Exterior rearview mirror assembly for vehicle
First Claim
1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror head and a mounting base;
wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element;
wherein said mounting base is configured for attachment of said exterior rearview mirror assembly at a body side of an equipped vehicle;
a camera module disposed at said mirror head;
said camera module comprising a camera having a field of view and operable to capture image data;
wherein said camera module is extendable and retractable relative to said mirror casing;
wherein said camera module is extendable and retractable via a mechanism that extends and retracts said camera module and that pivots said camera module about a vertical pivot axis;
wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the equipped vehicle;
wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, an inboard limit of the field of view of said camera partially overlaps an outboard limit of a field of view provided to a driver of the equipped vehicle by the reflective element of said exterior rearview mirror assembly; and
wherein, with said camera module extended and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a region at least along a body side of a trailer being towed by the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head and a mounting base, with the mirror head having a mirror casing and a reflective element, and with the mounting base configured for attachment at a vehicle. A camera module is disposed at the mirror head and includes a camera having a field of view and operable to capture image data. The camera module is extendable and retractable relative to the mirror casing. With the camera module retracted, the camera module is oriented such that the field of view of the camera encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the vehicle. With the camera module retracted, an inboard limit of the field of view of the camera partially overlaps an outboard limit of a field of view provided to a driver of the vehicle by the reflective element.
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27 Claims
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1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head and a mounting base; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element; wherein said mounting base is configured for attachment of said exterior rearview mirror assembly at a body side of an equipped vehicle; a camera module disposed at said mirror head; said camera module comprising a camera having a field of view and operable to capture image data; wherein said camera module is extendable and retractable relative to said mirror casing; wherein said camera module is extendable and retractable via a mechanism that extends and retracts said camera module and that pivots said camera module about a vertical pivot axis; wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the equipped vehicle; wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, an inboard limit of the field of view of said camera partially overlaps an outboard limit of a field of view provided to a driver of the equipped vehicle by the reflective element of said exterior rearview mirror assembly; and wherein, with said camera module extended and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a region at least along a body side of a trailer being towed by the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head and a mounting base; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element; wherein said mounting base is configured for attachment of said exterior rearview mirror assembly at a body side of an equipped vehicle; a camera module disposed at said mirror head; said camera module comprising a camera having a field of view and operable to capture image data; wherein said camera module is extendable and retractable relative to said mirror casing; wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the equipped vehicle; wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, an inboard limit of the field of view of said camera partially overlaps an outboard limit of a field of view provided to a driver of the equipped vehicle by the reflective element of said exterior rearview mirror assembly; wherein the equipped vehicle comprises a display screen viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said display screen is operable to display video images derived from image data captured by said camera of said camera module when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the equipped vehicle; wherein a horizontal field of view of said camera is in accordance with the following formula; - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head and a mounting base; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element; wherein said mounting base is configured for attachment of said exterior rearview mirror assembly at a body side of an equipped vehicle; a camera module disposed at said mirror head; said camera module comprising a camera having a field of view and operable to capture image data; wherein said camera module is extendable and retractable relative to said mirror casing; wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the equipped vehicle; wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, an inboard limit of the field of view of said camera partially overlaps an outboard limit of a field of view provided to a driver of the equipped vehicle by the reflective element of said exterior rearview mirror assembly; wherein, with said camera module extended and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a region at least along a body side of a trailer being towed by the equipped vehicle; wherein the equipped vehicle comprises a display screen viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said display screen is operable to display video images derived from image data captured by said camera of said camera module when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the equipped vehicle; and wherein display by said display screen of video images derived from image data captured by said camera is automatically actuated responsive to a blind spot detection system of the equipped vehicle determining another vehicle to be in a blind spot of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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