Rearview mirror assembly with information display
First Claim
1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror case having a reflective element, said mirror case being adapted to mount to the vehicle;
a light emitting display element positioned within said mirror case and operable to project light in a direction generally rearwardly with respect to the vehicle; and
a refractive light directing element positioned at a perimeter of said reflective element and generally adjacent to said display element, said refractive light directing element refracting the light from said display element generally downwardly and rearwardly toward a driver of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An interior rearview mirror assembly provides a display system for displaying light or information to a driver of a vehicle. The display includes a refractive light directing element, which may include a prismatic display lens which refracts and directs the light of the display message downwardly and/or sidewardly toward a driver of the vehicle for improved viewing of the display message by the driver of the vehicle. The display system is mountable to a printed circuit board positioned within the case of the mirror assembly. The printed circuit board may also be connected to a pair of illumination sources positioned at a lower portion of a casing of the mirror assembly.
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28 Claims
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1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror case having a reflective element, said mirror case being adapted to mount to the vehicle;
a light emitting display element positioned within said mirror case and operable to project light in a direction generally rearwardly with respect to the vehicle; and
a refractive light directing element positioned at a perimeter of said reflective element and generally adjacent to said display element, said refractive light directing element refracting the light from said display element generally downwardly and rearwardly toward a driver of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A prismatic interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror case having a reflective element, said mirror case being adapted to mount to a vehicle via a mounting arm, said mirror case being pivotable relative to said mounting arm; and
a toggle member which is operable to pivot said mirror case and said reflective element between a day position and a night position, said toggle member having an outer portion and an inner portion, said outer portion comprising a soft touch material, said soft touch material having a first material hardness and said inner portion having a second material hardness, said second material hardness being greater than said first material hardness. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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