Patent ID: 6862146
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An afocal rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle operated by an operator for producing an image of an object located outside the vehicle, comprising: an interior element housing having a first longitudinal axis, an exterior element housing having a second longitudinal axis, the interior element housing in cooperative communication with the exterior element housing so that the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis define an acute angle therebetween, a reflective element assembly, at least a portion of which is located at the apex of the angle for reflecting light entering through the exterior element housing to exit through the interior element housing, an objective lens assembly adapted to converge light entering the exterior element housing onto the reflective element wherein the image produced an the reflective element is unfocused, and a field lens assembly adapted to diverge light reflected from the reflective element through the interior element housing wherein the image produced is focused at the operator's eyes.