US 12,379,532 B2
Lightweight rigid mirror and a method of producing a lightweight rigid mirror
Justin King Knaplund, The Hills, TX (US)
Assigned to FLIGHTSAFETY INTERNATIONAL INC., Melville, NY (US)
Filed by FlightSafety International Inc., Melville, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/722,670.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/185,497, filed on May 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0357490 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G02B 5/10 (2006.01); G02B 27/30 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 5/10 (2013.01) [G02B 27/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mirror for a simulator, comprising:
a body including a front surface, a rear surface, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side, and a second side, comprising:
a rigid foam defining a first portion of the body; and
an insert formed of a second material, wherein the insert defines a second portion of the body and the front surface, and wherein the front surface has a shape adapted to reflect light that originates in a projector of the simulator to a user; and
a reflective material covering the front surface to reflect the light from the projector, wherein the reflective material is one or more of: (a) a metalized film; (b) biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BoPET); (c) a polyester film made from stretched polyethylene terephthalate (PET); (d) a metallized PET (polyester) film; (e) a vacuum metallized high gloss PET film; (f) an aluminized polyester film; (f) a polymer film coated with a metal; and (g) a material applied to the front surface in a first state and the material subsequently changes to a solid state.