Display arrangement for a motor vehicle

A display arrangement to display data on a mirror surface of a motor vehicle surrounded by a housing includes at least one light-emitting element and a corresponding light guide having one end face to receive light from the light-emitting element and another end face located in the housing substantially parallel to the mirror surface. The mirror surface is provided with a light transmissive aperture in the region of the second end face of the light guide.

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I claim:

1. A display arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising:

a mirror surface mounted in a housing;

at least one light emitting element at a location remote from the mirror surface;

a light guide associated with the light-emitting element extending between the location remote from the mirror surface and a location adjacent to the mirror surface and having a first end face coupled to receive light from the light-emittingelement and a second end face disposed substantially parallel to the mirror surface in the housing, the mirror surface having a light transmissive aperture in the region of the second end face of the light guide.

2. A display arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the light-emitting element is a luminescence diode.

3. A display arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the light transmissive aperture is an opening in or a semitransparent portion of the mirror surface.

4. A display arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the second end face of the light guide has an associated lens by which the emitted light can be directed.

5. A display arrangement according to claim 1 wherein the light transmissive aperture is located in a region of the mirror surface where little traffic monitoring data is to be expected.

6. A display arrangement according to claim 1 including a plurality of light guides located at the light transmissive aperture which are capable of being selectively actuated by light from corresponding light-emitting elements.