Mirror with illuminated extruded frame
AssigneeElectric Mirror, LLC
InventorsJon Philip Johnston, Patrick Daniel Erickson, James V Mischel, Jr.
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Abstract
A frame lit mirror component includes an extruded frame member. The extruded frame member further includes a mirror mounting edge. The mirror mounting edge extends along a longitudinal direction of the extruded frame member. The mirror mounting edge is sized to receive an edge of a mirror. A light source volume extends along the longitudinal direction of the extruded frame member. An angle exists between the mirror mounting edge and the light source volume. The light source volume is sized to receive a light source, such that when the light source is in an on-state light radiates from the light source volume.
Claims24
A frame lit mirror component, comprising:
- an extruded mirror frame member, the extruded mirror frame member further comprising:
- a mirror mounting edge, the mirror mounting edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the extruded mirror frame member, the mirror mounting edge is sized to receive an edge of a mirror directly on a front surface of the mirror;
- an illuminated area, the illuminated area extends along the longitudinal direction;
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- a light source channel, the light source channel extends along the longitudinal direction, the light source channel has a circumference formed by the extruded mirror frame member and the illuminated area, the light source channel is sized to receive a light source, such that when the light source is in an on-state light radiates from within the light source channel through the illuminated area to a front side of the frame lit mirror component.
A frame lit mirror, comprising:
- a plurality of frame lit mirror components, each frame lit mirror component of the plurality, further comprising:
- an extruded mirror frame member, the extruded mirror frame member, further comprising:
- a mirror mounting edge, the mirror mounting edge extends in a longitudinal direction along the extruded mirror frame member, the mirror mounting edge is sized to receive an edge of a mirror directly on a front surface of the mirror;
- a light source channel, the light source channel extends in the longitudinal direction, the light source channel is formed by the extruded mirror frame member, an angle exists between the mirror mounting edge and the light source channel, the light source channel is sized to receive a light source;
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- a diffuser, the diffuser is configured to engage with the extruded mirror frame member to form a cavity, such that when the light source is in an on-state, light passes through the diffuser to a front side of the frame lit mirror, the plurality of frame lit mirror components are configured to couple together end-to end thereby forming a continuous frame around the mirror.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.