Downlighting signal and illumination mirror head for vehicle
AssigneeRosco, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin Englander, Julian Serer, Racquel Glickman, Michael Lipani
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Abstract
A mirror assembly for vehicle is disclosed. The mirror assembly includes three configurations of extra illumination to the passenger loading area in addition to the typical mirror function for providing the vehicle driver the rear and/or side view of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the mirror assembly comprises two clam shells, and/or a lighting pod and/or two mirror heads that are supported by a supporting arm. In some embodiments, the mirror assembly is mounted on the school bus through the clam shells. In addition, a side lighting device is mounted on the right side of the vehicle for providing extra illumination to the passenger loading area.
Claims20
A mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a clam shell including one or more first downlighting devices to illuminate areas or ground near the vehicle to enable a driver to visually determine a presence of a person or object;
- a supporting arm mounted to the clam shell;
- a mirror head configured to be mountable to the supporting arm;
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- a lighting pod mounted to the supporting arm and having one or more second downlighting devices.
A mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first clam shell including one or more first downlighting devices to illuminate areas or ground near the vehicle to enable a driver to visually determine a presence of a person or object;
- a second clam shell configured to anchor the mirror assembly to the vehicle;
- a supporting arm mounted to the first clam shell and the second clam shell;
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- a mirror head configured to be mountable to the supporting arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.