Patent ID: 8919971
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A rear view mirror assembly comprising: a non-transparent mirror housing; a front plastic element being optically transmissive, and closer to a user than the non-transparent mirror housing, said front plastic element defining a front face surface and a front face side piece in U-shaped configuration in cross section, wherein said front face side piece extending out to a rounded edge with said front face side piece extending beyond said rounded edge to engage said non-transparent mirror housing such that said front plastic element is a single piece that closes said non-transparent mirror housing; a second plastic element fixedly secured to said front plastic element to create an inter-element space, said second plastic element including a surface with a reflective layer covering said surface of said second plastic element; a light module disposed within a cavity formed by said mirror housing and said front plastic element behind said second plastic element and adjacent said front plastic element in an orientation such that said light module emits light out through only said front face side piece for edge illumination away from said front face surface of said front plastic element and said reflective layer of said second plastic element; and means for adaptively modifying reflectivity of said rear view mirror assembly.