Patent ID: 8926149
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
1. A side-view mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a housing for securement to a side of a vehicle, the housing defining an internal cavity opening toward a rear of the housing; a side-view mirror disposed in the internal cavity, the side-view mirror comprising a reflective element substantially occupying and being visible through the opening of the housing so as to permit the viewing of objects by a vehicle occupant, and the reflective element supported on a first surface of a backplate, the backplate including at least one light-transmissive portion positioned proximate a peripheral edge of, and extending about a majority of the perimeter of, the reflective element; and one or more light sources disposed within the housing; and wherein the side-view mirror assembly is characterized by each of an illuminated state, in which at least one of the one or more light sources illuminates the at least one light-transmissive portion so that the illumination is visible from outside the side-view mirror assembly in an area defined between the peripheral edge of the reflective element and the opening of the housing, and a non-illuminated state, in which no illumination is visible from outside the side-view mirror assembly in the area defined between the peripheral edge of the reflective element and the opening of the housing.