CPC F21V 33/004 (2013.01) [A45D 42/10 (2013.01); A47G 1/02 (2013.01); F21V 11/00 (2013.01); F21V 33/0004 (2013.01); G02B 6/0096 (2013.01); A47G 2200/08 (2013.01); A47G 2200/186 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A mirror assembly comprising:
a housing portion;
a generally circular mirror coupled with the housing portion;
a light source disposed at a periphery of the mirror;
a substantially circular light pipe having a length and being positioned around at least a portion of the periphery of the mirror; and
a light scattering region disposed along the length of the light pipe, the light scattering region comprising a plurality of light scattering elements having a pattern density determined by spatially varying the light scattering elements, the light scattering region configured to encourage a portion of the light impacting the light scattering elements to be emitted out of the light pipe and toward a user of the mirror, the pattern density of light scattering elements being less dense in a region near the light source and the pattern density of light scattering elements being greater in a region generally opposite the light source along the periphery of the mirror, thereby facilitating a substantially constant amount of light emitted along the length of the light pipe.
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