Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Illuminating display with light gathering structure
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Application No.: US15615360Application Date: 2017-06-06
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Publication No.: US10025138B2Publication Date: 2018-07-17
- Inventor: James D. Collins, II , Michael F. Lisowski , Steven J. Veenman
- Applicant: Gentex Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Zeeland
- Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Zeeland
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Bradley D. Johnson
- Main IPC: B60Q1/26
- IPC: B60Q1/26 ; G02F1/13357 ; F21V8/00 ; F21V14/00 ; B60R1/12 ; B60R1/08 ; F21Y115/10 ; G02F1/1335 ; B60R1/04

Abstract:
A display mirror assembly having a housing. An electro-optic element is disposed within the housing. A light gathering structure is operably coupled with a first side of the electro-optic element and is configured to draw ambient light from outside the housing. A display module is disposed within the housing and is operable between an on state and an off state. A light relaying structure is operably coupled with a second side of the electro-optic element and is configured to relay light from the electro-optic element to a first edge of the display module. A backlit module is disposed at a second edge of the display module.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170351128A1 ILLUMINATING DISPLAY WITH LIGHT GATHERING STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2017-12-07
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