Exterior mirror assembly with blind zone indicator

An exterior rearview mirror assembly suitable for use for a vehicle, the exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a mirror reflective element;
• a mirror back plate attached at the rear of said mirror reflective element, wherein said mirror back plate is formed in a plastic injection molding operation, and wherein an aperture is formed through said mirror back plate;
• a blind zone indication module having a light source that is electrically activatable to emit light, wherein said blind zone indication module comprises a plastic housing formed in a plastic injection molding operation;
• wherein said blind zone indication module is disposed at said aperture formed through said mirror back plate, and wherein said light source is electrically activatable to emit light through said mirror reflective element;
• wherein said light source comprises at least one light emitting diode disposed at a circuit board of said blind zone indication module;
• wherein said circuit board comprises circuitry and electrically conductive terminals in electrical connection with circuitry of said circuit board, and wherein said electrically conductive terminals extend into a connector portion of said housing;
• wherein said connector portion, with said electrically conductive terminals therein, is configured to connect to a connector of a wire harness of the exterior rearview mirror assembly;
• a heater pad disposed between said mirror back plate and said mirror reflective element, wherein said heater pad has an aperture formed therethrough that at least partially coincides with said aperture formed through said mirror back plate such that light emitted by said light source of said blind zone indication module transmits into and passes through said mirror reflective element;
• wherein said mirror reflective element comprises a mirror reflector coated at a surface thereof, and wherein light emitted by said light source of said blind zone indication module passes through said mirror reflector so as to establish a visual icon viewable by a driver of a vehicle equipped with the exterior rearview mirror assembly;
• wherein said blind zone indication module has a housing profile that corresponds with a profile of said aperture formed through said mirror back plate, and wherein a portion of said blind zone indication module passes through said aperture of said mirror back plate;
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• wherein said blind zone indication module is adhered at a rear surface of a portion of said heater pad that circumscribes said aperture through said heater pad.

An exterior rearview mirror assembly suitable for use for a vehicle, the exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a mirror reflective element;
• a mirror back plate attached at the rear of said mirror reflective element, wherein said mirror back plate is formed in a plastic injection molding operation, and wherein an aperture is formed through said mirror back plate;
• a blind zone indication module having a light source that is electrically activatable to emit light, wherein said blind zone indication module comprises a plastic housing formed in a plastic injection molding operation;
• wherein said blind zone indication module is disposed at said aperture formed through said mirror back plate, and wherein said light source is electrically activatable to emit light through said mirror reflective element;
• wherein said light source comprises at least one light emitting diode disposed at a circuit board of said blind zone indication module;
• wherein said circuit board comprises circuitry and electrically conductive terminals in electrical connection with circuitry of said circuit board, and wherein said electrically conductive terminals extend into a connector portion of said housing;
• wherein said connector portion, with said electrically conductive terminals therein, is configured to connect to a connector of a wire harness of the exterior rearview mirror assembly;
• wherein said mirror back plate comprises structure at least partially circumscribing said aperture formed through said mirror back plate;
• wherein said housing is at least partially received at said structure of said mirror back plate;
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• wherein an outer end of said connector portion is disposed at a gap in said structure of said mirror back plate to facilitate connection of said connector portion with the connector of the wire harness of the exterior rearview mirror assembly.