# US 2018/0320887 A1 · Illuminated mirror > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0320887 A1 - Document ID: US20180320887A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/970,198 - Filed: 2018-05-03 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-05 - Assignees: Hubbell Incorporated - Applicants: Hubbell Incorporated - Inventors: Thomas Veltri; Dhavalkumar Patel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180320887A1 ## CPC - F21V 33/004: {Sanitary equipment, e.g. mirrors, showers, toilet seats or paper dispensers} - A45D 33/32: with illuminating means - A45D 42/10: illuminated - A45D 42/16: with other suspending or supporting means - F21V 7/10: Construction - G02B 5/08: Mirrors {(vehicle mirrors involving special optical features B60R1/08)} - F21W 2131/302: for mirrors - F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED] - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS - F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED ## Abstract An illuminated vanity mirror includes a housing and a front mirror panel connected to the housing. A frame is connected to the housing and positioned behind the front mirror panel. A light emitter is connected to frame. The light emitter includes a plurality of LEDs facing away from the front mirror panel. The LEDs are positioned to direct emitted light toward the housing and the emitted light is redirected through the front mirror panel. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An illuminated vanity mirror comprising: a housing; a front mirror panel connected to the housing; a frame connected to the housing and positioned behind the front mirror panel; and a light emitter connected to frame, wherein the light emitter includes a plurality of LEDs facing away from the front mirror panel, wherein the LEDs are positioned to direct emitted light toward the housing and wherein the emitted light is redirected through the front mirror panel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 1, wherein the frame includes a first side wall and a second side wall extending from the first side wall at an oblique angle, and wherein the light emitter is connected to the second side wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 2, wherein the housing reflects the emitted light toward the front mirror panel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a rear wall and an outer wall extending from the rear wall. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 4, wherein the emitted light strikes the outer wall prior to striking the rear wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 1, wherein the emitted light is mixed prior to passing through the front panel to be substantially free of pixilation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 1, further comprising a second light emitter, wherein the second light emitter is configured to provide a lower light level than the light emitter. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 7, wherein the light emitter is connected to a first driver and the second light emitter is connected to a second driver. ### Claim 9 An illuminated vanity mirror comprising: a housing having a rear wall and a set of outer walls extending from the rear wall to define an interior compartment; a front mirror panel connected to the housing; a frame positioned in the interior compartment, the frame having a side wall oriented at an oblique angle to the rear wall and to the front mirror panel; and a light emitter connected to the side wall, wherein the light emitter includes a plurality of LEDs facing away from the front mirror panel, wherein the LEDs are positioned to direct emitted light toward the housing, and wherein the emitted light is reflected away from the housing toward the front mirror panel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 9, wherein the frame includes a flange that engages the rear wall. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 9, wherein the housing is configured to reflect the emitted light toward the front mirror panel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 9, wherein at least a portion of the emitted light strikes the outer wall prior to striking the rear wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 9, wherein the front mirror panel includes a mirrored section and a semitransparent section. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 9, wherein the emitted light is mixed prior to passing through the front panel to be substantially free of pixilation ### Claim 15 An illuminated vanity mirror comprising: a housing defining an interior compartment; a front mirror panel connected to the housing; a frame positioned in the interior compartment, the frame having a first side wall oriented at an oblique angle to the rear wall and to the front mirror panel; a light emitter connected to the first side wall, wherein the light emitter includes a plurality of LEDs facing away from the front mirror panel, wherein the LEDs are positioned to direct emitted light toward the housing and wherein the emitted light is mixed prior to being passing through the front mirror panel to be substantially free of pixilation. ### Claim 16 (depends on 16) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 16, wherein the emitted light is reflected by the housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 16, wherein the housing includes a rear wall and an outer wall extending from the rear wall. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 17, wherein a space is defined between an outer edge of the frame and the outer wall, and wherein the emitted light is reflected through the space toward the front mirror panel. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 15, wherein the frame includes a second, third, and fourth sidewall, and wherein light emitters are positioned along the entire length of the first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The illuminated vanity mirror of claim 19, wherein the emitted light has a rectangular pattern.