Patent ID: 6042253
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
A rearview mirror assembly for vehicles comprising:a mirror element;a mirror case for housing said mirror element, said mirror case having a top surface, a bottom surface and a back surface;a driver lamp, and a first light opening in said bottom surface passing light from said driver lamp downwardly and out of said mirror case, and a passenger lamp, and a second light opening in said bottom surface passing light from said passenger lamp downwardly and out of said mirror case;each of said driver lamp and said passenger lamp being fixedly mounted in said mirror case; at least one of said driver lamp and said passenger lamp including a bulb;a driver lamp air ventilation passageway including at least a driver lamp ventilation passageway first opening in said mirror case and a driver lamp ventilation passageway second opening spaced from said driver lamp ventilation passageway first opening in said mirror case, said driver lamp ventilation passageway first opening being positioned at a location selected from at least one of said back surface of said mirror case and said bottom surface of said mirror case, said driver lamp ventilation passageway second opening being positioned at a location selected from at least one of said back surface and said top surface, said first ventilation opening being positioned lower on said mirror case than said second ventilation opening; anda passenger lamp air ventilation passageway including at least a passenger lamp ventilation passageway third opening in said mirror case and a passenger lamp ventilation passageway fourth opening spaced from said passenger lamp ventilation passageway third opening in said mirror case, said passenger lamp ventilation passageway third opening being positioned at a location selected from at least one of said back surface of said mirror case and said bottom surface of said mirror case, said passenger lamp ventilation passageway fourth opening being positioned at a location selected from at least one of said back surface and said top surface, said third ventilation opening being positioned lower on said mirror case than said fourth ventilation opening.