Mirror assembly for vehicle

An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview minor assembly comprising:

• a minor casing;
• a reflective element, wherein said reflective element comprises a prismatic interior reflective element;
• wherein said prismatic interior reflective element comprises a glass substrate having a front surface and a rear surface and a perimeter edge about a periphery of said prismatic interior reflective element and extending between said front and rear surfaces, said glass substrate having a mirror reflector established at said rear surface, said front surface generally facing a driver of a vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly;
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• wherein said mirror casing comprises a generally planar attachment surface unitarily formed with outer surfaces of said mirror casing, and wherein said prismatic interior reflective element is attached to at said attachment surface of said mirror casing to secure said reflective element to said mirror casing.

An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a mirror casing;
• an attachment plate having a generally planar attachment surface;
• a reflective element;
• wherein said reflective element comprises one of (i) a prismatic interior reflective element and (ii) an electro-optic interior reflective element;
• wherein said reflective element comprises a glass substrate having a front surface and a rear surface and a perimeter edge about a periphery of said glass substrate and extending between said front and rear surfaces, said front surface generally facing a driver of a vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly;
• wherein said generally planar attachment surface of said attachment plate is adhered at said reflective element and wherein perimeter regions of said glass substrate of said reflective element extend radially outward and beyond perimeter regions of said attachment plate to establish overhang regions around the periphery of said reflective element;
• wherein said mirror casing is attached to said attachment plate at said perimeter regions of said attachment plate, and wherein, when said mirror casing is attached to said attachment plate, a forward edge portion of said mirror casing is received at said overhang regions and said perimeter edge of said glass substrate of said reflective element is generally flush with an outer surface of said mirror casing and is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is naturally mounted in the equipped vehicle;
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• wherein said perimeter edge of said glass substrate comprises a curved surface disposed between said front surface of said glass substrate and said mirror casing.

An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a mirror casing;
• a reflective element;
• wherein said reflective element comprises a prismatic interior reflective element;
• wherein said reflective element comprises a glass substrate having a front surface and a rear surface and a perimeter edge about a periphery of said glass substrate of said reflective element and extending between said front and rear surfaces, said front surface generally facing a driver of a vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly;
• wherein said perimeter edge of said glass substrate of said reflective element is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the equipped vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the equipped vehicle;
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• wherein said perimeter edge of said glass substrate comprises a generally rounded surface disposed between said front surface and said mirror casing.

An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a mirror casing;
• a reflective element;
• wherein said reflective element comprises an electrochromic interior reflective element;
• wherein said reflective element comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate and an electrochromic medium sandwiched between said front and rear substrates and bounded by a perimeter seal, and wherein said rear substrate has a mirror reflector established at a surface thereof;
• wherein said front substrate has a front surface and a rear surface and a perimeter edge about a periphery of said front substrate and extending between said front and rear surfaces, said front surface generally facing a driver of a vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly;
• wherein said perimeter edge of said front substrate of said reflective element is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the equipped vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the equipped vehicle;
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• wherein said perimeter edge of said front substrate comprises a generally rounded surface disposed between said front surface and said mirror casing.