Vehicle information display
First Claim
1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a casing;
a reflective element having a back surface and a front surface, said front surface being directed toward and viewable by a driver of the vehicle; and
a display, said display comprising a micro-display element positioned within said casing and operable to project light onto a screen portion of said reflective element, said projected light being viewable as an image on said reflective element by a driver of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a casing, a reflective element and a display. The reflective element has a back surface and a front surface, with the front surface being directed toward and viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The display comprises a display element positioned within the casing. The display element is operable to project light onto a screen portion of the reflective element. The light is viewable as an image on the reflective element by a driver of the vehicle. The display element is separate and remote from the screen portion of the reflective element. Preferably, the display element and reflective elements are positioned generally along planes which are angled with respect to one another. The display may include a reflective optic which functions to redirect the projected light toward the screen portion of the reflective element.
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73 Claims
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1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a casing;
a reflective element having a back surface and a front surface, said front surface being directed toward and viewable by a driver of the vehicle; and
a display, said display comprising a micro-display element positioned within said casing and operable to project light onto a screen portion of said reflective element, said projected light being viewable as an image on said reflective element by 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, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a casing;
a reflective element having a back surface and a front surface, said front surface being directed toward and viewable by a driver of the vehicle; and
a display, said display comprising a display element positioned within said casing and operable to project light onto a screen portion of said reflective element, said projected light being viewable as an image on said reflective element by a driver of the vehicle, said display element being positioned generally along a first plane and said reflective element being positioned generally along a second plane, said first plane being angled relative to said second plane. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a casing;
a reflective element having a back surface and a front surface, said front surface being directed toward and viewable by a driver of the vehicle; and
a display, said display comprising a micro-display element positioned within said casing and operable to project light onto a screen portion of said reflective element, said projected light being viewable as an image on said reflective element by a driver of the vehicle, said micro-display element being aligned to project said projected light in a direction generally along said reflective element, said display comprising at least one reflective optic for reflecting said projected light toward said reflective element, said image on said reflective element being a reverse image of the light projected by said micro-display element. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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