US Patent 7334923 Vehicle rearview mirror including a light-emitting diode apparatus

A vehicle rearview mirror including a housing, a mirror, an LED that has a light emitting element and plane-radiates light in a direction nearly vertical to the optical axis of the light emitting element, and a light-guiding member in which at least the one LED is incorporated at a predetermined position. The light-guiding member has a light reflection surface that reflects light to be plane-radiated from the LED and that allows the reflected light to be radiated in a desired direction, and a light radiation surface that allows direct light to be directly emitted from the LED and the reflected light to be externally radiated by the light radiation surface.