Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable mirrors
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Application No.: US16223764Application Date: 2018-12-18
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Publication No.: US10534157B2Publication Date: 2020-01-14
- Inventor: Leigh Gray Hagestad , John Michael Galan Ferrer , Victoria Leigh Schein , Nitin Bandaru
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Stevens Law Group
- Agent David R. Stevens
- Main IPC: B60R1/04
- IPC: B60R1/04 ; G02B7/182 ; B60R1/12 ; B60R11/00 ; B60J3/02 ; G02B1/11

Abstract:
Various expandable mirrors and a vehicle having the same are described. An expandable mirror may include a first pane having a first reflective surface and a second pane having a second reflective surface. The expandable mirror may also include a mechanism connected with each of the first and second panes. The mechanism may be actuated to expand a viewing area of the mirror such that the expanded viewing area includes both the first and second reflective surfaces. The expandable mirror may also include a third pane having a third reflective surface that contributes to the viewing area when the mirror is expanded. The expandable mirror may also include a manual button configured to actuate or de-actuate the mechanism when pressed. The expandable mirror may also include a positioning motor configured to adjust the orientation of the viewing area of the mirror.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190121057A1 Expandable Mirrors Public/Granted day:2019-04-25
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