US 12,214,720 B2
Vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly
Justin E. Sobecki, Rockford, MI (US); and Gregory A. Huizen, Hudsonville, MI (US)
Assigned to Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US)
Filed by Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/389,915.
Application 18/389,915 is a continuation of application No. 17/656,439, filed on Mar. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,850,998.
Application 17/656,439 is a continuation of application No. 16/947,771, filed on Aug. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,285,866, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
Application 16/947,771 is a continuation of application No. 16/461,002, granted, now 10,744,930, issued on Aug. 18, 2020, previously published as PCT/IB2017/057462, filed on Nov. 28, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/426,806, filed on Nov. 28, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0116434 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60R 1/06 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21S 43/50 (2018.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 9/08 (2018.01); F21W 104/00 (2018.01); F21W 107/10 (2018.01); F21Y 113/13 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2021.01); G02B 19/00 (2006.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01); G03B 21/20 (2006.01); G03B 29/00 (2021.01)
CPC B60Q 1/2665 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); B60R 1/06 (2013.01); B60R 1/1207 (2013.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/26 (2018.01); F21S 43/51 (2018.01); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 9/08 (2013.01); G02B 3/0037 (2013.01); G02B 3/0075 (2013.01); G02B 7/021 (2013.01); G02B 19/0066 (2013.01); G03B 21/001 (2013.01); G03B 21/2033 (2013.01); G03B 29/00 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1215 (2013.01); F21W 2104/00 (2018.01); F21W 2107/10 (2018.01); F21Y 2113/13 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08)] 35 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly, the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
a mirror head accommodating a mirror reflective element;
a mounting structure configured to mount the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle;
an illumination module accommodated by the mirror head, the illumination module comprising a light source;
wherein the illumination module comprises a first mask and a second mask;
wherein, when the light source is electrically powered, light emitted by the light source that passes through the first mask is a first color and light emitted by the light source that passes through the second mask is a second color;
wherein the first color is different from the second color;
wherein, with the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the side of the vehicle, and when the light source is electrically powered to emit light, (i) light emitted by the light source passes through the first mask to project a first projected image onto a ground region adjacent to the side of the vehicle at which the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted, and (ii) light emitted by the light source passes through the second mask to project a second projected image onto the ground region adjacent to the side of the vehicle at which the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted;
wherein the first projected image comprises a first portion of a logo having the first color, and wherein the second projected image comprises a second portion of the logo having the second color; and
wherein the first projected image and the second projected image are projected together to establish a multi-colored logo at the ground region.
 
17. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly, the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
a mirror head accommodating a mirror reflective element;
a mounting structure configured to mount the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle;
an illumination module accommodated by the mirror head, the illumination module comprising a light source;
wherein the illumination module comprises a first mask, a second mask and a third mask;
wherein the first mask comprises a first glass mask, and wherein the second mask comprises a second glass mask, and wherein the third mask comprises a third glass mask;
wherein, when the light source is electrically powered, (i) light emitted by the light source that passes through the first mask is a first color, (ii) light emitted by the light source that passes through the second mask is a second color and (iii) light emitted by the light source that passes through the third mask is a third color;
wherein the first color is different from the second color and different from the third color, and wherein the second color is different from the third color;
wherein, with the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the side of the vehicle, and when the light source is electrically powered to emit light, (i) light emitted by the light source passes through the first mask to project a first projected image onto a ground region adjacent to the side of the vehicle at which the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted, (ii) light emitted by the light source passes through the second mask to project a second projected image onto the ground region adjacent to the side of the vehicle at which the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted and (iii) light emitted by the light source passes through the third mask to project a third projected image onto the ground region adjacent to the side of the vehicle at which the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted;
wherein the first projected image comprises a first portion of a logo having the first color, and wherein the second projected image comprises a second portion of the logo having the second color, and wherein the third projected image comprises a third portion of the logo having the third color; and
wherein the first projected image, the second projected image and the third projected image are projected together to establish a multi-colored logo at the ground region.
 
25. A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly, the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
a mirror head accommodating a mirror reflective element;
a mounting structure configured to mount the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle;
an illumination module accommodated by the mirror head, the illumination module comprising a logo light source and a ground illumination light source;
wherein the illumination module comprises a first mask and a second mask;
wherein the first mask comprises a first glass mask, and wherein the second mask comprises a second glass mask;
wherein, when the logo light source is electrically powered, light emitted by the logo light source that passes through the first mask is a first color and light emitted by the logo light source that passes through the second mask is a second color;
wherein the first color is different from the second color;
wherein, with the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the side of the vehicle, and when the ground illumination light source is electrically powered to emit light, light emitted by the ground illumination light source passes through a freeform optic of the illumination module to illuminate a ground region adjacent to the side of the vehicle at which the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted;
wherein, with the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the side of the vehicle and when the logo light source is electrically powered to emit light, (i) light emitted by the logo light source passes through the first mask to project a first projected image onto a logo region within the ground region that is illuminated by the ground illumination light source when the ground illumination light source is electrically powered to emit light, and (ii) light emitted by the logo light source passes through the second mask to project a second projected image onto the logo region within the ground region that is illuminated by the ground illumination light source when the ground illumination light source is electrically powered to emit light;
wherein the first projected image comprises a first portion of a logo having the first color, and wherein the second projected image comprises a second portion of the logo having the second color; and
wherein the first projected image and the second projected image are projected together to establish a multi-colored logo at the logo region.