公开(公告)号：US20130049986A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-28

申请号：US13660313

申请日：2012-10-25

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Keith D. Foote ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: G08G1/16

CPC classification number: B60R1/1207 ,  B60Q1/0076 ,  B60Q1/0088 ,  B60Q1/2607 ,  B60Q1/2665 ,  B60Q1/2696 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/525 ,  B60R1/0602 ,  B60R1/072 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/081 ,  B60R1/088 ,  B60R2001/1215 ,  B60R2300/802 ,  B60R2300/8093 ,  F21V23/005 ,  F21V23/0464 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  G08G1/167

Abstract: A mirror reflective element sub-assembly includes a mirror reflective element, a mirror back plate and a blind spot indicator. The mirror back plate has a generally planar portion and an indicator mounting portion. The indicator mounting portion of the mirror back plate is angled relative to the generally planar portion, and an aperture is established through the mirror back plate generally at the indicator mounting portion. A heater pad is disposed at the rear of the mirror reflective element, and a light transmitting portion of the heater pad is generally aligned with the aperture of the mirror back plate. With the light source of the blind spot indicator activated, light emitted by the light source transmits through an indicia element, the aperture and the light transmitting portion and exits the mirror reflective element at an angle relative to the generally planar portion of the mirror back plate.

Abstract translation: 镜反射元件子组件包括镜反射元件，镜背板和盲点指示器。 镜背板具有大致平坦的部分和指示器安装部分。 镜背板的指示器安装部分相对于大体上平面的部分成角度，并且通常在指示器安装部分处通过镜背板建立孔。 加热垫设置在镜反射元件的后部，加热器垫的透光部分大致与镜背板的孔对准。 在盲点指示器的光源被激活的情况下，由光源发射的光通过标记元件孔径和光透射部分以相对于镜背板的大致平面部分成角度离开镜反射元件 。

公开(公告)号：US12115913B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US18491854

申请日：2023-10-23

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Darryl P. De Wind ,  Eric S. Deuel ,  Justin E. Sobecki ,  Joseph R. Mambourg ,  Keith D. Foote ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: B60R1/07 ,  B60R1/062 ,  B60R1/074 ,  B60R1/12

CPC classification number: B60R1/07 ,  B60R1/062 ,  B60R1/074 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R2001/1253

Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly configured for attachment at a vehicle and an electrically-operable actuator. An exterior mirror head is movable relative to an exterior portion of the vehicle via operation of the actuator. The exterior mirror head accommodates an exterior mirror reflective element attached at an attachment plate. A heater pad is disposed between the exterior mirror reflective element and the attachment plate. An outermost side of the exterior mirror reflective element is exposed to and is viewable by a driver of the vehicle and is contactable. The attachment plate includes wall structure that spans a perimeter circumferential edge of the exterior mirror reflective element. No part of the exterior mirror head encroaches onto the outermost side of the exterior mirror reflective element. No part of the exterior mirror head overlaps the outermost side of the exterior mirror reflective element.

公开(公告)号：US20240270168A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18648570

申请日：2024-04-29

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Gregory A. Huizen ,  Keith D. Foote

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/19 ,  F21S43/237 ,  F21S43/243 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21S43/249 ,  F21S45/47 ,  F21S45/48

CPC classification number: B60R1/1207 ,  B60Q1/2665 ,  B60R1/12 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/19 ,  F21S43/237 ,  F21S43/243 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21S43/249 ,  B60R2001/1253 ,  F21S45/47 ,  F21S45/48

Abstract: A vehicular lighted exterior rearview mirror system includes a lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly and a light module. With the mirror assembly attached at a side of a vehicle, the light module is at least in part disposed at a portion of a mirror head of the lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly that faces forward in a direction of forward travel of the vehicle. The light module includes a two dimensional array of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that has at least two rows of LEDs, each row of LEDs having a plurality of LEDs. With the mirror assembly attached at the vehicle, the two dimensional array of LEDs, when electrically powered, emits light at least in the direction of forward travel of the vehicle. The LEDs of the two dimensional array of LEDs may be controlled responsive to a turn signal of the vehicle being actuated.

公开(公告)号：US11890991B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US18297696

申请日：2023-04-10

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Keith D. Foote ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  F21V23/00 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  B60R1/08 ,  G08G1/16 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60R1/06 ,  B60R1/072 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  F21V23/04 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: B60R1/1207 ,  B60Q1/0076 ,  B60Q1/0088 ,  B60Q1/2607 ,  B60Q1/2665 ,  B60Q1/2696 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/503 ,  B60Q1/525 ,  B60R1/0602 ,  B60R1/072 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/081 ,  B60R1/088 ,  F21V23/005 ,  F21V23/0464 ,  G08G1/167 ,  B60R2001/1215 ,  B60R2300/802 ,  B60R2300/8093 ,  F21Y2115/10

Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror reflector coating, a mirror back plate, and indicator element. The indicator element includes a circuit board and a light source. The indicator element includes a diffuser that diffuses light emitted by the light source. An icon is established through a metallic reflector coating disposed at the glass substrate. The icon includes a light-transmitting aperture. With the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the vehicle, and when the light source is activated, light emitted by the light source passes through a light-transmitting portion of a heater pad and through the light-transmitting aperture of the icon. With the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the vehicle and when the light source is activated, the icon is illuminated and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230001849A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17931199

申请日：2022-09-12

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： David A. Dingman ,  Brett A. Gorby ,  Keith D. Foote

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/32 ,  E05B17/10 ,  E05B85/16 ,  B60Q3/258 ,  B60Q3/267 ,  B60Q3/80 ,  B60R16/02 ,  F21V8/00

Abstract: A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a handle portion and an illumination module having an illumination source that emits light when electrically powered. With the exterior door handle assembly mounted at a door handle region of a vehicle door and when the illumination source is electrically powered to emit light, light emitted by the illumination source illuminates the door handle region of the vehicle door. The illumination module is located and oriented at the vehicular exterior door handle assembly such that, when the illumination source is electrically powered to emit light, a hand grasping the handle portion to open the vehicle door does not block light emitted by the illumination source so that illumination is maintained at the door handle region of the vehicle door.

公开(公告)号：US20220032847A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17451187

申请日：2021-10-18

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Gregory A. Huizen ,  Robert L. Esser ,  Keith D. Foote ,  Darryl P. De Wind

IPC: B60R1/074 ,  B60R1/12

Abstract: An exterior rearview mirror assembly for mounting at a vehicle includes a base portion configured for attachment at a side of the vehicle, and a mirror head having a mirror reflective element, an attachment plate and an electrically-operable mirror actuator. The base portion extends through an aperture in the mirror head. The mirror actuator is attached at the attachment plate, which includes wall structure that extends from the front side of the attachment plate and that circumscribes and spans a perimeter circumferential edge of a glass substrate of the mirror reflective element. The mirror actuator is electrically operable to adjust the mirror head relative to the base portion. The aperture allows for movement of the mirror head relative to the base portion during operation of the mirror actuator.

公开(公告)号：US20210323479A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-21

申请号：US17305255

申请日：2021-07-02

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Gregory A. Huizen ,  Keith D. Foote

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21S43/19 ,  F21S43/243 ,  F21S43/237 ,  F21S43/249

Abstract: A vehicular lighted exterior rearview mirror system includes a lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly and a light module disposed thereat. The light module includes at least three forward illuminating illumination sources that, with the lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the side of the vehicle, are arranged spaced apart at the lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly. With the lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the side of the equipped vehicle, the at least three forward illuminating illumination sources, when powered, emit light at least in a forward direction with respect to the vehicle. The light module includes a turn signal indicating illumination source and a light piping element. The light piping element guides light emitted by the turn signal indicating illumination source along the light piping element so as to emanate from the light module at an outboard portion of the mirror casing.

公开(公告)号：US20200262353A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US15929456

申请日：2020-05-04

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Keith D. Foote ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  F21V23/00 ,  F21V23/04 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60Q1/52 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60R1/072 ,  B60R1/06 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  G08G1/16

Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element, a mirror reflector, a mirror back plate, a heater pad and a blind spot indicator module. The heater pad is disposed between the mirror reflective element and the mirror back plate and has a light transmitting portion that is aligned with an aperture of the mirror back plate. The blind spot indicator module includes a body portion and a connector portion extending from the body portion. Light emitted by at least one light emitting diode of the blind spot indicator module passes through the light transmitting portion of the heater pad and through a light-transmitting portion of the mirror reflector and exits the mirror reflective element to provide a visual icon visible to a driver of the vehicle who is driving the vehicle and who is viewing said mirror reflective element.

公开(公告)号：US20190243492A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16384060

申请日：2019-04-15

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： John T. Uken ,  Darryl P. De Wind ,  Keith D. Foote ,  Joseph M. Mambourg ,  Rodney K. Blank ,  Mark L. Larson ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: G06F3/047 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  B60R1/072 ,  G02B7/182 ,  B60R1/08 ,  G06F3/044 ,  B60R25/25

CPC classification number: G06F3/047 ,  B60R1/072 ,  B60R1/088 ,  B60R25/252 ,  B60R2001/1223 ,  B60R2001/1253 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/0338

Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head movably disposed at a movable portion that is movable relative to a non-movable portion configured for attachment at a vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element fixedly attached at an attachment portion and fixed relative to the mirror casing. The mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of the mirror head relative to the exterior portion of the vehicle. A first electrically-operated actuator has an axis of rotation when operated that moves the movable portion relative to the non-movable portion about a first axis, and a second electrically-operated actuator has an axis of rotation when operated that moves the mirror head relative to the movable portion about a second axis. The axis of rotation of the first electrically-operated actuator is non-orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the second electrically-operated actuator.

公开(公告)号：US20170327045A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15657331

申请日：2017-07-24

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Keith D. Foote ,  Niall R. Lynam

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  F21V23/04 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  F21V23/00 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/072 ,  B60R1/06 ,  B60Q1/52 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  G08G1/16 ,  F21Y2115/10

CPC classification number: B60R1/1207 ,  B60Q1/0076 ,  B60Q1/0088 ,  B60Q1/2607 ,  B60Q1/2665 ,  B60Q1/2696 ,  B60Q1/34 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  B60Q1/525 ,  B60R1/0602 ,  B60R1/072 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/081 ,  B60R1/088 ,  B60R2001/1215 ,  B60R2300/802 ,  B60R2300/8093 ,  F21V23/005 ,  F21V23/0464 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  G08G1/167

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a blind spot indicator module for a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes providing a housing, a rear cover and a circuit board. The circuit board is disposed at the housing and the rear cover is attached to a rear end of the housing to encase the circuit board, whereby electrical terminals extending from the circuit board are disposed between a first connector portion of the housing and a second connector portion of the rear cover, thereby forming an electrical connector configured for connection to another electrical connector for electrically connecting circuitry of the circuit board at least to electrical power when the blind spot indicator module is used by an exterior rearview mirror assembly that is attached to a vehicle. The circuitry includes a light emitting diode that emits light when electrically powered, and a diffuser element diffuses light emitted by the light emitting diode.