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Granted Patent B2
US 10,029,614 · App. 15/352,798 · Granted Jul 24, 2018

Interior rearview mirror assembly

Inventor: Mark L. Larson (Grand Haven, MI)
Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
B60R1/04
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Patent No.
US 10,029,614
App. No.
15/352,798
Granted
Jul 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element and a mirror casing supporting the mirror reflective element. The mirror casing includes a synthesized ABS material having an additional styrene copolymer added to that of the native ABS in the polymerization process of the ABS material. The synthesized ABS may include a Hushlloy™ material. The mirror casing that is made of the synthesized ABS material may include a rear housing portion or a bezel.

Claims (31)

1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

a mirror reflective element;

a mirror casing supporting said mirror reflective element; and

wherein said mirror casing comprises a synthesized ABS material having an additional styrene copolymer added to that of a native ABS in a polymerization process of the ABS material.

2. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the synthesized ABS material comprises a Hushlloy™ material.

3. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the synthesized ABS material comprises a HS210 PC/ABS blend material.

4. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the synthesized ABS material comprises a HS510 PC/ABS blend material.

5. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein said mirror casing comprises a bezel portion of said mirror assembly, and wherein said bezel portion comprises the synthesized ABS material.

6. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein said mirror casing comprises a rear housing portion that houses at least one accessory of said interior rearview mirror assembly, and wherein said rear housing portion comprises the synthesized ABS material.

7. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 1 , comprising a circuit board disposed in said mirror casing.

8. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 7 , wherein said circuit board is supported at an attachment plate in said mirror casing.

9. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 8 , wherein said attachment plate comprises a synthesized ABS material having an additional styrene copolymer added to that of a native ABS in a polymerization process of the ABS material.

10. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 9 , wherein the synthesized ABS of said attachment plate comprises a Hushlloy™ material.

11. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

a mirror reflective element;

a mirror casing supporting said mirror reflective element, said mirror casing comprising a rear housing portion and a bezel portion; and

wherein at least one of said rear housing portion and said bezel portion comprises a synthesized ABS material having an additional styrene copolymer added to that of a native ABS in a polymerization process of the ABS material.

12. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 11 , wherein the synthesized ABS material comprises a Hushlloy™ material.

13. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 11 , wherein said bezel portion comprises the synthesized ABS material.

14. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 13 , wherein said rear housing portion comprises the synthesized ABS material.

15. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 11 , wherein said rear housing portion comprises the synthesized ABS material.

16. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 11 , comprising a circuit board disposed in said mirror casing, wherein said circuit board is supported at an attachment plate in said mirror casing.

17. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 16 , wherein said attachment plate comprises a synthesized ABS material having an additional styrene copolymer added to that of a native ABS in a polymerization process of the ABS material.

18. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 17 , wherein the synthesized ABS of said attachment plate comprises a Hushlloy™ material.

19. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

a mirror reflective element;

a mirror casing supporting said mirror reflective element;

wherein said mirror casing comprises a rear housing portion that houses at least one accessory of said interior rearview mirror assembly, wherein a portion of said rear housing portion engages a glass surface of said mirror reflective element;

a circuit board supported at an attachment plate disposed in said rear housing portion of said mirror casing, and wherein said attachment plate attaches at said rear housing portion of said mirror casing; and

wherein at least one of said rear housing portion and said attachment plate comprises a synthesized ABS material having an additional styrene copolymer added to that of a native ABS in a polymerization process of the ABS material.

20. The interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 19 , wherein the synthesized ABS material comprises a Hushlloy™ material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2016
From: LARSON, MARK L.
To: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62256450 · Nov 17, 2015
Related Publication 20170136949A1 · May 18, 2017
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