US5634709A
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Inner mirror of a vehicle having a display device
Assignee: Murakami Corp
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Filing: 1995-11-27
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Granted: 1997-06-03
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Expires: 2015-11-27
Abstract
Abstract An inner mirror of a vehicle having a display device includes a mirror body, a rear view mirror provided in a front opening of the mirror body for reflecting an image in the rear of a vehicle back to a driver's visual point, an information display section provided within an area of the rear view mirror in the front opening of the mirror body or within an area adjacent to the area of the rear view mirror, a light emitting display section provided in the mirror body for displaying visual information by emission of light, and an information display mirror provided in the mirror body for reflecting the visual information displayed by the light emitting display section back to the driver's visual point through the information display section.
Inventors
- 👤 Tokumitsu Iwama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 06:20
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R1/00; B60R1/12; G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/0101; B60R2001/1215; B60R2001/1284; G02B2027/0118
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
An inner mirror of a vehicle having a display device comprising: a mirror body; a rear view mirror, comprising a glass substrate having a front and a rear surface, said rear view mirror being mounted in a front opening of said mirror body as a means for reflecting an image in a rear of a vehicle back to a driver's field of vision, a half transmitting reflecting film having an inner and outer surface, said outer surface of said half transmitting reflecting film being attached to all of said rear surface of said rear view mirror; an information display section provided within an area of said front surface of said rear view mirror; a black coated film on said inner surface of said half transmitting reflecting film except for a portion behind said information display section; light emitting display means provided in said mirror body for displaying visual information by emission of light; and an information display mirror means provided in said mirror body for reflecting the visual information displayed by said light emitting display means back to the driver's field of vision through said information display section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
188 words
An inner mirror of a vehicle having a display device comprising: a mirror body; a rear view mirror, comprising a glass substrate having a front and a rear surface, said rear view mirror being mounted in a front opening of said mirror body as a means for reflecting an image in a rear of a vehicle back to a driver's field of vision, a half transmitting reflecting film having an inner and outer surface, said outer surface of said half transmitting reflecting film being attached to all of said rear surface of said rear view mirror; an information display section provided within an area of said front surface of said rear view mirror; a black coated film on said inner surface of said half transmitting reflecting film except for a portion behind said information display section; light emitting display means provided in said mirror body for displaying visual information by emission of light; and an information display mirror means provided in said mirror body for reflecting the visual information displayed by said light emitting display means back to the driver's field of vision through said information display section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
An inner mirror as defined in claim 1 further comprising slit means mounted on said light emitting display means, for directing said visual information displayed by said light emitting display means in a direction of the information display mirror means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
An inner mirror as defined in claim 1 wherein the visual information displayed by the light emitting display means is information relating to a distance of an obstacle located to the rear of said vehicle.
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