Rearview mirror assembly incorporating accessories
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Abstract
An interior rearview mirror system for use in a vehicle includes a mirror support assembly for attachment to the interior of a vehicle. The mirror support assembly comprises a first electronic accessory such as an imaging sensor. A reflective mirror element is disposed in a housing, the housing being pivotally adjustable about the mirror support assembly via a pivot element. The housing includes second and third electronic accessories at least partially controlled by a microprocessor. The mirror support assembly preferably includes a wire passageway for wires passing into the housing for the reflective mirror element. The second and third electronic accessories may be a headlamp controller and automatic dimming circuitry, or may be selected from a variety of other devices such as a garage door opener, an INTERNET interface, a video device, a trip computer, a light, or other items. The mirror assembly may also be in wireless communication with an external device.
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180 Claims
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18. An interior rearview mirror assembly suitable for use in a vehicle, said assembly comprising:
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a mirror support assembly adapted for attachment to an interior portion of the vehicle and comprising at least a first electronic accessory;
a reflective mirror element disposed in a housing, said housing pivotally adjustable about said mirror support assembly via a pivot element;
said housing including at least a second electronic accessory and a third electronic accessory;
wherein said first electronic accessory comprises an imaging sensor, said imaging sensor sensing headlights of oncoming vehicles;
wherein said second electronic accessory comprises a headlamp controller and wherein said third electronic accessory comprises automatic dimming circuitry;
a microprocessor, said microprocessor at least partially controlling both said second electronic accessory and said third electronic accessory; and
wherein said mirror support assembly comprises a wire passageway for wires passing into said housing that houses the interior mirror reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 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, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. An interior rearview mirror assembly suitable for use in a vehicle, said assembly comprising:
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a mirror support assembly adapted for attachment to an interior portion of the vehicle and comprising at least a first electronic accessory;
a reflective mirror element disposed in a housing, said housing pivotally adjustable about said mirror support assembly via a pivot element;
said housing including at least a second electronic accessory and a third electronic accessory;
wherein said first electronic accessory comprises an imaging sensor;
wherein said second electronic accessory and said third electronic accessory are chosen from the group consisting of a trainable garage door opener, a universal home access system, an INTERNET interface, a remote keyless entry receiver, a video device, a rain sensor, a trip computer, an intrusion detector, a phone device, an interior light, a seat occupancy detector, a phone attachment, a printer, a transmitter/receiver, a modem, an instrumentation light, a console light, a solar panel, a windshield defogger device, an antenna, a loudspeaker, a microphone, a digital message recorder, a magnetic tape message recorder, a phone control panel, a digital storage device, an information display, automatic dimming circuitry, an antenna, a vehicle tracking unit, a video device, a rain sensor, remote keyless entry circuitry, a microphone, a voice actuated element, a photosensor, an occupancy detector, a compass sensor, an intrusion detector, toll booth transaction circuitry, a headlamp controller, a garage door opener and a pager;
a microprocessor, said microprocessor at least partially controlling both said second electronic accessory and said third electronic accessory;
wherein said mirror support assembly comprises a wire passageway for wires passing into said housing that houses the interior mirror reflective element; and
wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly is in wireless communication with an external device. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123)
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124. An interior rearview mirror assembly suitable for use in a vehicle, said assembly comprising:
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a mirror support assembly adapted for attachment to an interior portion of the vehicle and comprising at least a first electronic accessory;
a reflective mirror element disposed in a housing, said housing pivotally adjustable about said mirror support assembly via a pivot element;
said housing including at least a second electronic accessory and a third electronic accessory;
wherein said second electronic accessory and said third electronic accessory are chosen from the group consisting of a trainable garage door opener, a universal home access system, an INTERNET interface, a remote keyless entry receiver, a video device, a rain sensor, a trip computer, an intrusion detector, a phone device, an interior light, a seat occupancy detector, a phone attachment, a printer, a transmitter/receiver, a modem, an instrumentation light, a console light, a solar panel, a windshield defogger device, an antenna, a loudspeaker, a microphone, a digital message recorder, a magnetic tape message recorder, a phone control panel, a digital storage device, an information display, automatic dimming circuitry, an antenna, a vehicle tracking unit, a video device, a rain sensor, remote keyless entry circuitry, a microphone, a voice actuated element, a photosensor, an occupancy detector, a compass sensor, an intrusion detector, toll booth transaction circuitry, a headlamp controller, a garage door opener and a pager;
a microprocessor, said microprocessor at least partially controlling at least two of said first electronic accessory, said second electronic accessory and said third electronic accessory; and
wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly is in wireless communication with an external device. - View Dependent Claims (125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180)
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Current AssigneeDonnelly Corporation (Magna International Incorporated)
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Original AssigneeDonnelly Corporation (Magna International Incorporated)
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InventorsDeLine, Jonathan E., Lynam, Niall R.
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current340/815.400
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CPC Class CodesB60K 2370/739 the user being the passengerB60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapt...B60K 35/656 the user being a passengerB60R 1/04 mounted inside vehicle B60R...B60R 1/088 using a cell of electricall...B60R 1/12 Mirror assemblies combined ...B60R 2001/1215 with information displaysB60R 21/01566 Devices for warning or indi...
