Vehicle exterior mirror assembly with blind spot indicator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7492281
APP PUB NO 20080316054A1
SERIAL NO

11994471

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An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly that is mountable at an exterior side of a vehicle and has an inboard portion that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted at the exterior side of the vehicle. A blind spot indicator is disposed at the inboard portion of the mirror casing of the mirror assembly. The blind spot indicator comprises at least one illumination source for indicating to the driver a detected presence of an object alongside of and/or rearward of the vehicle. The indicator may comprise a unitary indicator module that is mountable at the inboard portion of the mirror assembly. The indicator module includes an illumination source and circuitry and is connectable to an electrical connector.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • DONNELLY CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kendall, Craig Grand Haven, US 36 690
Lynam, Niall R Holland, US 650 97160
Ruse, James A Allegan, US 28 648

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