Patent ID: 9696000
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B60Q,B60R,F21S

Claim:
1. A mirror device for motor vehicles, comprising an outer housing having a cover, a lens provided in the outer housing, and an illumination device comprising at least one illumination element, the lens having a first area internal to the cover, and a second, transparent area extending to at least one side portion of the outer housing, said second area of the lens being mounted flush with the outer housing, and the cover having at least a first cover element external to the lens, the first cover element including one or more thin films applied by vacuum deposition, arranged extending over the entire length of the cover and mounted flush with the second area of the lens, the first cover element being configured so that the at least one illumination element is visible from the exterior of the outer housing only when the illumination device is turned on and configured so that when the illumination device is turned off, the at least one illumination element is not visible from the exterior of the outer housing, the cover further comprising a substantially opaque second cover element having an overlapping portion that is arranged on at least one portion of the first cover element, wherein the first area of the lens is mounted internal to the cover, positioned behind the cover such that the light emitted from the illumination device at least partially passes forward and at least partially passes toward the vehicle side.