface of the front substrate is exposed and the entire rear substrate is positioned behind the front substrate. A concealing layer is disposed about a periphery of the rearward viewing device between the front substrate and the rear substrate. A partially optically transparent bezel is disposed adjacent to both the rearward viewing device and the housing, the optically transparent bezel having an edge radius greater than 2.5 mm and the optically transparent bezel being substantially flush with the front surface of the front substrate.