Vehicle mirror device and illuminatable mirror display device

An illumination device for illuminating a vehicle mirror display part, the illumination device comprising:

• a housing having an opening edge that defines an opening surface of the housing, the housing including
• a reflective cavity having a reflective surface facing the opening surface of the housing, at least a part of the reflective surface including a granular surface,
• a circuit cavity including an electrical circuit associated with the illumination device, and
• a partition separating the reflective cavity from the circuit cavity and extending from the reflective surface along a partition surface that intersects the opening surface;
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• a light source provided in the circuit cavity, configured to emit light into the reflective cavity, and having an optical axis intersecting the partition surface, the light source being configured such that at least a part of the light emitted from the light source enters the reflective surface, the reflective surface diffusing the part of the light in a random direction so that at least a part of reflected light exits the opening surface of the housing.

A vehicle mirror display assembly to be illuminated, the vehicle mirror display assembly comprising:

• an illumination device including a housing having an opening edge that defines an opening surface of the housing, the housing including
• a reflective cavity having a reflective surface facing the opening surface of the housing, at least a part of the reflective surface including a granular surface,
• a circuit cavity including an electrical circuit that provides an electrical function to the illumination device, and
• a partition separating the reflective cavity from the circuit cavity and extending from the reflective surface along a partition surface that intersects the opening surface;
• a light source provided in the circuit cavity, configured to emit light into the reflective cavity, and having an optical axis intersecting the partition surface, the light source being configured such that at least a part of the light emitted from the light source enters the reflective surface, the reflective surface diffusing the part of the light in a random direction so that at least a part of reflected light exits the opening surface of the housing;
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• a mirror display part connected to the illumination device so that the mirror display part is illuminated with the part of the reflected light exiting the opening surface of the housing.