Patent ID: 7192171

Claim:
Vehicle rear-view side mirror with multifunctional signal comprising: a housing (D) adapted to be attached by a support ( 10 ) to an outer surface of said vehicle, with a first opening having at least one prisms rear-viewing element, camera or mirror; a second opening including at least an aperture facing to a front part of said vehicle with respect to a driving direction, said second opening accommodating an emitter assembly including one light source and/or one reflector ( 12 ) for emitting at least luminous signals provided with a cover including at least a translucent or transparent or in part colorless tinted surface ( 1 ) configured to permit a passage of light towards said front part and/or towards a ground area in a lateral zone of the rear-view side mirror and towards a rear part through a side end area led away from said outer surface of the vehicle and open towards the rear of said vehicle, said emitter assembly is associated with an electronic control circuit to produce at least one turn-signal indicator function and an additional security signal and to use and/or combine various signals of different types or multiple functions by application of different commands, different light sources, on/off times, and/or is adapted to combine different internal arrangements with intercalated emitter assemblies, of the same or different type, form and color, wherein said at least translucent or transparent surface ( 1 ) is located in an area between upper and lower horizontal tangents delimiting superior and inferior parts of said housing (D), and placed at a back part of said mirror ( 50 ), allowing a light signal to be projected therethrough at least on a plane perpendicular to driving axis ( 500 ) to the front and rear, respectively.