Vehicular exterior mirror system with light module

A vehicular lighted exterior rearview mirror system, said vehicular lighted exterior rearview mirror system comprising:

• a lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly configured to attach at a side of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular lighted exterior rearview mirror system, wherein said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element;
• a light module disposed at said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly, wherein, with said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the side of the equipped vehicle, said light module is at least in part disposed at a portion of said mirror casing of said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly that faces forward in a direction of forward travel of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said light module comprises a plurality of illumination sources operable to emit light;
• wherein said plurality of illumination sources comprises at least three forward illuminating illumination sources that, with said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the side of the equipped vehicle, are arranged horizontally spaced apart at said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly;
• wherein said light module comprises a light-transmitting cover, and wherein said at least three forward illuminating illumination sources are disposed behind said light-transmitting cover and operable to emit light that passes through said light-transmitting cover;
• wherein, with said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the side of the equipped vehicle, each of said at least three forward illuminating illumination sources, when powered, emits light at least in the direction of forward travel of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said forward illuminating illumination sources are controlled responsive to a user input operable by an occupant of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein, responsive to activation by the occupant of the user input of the equipped vehicle, any one or more of said forward illuminating illumination sources is electrically powered;
• wherein, responsive to adjustment of the user input by the occupant of the equipped vehicle, an intensity of illumination forward of the equipped vehicle provided by said light module is adjusted;
• wherein said at least three forward illuminating illumination sources are individually controlled responsive to an object detection system of the equipped vehicle so as to direct an illumination beam towards a detected object at or near the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said plurality of illumination sources comprises a turn signal indicating illumination source;
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• wherein said light module comprises a light piping element having an inboard end and an outboard end, and wherein said turn signal indicating illumination source is disposed at the inboard end of said light piping element, and wherein said light piping element guides light emitted by said turn signal indicating illumination source along said light piping element so as to emanate from said light module at an outboard portion of said mirror casing.

A vehicular lighted exterior rearview mirror system, said vehicular lighted exterior rearview mirror system comprising:

• a lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly configured to attach at a side of a vehicle equipped with said vehicular lighted exterior rearview mirror system, wherein said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element;
• a light module disposed at said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly, wherein, with said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the side of the equipped vehicle, said light module is at least in part disposed at a portion of said mirror casing of said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly that faces forward in a direction of forward travel of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said light module comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes operable to emit light;
• wherein said plurality of light emitting diodes comprises at least three forward illuminating light emitting diodes that, with said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the side of the equipped vehicle, are arranged spaced apart at said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly;
• wherein said light module comprises a light-transmitting cover, and wherein said at least three forward illuminating light emitting diodes are disposed behind said light-transmitting cover and operable to emit light that passes through said light-transmitting cover;
• wherein, with said lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the side of the equipped vehicle, each of said at least three forward illuminating light emitting diodes, when powered, emits light at least in the direction of forward travel of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said forward illuminating light emitting diodes are controlled responsive to a user input operable by an occupant of the equipped vehicle;
• wherein, responsive to activation by the occupant of the user input of the equipped vehicle, any one or more of said forward illuminating light emitting diodes is electrically powered;
• wherein said at least three forward illuminating illumination sources are individually controlled responsive to an object detection system of the equipped vehicle so as to direct an illumination beam towards a detected object at or near the equipped vehicle;
• wherein said plurality of light emitting diodes comprises a turn signal indicating light emitting diode;
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• wherein said light module comprises a light piping element having an inboard end and an outboard end, and wherein said turn signal indicating light emitting diode is disposed at the inboard end of said light piping element, and wherein said light piping element guides light emitted by said turn signal indicating light emitting diode along said light piping element so as to emanate from said light module at an outboard portion of said mirror casing.