Optical: systems and elements – Glare or unwanted light reduction – With mirror
Patent
1995-05-04
1996-03-19
Shafer, Ricky D.
Optical: systems and elements
Glare or unwanted light reduction
With mirror
359855, 359865, 359872, 359877, G02B 508, G02B 7182, B60R 106
Patent
active
055007660
ABSTRACT:
A side mirror for a motor vehicle includes a day
ight mirror having a planar reflecting surface and a blind spot mirror having a planar reflecting surface. The mirror includes a housing which covers the day
ight mirror in a manner that prevents overhead lights from showing a double image. The day
ight mirror reflecting surface is angled with respect to the blind spot mirror reflecting surface, and the blind spot reflecting surface is angled with respect to the day
ight mirror reflecting surface in a horizontal plane when the mirror is mounted on the vehicle. Each of the mirrors is mounted on a spherical ball, and the mirrors can be moved independently of each other by a various systems having the controls remote from the mirror inside the vehicle. The systems include a cable system, or an electrical system or a mechanical system. The day
ight mirror has an additional control to position the mirror for night driving as well as for day driving.
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Gernstein Terry M.
Shafer Ricky D.
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