Memory mirror system for vehicle
First Claim
1. A vehicular interior rearview memory mirror system, said interior rearview memory mirror system comprising:
- an interior rearview mirror assembly;
said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror casing having a reflective element with a rearward field of view;
said interior rearview mirror assembly further comprising a support being adapted to mount said mirror assembly to a vehicle; and
an electrical actuator located interiorly of said mirror casing, said electrical actuator cooperating with said support to provide adjustment of said mirror casing about said support when said electrical actuator is actuated to thereby provide adjustment of said rearward field of view of said reflective element about one or more axes when said actuator is actuated.
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Abstract
A vehicle memory mirror system of the present invention includes a housing and an actuator. The housing includes a mirror casing and a support, which mounts the mirror casing to the vehicle. The weight of the actuator is directly distributed to the vehicle via the support so that the interior rearview mirror assembly of the memory mirror system exhibits improved vibration characteristics and, further, is positioned such that the mirror assembly has increased capacity for housing a variety of accessories and/or devices. A reflective element is incorporated in the casing and provides a rearward field of view when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle, with the actuator providing adjustment for the rearward field of view. In one form, the actuator is substantially positioned exteriorly of the mirror casing and engages a portion of the casing to adjust the position of the casing and the reflective element about the one or more axes.
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47 Claims
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1. A vehicular interior rearview memory mirror system, said interior rearview memory mirror system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly;
said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror casing having a reflective element with a rearward field of view;
said interior rearview mirror assembly further comprising a support being adapted to mount said mirror assembly to a vehicle; and
an electrical actuator located interiorly of said mirror casing, said electrical actuator cooperating with said support to provide adjustment of said mirror casing about said support when said electrical actuator is actuated to thereby provide adjustment of said rearward field of view of said reflective element about one or more axes when said actuator is actuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicular interior rearview memory mirror system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly;
said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror casing having a reflective element with a rearward field of view;
said interior rearview mirror assembly further comprising a support being adapted to mount said mirror assembly to a vehicle, said mirror casing being fixed relative to said support; and
an electrical actuator located interiorly of said mirror assembly, said electrical actuator cooperating with said reflective element to provide adjustment of said reflective element when said electrical actuator is actuated to thereby provide adjustment of said rearward field of view of said reflective element about one or more axes when said actuator is actuated. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle memory mirror system, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a body forming a mirror casing and a support for mounting said mirror assembly to a vehicle;
a reflective element; and
an electrical actuator supporting said reflective element in said mirror casing, said actuator providing adjustment of said reflective element in said mirror casing and, further, being mounted to said body whereby the weight of said actuator is directly distributed to the vehicle by said support to improve the vibration performance of said reflective element in said interior rearview mirror assembly. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle memory mirror system, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror casing, said mirror casing having a first cavity and a second cavity;
a reflective element supported in said first cavity;
a support adapted to mount said mirror casing to a vehicle; and
an electrical actuator housed in said second cavity and mounting said mirror casing to said support and providing adjustment of an orientation of said mirror casing and said reflective element about said support about at least one axis. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A vehicle memory mirror system comprising:
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at least one exterior sideview mirror assembly, said sideview mirror assembly including a sideview mirror casing adapted to mount to a vehicle, a sideview reflective element, and a sideview electrical actuator for adjusting the position of said sideview reflective element in said sideview mirror casing about one or more axes;
an interior rearview mirror assembly including a rearview mirror casing, a rearview reflective element, a support for mounting said rearview mirror casing to a vehicle, and a rearview electrical actuator, said rearview electrical actuator adjusting the position of said mirror casing about one or more axes about said support to thereby adjust said rearward field of view of said reflective element; and
at least one control module in communication with said rearview electrical actuator and said sideview electrical actuator, said control module actuating said actuators to adjust the positions of said reflective elements in response to signals from at least one of (a) a mirror switch that is user operable to selectively position said reflective elements and (b) a memory set switch that is user operable to set memory positions for said reflective elements. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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Specification