Lighted mirror apparatus
AssigneeUnited Technologies Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsMichael D. Faloon, Arthur W. Hess, Carmen P. Jackson
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Abstract
A lighted mirror apparatus includes a mirror glass having one or more lighting sections. The mirror glass has a pyrolyric coating on the front surface and an opaque backmasking on the rear surface. Semi-transparent material, such as light control film, may be disposed on the rear surface of the mirror glass on the lighting sections. The lighting sections are normally highly reflective of ambient light, and thus provide additional mirror surface when the lights are deactivated. The lighting sections transmit light from one or more light sources disposed behind the mirror glass when the light sources are activated. Two lighting sections are preferably provided, with one at each end of the mirror surface. Several embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A mirror apparatus for reflecting and selectively projecting light comprising:
- at least one light source selectively generating light;
- a mirror glass disposed in front of said at least one light source, substantially all visible light wavelengths being transmittable outwardly through said mirror glass, said mirror glass being reflective of visible ambient light when said at least one light source is not generating said light, said light selectively generated from said at least one light source passing through said mirror glass, said mirror glass including at least one lighting section, said light selectively generated from said at least one light source passing through said at least one lighting section;
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- a light-transmission medium wrapped in an inwardly-reflective sheath, said light-transmission medium disposed between said at least one light source and said at least one lighting section of said mirror glass, said light-transmission medium transmitting said light to said at least one lighting section.
A mirror apparatus for reflecting and selectively projecting light comprising:
- at least one light source selectively generating light of substantially all visible wavelengths;
- a mirror glass disposed in front of said at least one light source, substantially all visible light wavelengths being transmittable outwardly through said mirror glass, said mirror glass being reflective of visible ambient light when said at least one light source is not generating said light, said light selectively generated from said at least one light source passing through said mirror glass, said mirror glass including at least one lighting section, said light selectively generated from said at least one light source passing through said at least one lighting section, said light from said at least one light source not passing through said mirror glass at a section other than said one lighting section.
A mirror apparatus for reflecting and selectively projecting light comprising:
- at least one light source selectively generating light;
- a mirror glass disposed in front of said at least one light source, substantially all visible light wavelengths being transmittable outwardly through said mirror glass, said mirror glass being reflective of visible ambient light when said at least one light source is not generating said light, said light selectively generated from said at least one light source passing through said mirror glass;
- said mirror glass including at least one lighting section, said light selectively generated from said at least one light source passing through said at least one lighting section, said light from at least one light source not passing through said mirror glass at a section other than at least one lighting section said lighting section reflective of visible light when said light source is not generating said light.
A mirror apparatus for reflecting and selectively projecting light comprising:
- at least one light source selectively generating light;
- a mirror glass extending between two ends and disposed in front of said at least one light source, substantially all visible light wavelengths being transmittable outwardly through said mirror glass, said mirror glass having a first lighting section at a first end and a second lighting section at a second end, an opaque backmasking disposed on a rear surface of said mirror glass at locations other than said lighting sections, a semi-transparent backmasking disposed on the rear surface of said mirror glass at said lighting sections, said lighting sections being reflective of visible ambient light when said at least one light source is not generating said light, said light selectively generated from said at least one light source passing through said lighting sections.
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