Patent ID: 6299333
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
An exterior rearview mirror assembly security system for a vehicle comprising:an exterior mirror assembly;said exterior mirror assembly including a security light assembly, said security light assembly projecting a pattern of light from said exterior mirror assembly on an area adjacent a door of the vehicle in order to create a lighted security zone in the area;said security light assembly including an enclosure, a light-transmitting opening in said enclosure, a light source for radiating light through said light-transmitting opening, and a cover for said ligh-transmitting opening wherein said cover comprises an optical lens having at least one non-planar optical surface, said optical lens configured to direct at least a portion of the light radiating through said light-transmitting opening downwardly and rearwardly; anda control, said control responsive to approach by a person to the vehicle, said control actuating said security light assembly to generate said pattern of light from said exterior mirror assembly in order to provide a lighted security zone adjacent an entrance to the vehicle at the side of the vehicle equipped with said exterior rearview mirror assembly.