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Mirror assembly
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Inventors: Muth, Michael D.; Todd, Daniel R.; Mathieu, Daniel J.; Bukosky, Allen A.; Musiel, Michael J.;
Assignee: K.W. Muth Company, Inc. ()
Primary Examiner: Spyrou; Cassandra
Assistant Examiner: Boutsikaris; Leo
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory & Matkin, P.S.
A mirror assembly including a semitransparent mirror which passes about 1% to about 30% of a broad band of visible light, and which reflects less than about 80% of a broad band of visible light; and a light assembly positioned adjacent to the semitransparent mirror and which emits visible light which is passed by the semitransparent mirror, the luminous intensity of the mirror assembly being about 0.5 to about 120 candelas. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION Therefore, one aspect of the present invention is to provide an improved mirror assembly.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a mirror assembly which may be manufactured and installed as original equipment on an overland vehicle and the like, or which may be further manufactured in the manner of a retrofit.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a mirror assembly which may be readily installed or integrated with other mirror technologies such as motorized actuators, heater elements and films of various types, including diffractive, holographic, reflective and electrochromic devices of various designs.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a mirror assembly which includes a nondichroic, semitransparent mirror which passes about 1% to about 30% of a broad band of visible light and which reflects less than about 80% of a broad band of visible light.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a mirror assembly which includes a light assembly positioned adjacent to a semitransparent, nondichroic mirror and which emits visible light which is passed by the semitransparent mirror, the luminous intensity of the mirror assembly being about 0.
5 to about 120 candelas.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a mirror assembly which includes a light assembly positioned adjacent to a semitransparent mirror, and which has a luminous intensity of about 1 candela to about 1000 candelas.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a mirror assembly having an optical stack which is less than about 25 mm.
in thickness, and weighs less than about 100 grams.
Still a further aspect of the present invention relates to a mirror assembly which includes a nondichroic, semitransparent mirror; a light assembly positioned adjacent to the semitransparent mirror and which has a luminous intensity of about 1 candela to about 1000 candelas; a collimating optical element positioned between the light assembly and the semitransparent mirror; a refractive optical element positioned between the collimating element and the semitransparent mirror; and a light control optical element positioned between the refractive optical element and the semitransparent mirror
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Light Fixtures 
