Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Extended field of view exterior mirror element for vehicle
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Application No.: US15155351Application Date: 2016-05-16
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Publication No.: US09694750B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Niall R. Lynam
- Applicant: Donnelly Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Holland
- Assignee: Donnelly Corporation
- Current Assignee: Donnelly Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Holland
- Agency: Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP
- Main IPC: B60R1/08
- IPC: B60R1/08 ; B60R1/06 ; B60R1/072 ; G02B27/00 ; G02B7/182 ; G02F1/157 ; G02F1/161

Abstract:
A vehicular exterior sideview mirror assembly includes a main mirror element having a first primary field of view rearward of the vehicle and an auxiliary curved mirror element having a second auxiliary field of view rearward of the vehicle. The main mirror element and the auxiliary mirror element are adjacently disposed at a mirror backing plate element in a side-by-side relationship. The first primary field of view of the main mirror element may overlap the second auxiliary field of view of the auxiliary mirror element by between about 2 degrees and about 20 degrees. When used in an exterior sideview mirror assembly of a vehicle, the main mirror element may have a rearward field of view that subtends an angle of less than about 20 degrees relative to the side of the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160257253A1 EXTENDED FIELD OF VIEW EXTERIOR MIRROR ELEMENT FOR VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2016-09-08
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