Vehicle accessory module
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Abstract
An accessory system of a vehicle comprises an accessory module assembly having a mounting portion, a head portion and a rearview mirror assembly. The mounting portion extends generally upward when mounted to an attachment member at a vehicle windshield. The head portion may extend generally horizontally and rearwardly with respect to the vehicle from an upper portion of the mounting portion. The head portion comprises electronic circuitry for at least one accessory. The mirror assembly is mountable to the mounting portion, with the head portion of the accessory module assembly extending generally above the mirror casing. The head portion may be viewable and/or user accessible above the mirror casing when the mirror assembly is mounted to the mounting portion. The head portion may be pivotable or articulatable relative to the base portion of the accessory module assembly.
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59 Claims
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21. An accessory system for a vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle windshield having a first attachment member affixed thereto;
an accessory module assembly comprising a mounting portion and a head portion, said mounting portion being configured to mount to said first attachment member and to extend generally upward when mounted to said first attachment member, said mounting portion having a second attachment member, said head portion being pivotally attached to said mounting portion, said head portion housing electronic circuitry of at least one accessory; and
an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror casing and a reflective element, said mirror assembly being mountable to said second attachment member, said head portion of said accessory module assembly extending from said mounting portion generally above said mirror casing and being at least one of viewable and user accessible above said mirror casing when said mirror assembly is mounted to said second attachment member. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An accessory system for a vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle windshield having an attachment member affixed thereto;
an accessory module assembly comprising a mounting portion for mounting said accessory module assembly to said attachment member, and a head portion for housing electronic circuitry associated with at least one accessory, said head portion being articulatably mounted to said mounting portion, said head portion being articulatable relative to said mounting portion between a folded orientation, wherein said head portion is folded generally along said mounting portion, and a non-folded orientation, wherein said head portion extends generally from said mounting portion; and
an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror casing and a reflective element, said mirror assembly being mountable to said mounting portion of said accessory module assembly. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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Specification