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US 7,682,056 B2Granted
Mirror mounting bracket with illumination means
AssigneeSMR Patents S.à.r.l.
InventorMartin Furtwängler
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Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror including a mirror mounting bracket for attachment to a vehicle, and at least one perimeter light with a light source arranged on a thermally conductive carrier (e.g. a printed circuit board) in thermally conductive connection with the mirror mounting bracket. The light source is preferably an LED.
Claims7
An external rearview mirror for a vehicle, said external rearview mirror comprising:
- a mirror mounting bracket adapted to be fixedly secured to the vehicle, said mirror mounting bracket defining an interior and a receptacle extending through a portion of said interior;
- a mirror head movably secured to said mirror mounting bracket, said mirror head including a reflective surface to view rearward of the vehicle;
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- a perimeter light fixedly secured to said receptacle within said mirror mounting bracket, said perimeter light including a light source and thermally conductive carrier extending radially out from said light source to optimize dissipation of thermal energy created by said light source throughout said mirror mounting bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.