Abstract:
A reflective element for a mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a substrate and a functional or anti-abrasion film applied to an exterior surface of the substrate. The substrate comprises a polymeric resin material, such as a transparent optical polymeric resin material. The functional or anti-abrasion film may comprise a glass material and may have a thickness of less than approximately 0.8 mm. The anti-abrasion film is flexible to conform to the exterior surface of the substrate. The flexible film may be unrolled from a reel or roll and applied to the exterior surface of an elongated strip or sheet of substrate material. The substrate, including the glass film or layer, may then be cut or otherwise formed from the elongated strip or sheet of molded or extruded or cast substrate material.
Abstract:
A vehicle blind spot monitoring system includes an adjustable side view mirror(s), a mirror controller configured to control an angular orientation of the adjustable side view mirror(s) , side view mirror adjustment actuator(s) configured to enable a vehicle occupant to remotely adjust, in a normal operating condition, angular orientations of the adjustable side view mirror(s) in a normal orientation range, and side view blind spot adjustment actuator(s) configured to enable a vehicle occupant to remotely adjust, in a blind spot operating condition, angular orientations of the adjustable side view mirror(s) in blind spot orientation ranges. The adjustable side view mirror(s), the side view mirror adjustment actuator(s), and the side view blind spot adjustment actuator(s) are each communicatively interconnected with the mirror controller.
Abstract:
The present invention is implemented to improve the accuracy of a mirror surface and provides an optical reflecting mirror 1 formed by applying injection molding to a plastic material, wherein the surface shape to be a mirror surface 2 includes a curved section A and the thickness t1, t2 or t3 from the front surface 2 to back surface 3 is formed so as to be uniform or substantially uniform as a whole.
Abstract:
A micromirror unit is provided which includes a frame, a mirror forming base upon which a mirror surface is formed, and a torsion connector which includes a first end connected to the mirror forming base and a second end connected to the frame. The torsion connector defines a rotation axis about which the mirror forming base is rotated relative to the frame. The torsion connector has a width measured in a direction which is parallel to the mirror surface and perpendicular to the rotation axis. The width of the torsion connector is relatively great at the first end. The width becomes gradually smaller from the first end toward the second end.
Abstract:
A bar code reader for reading a bar code by emitting a laser beam from a laser diode toward the bar code and receiving the subsequently reflected light on a photosensor, in which the photosensor is disposed along an irradiating direction of the laser beam emitted from the laser diode, thereby achieving the most effective arrangement of the laser diode and the photosensor occupying less area.
Abstract:
A light scanning arrangement includes a frame directly moved by an inertial drive in order to oscillate a scan element supported by a hinge on the frame at high scan rates and with minimal electrical power consumption.
Abstract:
A light blocking system, apparatus and device which substantially reduces or eliminates light transmission from occurring in that area surrounding a vehicle's rear view mirror between the vehicle's visors. In one embodiment, the present invention is of sufficient width and height to substantially cover the sunlight transmission area while allowing operation of the vehicle, the apparatus including a notch adapted to receive an arm which connects the rear view mirror to the main viewing window; and a coupling system on the apparatus, the coupling system adapted to removably secure the apparatus into and from the sunlight transmission area.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an antiglare film having excellent durability. The antiglare film is disposed on the front of a display device and comprises a transparent plastic film and, formed on the transparent plastic film, at least an antiglare layer having fine concaves and convexes on its surface, wherein the antiglare layer is formed of a transparent resin and satisfies requirements that: (1) the surface of the antiglare layer has a three-dimensional ten-point mean roughness of 0.9 nullm to 3 nullm; and (2) the mean spacing between adjacent profile peaks on a three-dimensional roughness reference plane is 20 nullm to 50 nullm.
Abstract:
A variable shape mirror comprises a frame member having an opening, and a thin film having a first region including a reflecting plane and a second region of higher rigidity than the first region disposed in the outer periphery of the first region, being supported in the opening of the frame member. Other variable shape mirror comprises a frame member having a first opening and a second opening, a first thin film having a reflecting plane, forming an electrode, and supported in the first opening of the frame member, a second thin film forming an electrode electrically conducting with the electrode of the first thin film, and supported in the second opening of the frame member, and a substrate bonded to the frame member at a specified interval, and having an electrode at a position opposite to the electrode of the second thin film.
Abstract:
A safety rearview mirror has flexible mirrors (1) that are flexed selectively with a flex-control switch (2) on a turn-signal lever (4) of a motor vehicle (6). The flex-control switch controls a flex actuator (7) that is in contact with a back side of the flexible mirror. The flexible mirror is flexed to a convexly flexed mode to provide wide-area rearview for eliminating rearview blind spots, for lane-changing, for turning, for backing up and for responding to rearward conditions and dangers. For non-widened rearview, the flexible mirror is flexed to a flat mode. The flex-control switch is adapted to be affixed to the turn-signal lever for actuating the flexed mode by turn-signaling with the turn-signal lever. Return steering after a turn or de-activating the turn signal deactivates the flexed mode. Optionally also, the flex-control switch includes a non-signaling flex-control switch (3) that can be adapted for actuating and de-actuating the flexed mode by hand operation without turn-signal movement of the turn-signal lever. The flexible mirror includes a vehicle-compatible rearview-mirror case (10) that is affixable to either or both sides and inside of a motor vehicle predeterminedly. Communication of flex control from the flex-control switch to the flex actuator wherever the flexible mirror is positioned can be mechanical, electrical, radio-wave, computer-controlled or combinations thereof predeterminedly.