IP Library Granted Patent US 8,646,923
Granted Patent B2
US 8,646,923 · App. 12/634,359 · Granted Feb 11, 2014

Rear view mirror for a motor vehicle and method for the production of a rear view mirror

Inventors: Thomas Höing (Cham, DE); Klaus Högerl (Furth in Wald, DE)
Assignee: Flabeg GmbH & Co. KG
B60R1/081
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Patent No.
US 8,646,923
App. No.
12/634,359
Granted
Feb 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rear view mirror ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle comprising a metal-coated substrate ( 2 ) which forms a main mirror surface ( 4 ) and is provided in a subarea with an additional blind spot mirror ( 6 ) is to provide a particularly high reproduction quality of the reflected image, while production costs are kept down. For this purpose, according to the invention, the additional blind spot mirror ( 6 ) is bonded onto the side of the substrate ( 2 ) remote from the direction of light incidence on the substrate ( 2 ) by a transparent, light-resistant adhesive.

Claims (11)

1. A rear view mirror for a motor vehicle comprising

a metal-coated substrate which forms a main mirror surface and is provided in a subarea with an additional blind spot mirror, the additional blind spot mirror being bonded onto the side of the substrate opposite from the direction of light incidence on the substrate by a transparent, light-resistant adhesive, wherein

the substrate is metal-coated on its side opposite from the direction of light incidence and the additional blind spot mirror is metal-coated on its side facing the direction of light incidence.

2. The rear view mirror according to claim 1 , wherein a number of spacers are arranged between the metal-coated substrate and the additional blind spot mirror.

3. The rear view mirror according to claim 1 , wherein the additional blind spot mirror is produced from a metal-coated calotte which, compared to the metal-coated substrate, has a smaller radius of curvature.

4. The rear view mirror according to claim 3 , wherein the smaller radius of curvature is less than 1000 mm.

5. The rear view mirror according to claim 1 , wherein the additional blind spot mirror has an average thickness of 1.6 mm at the most.

6. The rear view mirror according to claim 1 , wherein a silicone or an acrylate is provided as adhesive.

7. The rear view mirror according to claim 1 , the back of which is bonded with a heating foil.

8. The rear view mirror according to claim 7 , the heating foil of which has slots in the region of the additional blind spot mirror.

9. A method for producing a rear view mirror according to claim 1 , wherein a substrate provided to form the main mirror surface is provided with a mask in a subarea and is then metal-coated by applying a reflector material, leaving the subarea free, and wherein an additional blind spot mirror is bonded onto the subarea after the mask has been removed.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2023
From: FLABEG AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
To: ELEUTHERA SPC (ACTING ON BEHALF OF ITS SEGREGATED PORTFOLIO SIG-I EURO MEZZ II SP)
Reel/Frame 065081/0096 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2023
From: FLABEG DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: FLABEG AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 064988/0901 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 4, 2013
From: FLABEG GMBH & CO. KG
To: FLABEG DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 029572/0683 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2010
From: HOING, THOMAS; HOGERL, KLAUS
To: FLABEG GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 023982/0138 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2008 062 101 · Dec 16, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100149670A1 · Jun 17, 2010