Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – External alarm or indicator of movement
Reexamination Certificate
2001-05-18
2004-11-09
Pope, Daryl (Department: 2632)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
External alarm or indicator of movement
C340S465000, C340S468000, C340S475000, C362S494000, C362S545000, C362S800000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06816066
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automotive device attachable to a motor vehicle, in particular to a lateral blinker device, particularly for large size vehicles such as trucks, buses and the like.
The device for a luminous signaling, which is called a lateral blinker light is known in the art. It is usually disposed at the side of automotive vehicles, particularly of large size vehicles, to help better visualization of the vehicles. It is also known to use external rearview mirrors for vehicles of the above mentioned type. Such external rearview mirrors usually include a C-shaped support provided with upper and lower bases placed on a lateral door of the vehicle. The ends of the support are arranged in an articulated way, and a mirror is carried by a support articulately in a vertical transverse portion of the support. The mirror set is usually of a large size and projects outwardly beyond the lateral surface of the vehicle. Because of this such mirrors frequently are damaged by impacts, particularly in conditions of heavy traffic, in which the vehicles are very close to one another or because of collisions of the mirrors with close surfaces, etc. Such incidences usually happen because of a certain difficulty of evaluation of the position of the mirror with respect to the body and/or due to unfavorable illumination conditions and/or distraction of the driver, and/or other factors.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automotive vehicle of the above mentioned general type which avoids the disadvantages of the prior art.
More particularly it is an object of present invention to provide a lateral blinker light, which in addition to its usual functions of signaling the side of the vehicle, also improves the signaling of the external rearview mirror of the vehicle.
It is also an object of the present invention to provide a lateral blinker light which has a simple construction, can be produced by a simple process, and has a low cost.
In keeping with these objects and with others which will become apparent hereinafter, one feature of present invention resides, briefly stated, in an automotive device which has an external rearview mirror including a mirror element, an end support attachable to a vehicle and supporting said mirror element, and a lateral blinker including a light source and a supporting element which supports said light source, said supporting element with said light source being incorporated in said external rearview mirror.
When the automotive device is designed in accordance with the present invention, it eliminates the disadvantages of the prior art and provides for the above mentioned highly advantageous results.
The novel features which are considered as characteristic for the present invention are set forth in particular in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its method of operation, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of specific embodiments when read in connection with the accompanying drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 6264353 (2001-07-01), Caraher et al.
Metagal Industria e Comercio LTDA
Pope Daryl
Striker Michael J.
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