Rearview mirror device with signal light
AssigneeKen Sean Industries Co., Ltd.
InventorSheng-Hung Chen
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Abstract
A rearview mirror device has a housing, a mirror disposed in the housing, a light-transmitting gap formed between an internal peripheral surface of the housing and the mirror, and a light emitting element disposed at a rear of the mirror. The light emitting element has a light emitting portion arranged along a periphery of the mirror and facing toward the internal peripheral surface of the housing. When the light emitting portion emits light toward the internal peripheral surface of the housing, the light, passing through the light-transmitting gap between the internal peripheral surface of the housing and the mirror, is used as a signal light for warning the driver or other road users. An eye-catching signal light without decreasing a visible area of the mirror is provided.
Claims8
A rearview mirror device with a signal light comprising:
- a housing comprising an internal peripheral surface;
- a mirror disposed in the housing;
- a light-transmitting gap formed between the internal peripheral surface of the housing and the mirror;
- and
- a light emitting element disposed at a rear of the mirror and comprising a light emitting portion arranged along a periphery of the mirror and facing toward the internal peripheral surface of the housing;
- wherein
- when the light emitting portion emits light toward the internal peripheral surface of the housing, the light passes through the light-transmitting gap;
- wherein
- the rearview mirror device comprises an adjustable base movably disposed in the housing;
- the mirror is fixed to the adjustable base and is driven to move relative to the housing by the adjustable base;
- the adjustable base comprises a connecting holder configured to be connected to an adjustment device;
- the light emitting element is located around the connecting holder and is adjacent to the periphery of the mirror;
- the light emitting element comprises a flat surface facing toward the mirror and another flat surface facing away from the mirror;
- the flat surface, facing toward the mirror, of the light emitting element is bonded to the rear of the mirror via an adhesive;
- and
- the connecting holder is fixed to the rear of the mirror.
A rearview mirror device with a signal light comprising:
- a housing comprising an internal peripheral surface;
- a mirror disposed in the housing;
- a light-transmitting gap formed between the internal peripheral surface of the housing and the mirror;
- and
- a light emitting element disposed at a rear of the mirror and comprising a light emitting portion arranged along a periphery of the mirror and facing toward the internal peripheral surface of the housing;
- wherein
- when the light emitting portion emits light toward the internal peripheral surface of the housing, the light passes through the light-transmitting gap;
- wherein
- the rearview mirror device comprises an adjustable base movably disposed in the housing;
- the mirror is fixed to the adjustable base and is driven to move relative to the housing by the adjustable base;
- the adjustable base comprises a connecting holder configured to be connected to an adjustment device;
- and
- the light emitting element is located around the connecting holder and is adjacent to the periphery of the mirror;
- wherein
- the adjustable base comprises a mirror frame having a chamber formed in a front of the mirror frame;
- the mirror is mounted in the chamber of the mirror frame;
- the light-transmitting gap is formed between the mirror frame and the internal peripheral surface of the housing;
- the connecting holder is formed at a rear of the mirror frame;
- the light emitting element comprises a flat surface facing toward the mirror and another flat surface facing away from the mirror;
- and
- the flat surface, facing toward the mirror, of the light emitting element is bonded to the rear of the mirror frame via an adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.