Patent ID: 9586526
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B60Q,B60R,F21S,G02B

Claim:
1. An exterior mirror system for a vehicle, said exterior mirror system comprising: an exterior mirror assembly; said exterior mirror assembly comprising at least one of a powerfold exterior mirror assembly and a breakaway exterior mirror assembly; said exterior mirror assembly comprising a non-folding portion configured for mounting at a side of a vehicle equipped with said exterior mirror system; said exterior mirror assembly comprising a folding portion; a reflective element disposed at said folding portion; wherein said reflective element is mounted to a backing plate that is supported by an electrical actuator operable to move said reflective element; wherein said electrical actuator comprises a dual axis positioning device that permits adjustment of the position of said reflective element about both vertical and horizontal axes; said exterior mirror assembly comprising an indicator; said indicator comprising at least one light emitting diode, said at least one light emitting diode emitting an intensity of light when electrically operated; wherein said indicator comprises a module; wherein said module is substantially water impervious; and wherein said indicator is configured to, when said at least one light emitting diode is electrically operated and when said exterior mirror assembly is mounted at the side of the equipped vehicle, emit a pattern of light laterally emanating from the exterior mirror assembly, and wherein the pattern of light has a transverse axis with respect to the equipped vehicle and a forward region forward of the transverse axis and a rearward region rearward of the transverse axis, and wherein a light intensity at the forward region of the pattern of light is different from a light intensity at the rearward region of the pattern of light.