Rearview mirror alignment device
AssigneeDonnelly Corporation
InventorFrank A. Witt
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Abstract
An alignment device for a rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle provides a visible signal or indication to a driver of the vehicle to assist the driver in aligning the rearview mirror assembly for proper rearward and/or sideward viewing. The alignment device is adaptable for interior and exterior rearview mirror assemblies. Preferably, the alignment device includes an illumination source positioned at or near the reflective element of the rearview mirror assembly. The illumination source is actuatable to provide the visible signal during an adjustment period of the rearview mirror assembly and may be deactivated following such time period.
Claims28
An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- an adjustably positionable reflective element;
- a support for said reflective element;
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- an optically-sighted mirror alignment device which is operable to provide visual confirmation to a driver of the vehicle when said reflective element is adjusted to provide the driver with an appropriate rearward field of view, said alignment device comprising an illumination source which is operable to provide a visible indication to the driver when said reflective element is adjusted to provide the appropriate field of view, wherein said illumination source is positioned within a housing having a first color and a cover having, a second color, such that said second color is visible to the driver when said mirror assembly is adjusted to provide the appropriate rearward field of view.
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a reflective element adjustably positionable with respect to a driver of the vehicle;
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- an alignment device which is operable to provide visual confirmation to the driver of the vehicle when said reflective element is adjusted to provide the driver with an appropriate rearward field of view, said alignment device comprising an illumination source which is operable to provide light visible to the driver when said reflective element is properly adjusted, wherein said illumination source is positioned within a housing having a first color and a cover having a second color, such that said second color is visible to the driver when said mirror assembly is adjusted to provide the appropriate rearward field of view.
An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a reflective element adjustably positionable with respect to a driver of the vehicle;
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- an alignment device having at least one illumination source, said alignment device being operable to provide visual confirmation to the driver of the vehicle when said reflective element is adjusted to provide the driver with an appropriate rearward field of view along a side of the vehicle, wherein said illumination source is positioned within a housing having a first color and a cover having a second color, such that said second color is visible to the driver when said mirror assembly is adjusted to provide the appropriate rearward field of view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.