Multifunction mirror display
First Claim
1. A multifunction mirror display system for a vehicle, said multifunction mirror display system comprising:
- an information console assembly having an emitting element in a pre-determined orientation in a housing, said emitting element compressively coupled to a reflective element in a pre-determined orientation to said housing to reflect between approximately 10% and 90% of light generated by a light source exterior to said housing and transmit away from said housing between approximately 10% and 90% of radiation generated by said emitting element; and
a processor unit in communication between said emitting element and an information input system, said information input system collects data for input to said processor unit, and said processor unit manipulates said data and communicates a signal to said emitting element.
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Abstract
An improved multifunction mirror display system that combines the display of projected and reflected data in a single console by compressively coupling, without the use of adhesives, a reflective element (e.g. two-way mirror) with an emitting element (e.g. a liquid crystal display) within a housing. Compressive coupling of a reflective element with an emitting element is achieved by urging: (1) a reflective element against an emitting element; (2) an emitting element against a reflective element; or (3) both a reflective element and an emitting element against one another. Such an improved multifunction mirror display system can be used with overland, air, water and/or amphibious vehicles, buildings or non-occupied structures like sign posts, bridges and/or guard rails.
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47 Claims
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1. A multifunction mirror display system for a vehicle, said multifunction mirror display system comprising:
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an information console assembly having an emitting element in a pre-determined orientation in a housing, said emitting element compressively coupled to a reflective element in a pre-determined orientation to said housing to reflect between approximately 10% and 90% of light generated by a light source exterior to said housing and transmit away from said housing between approximately 10% and 90% of radiation generated by said emitting element; and
a processor unit in communication between said emitting element and an information input system, said information input system collects data for input to said processor unit, and said processor unit manipulates said data and communicates a signal to said emitting element. - 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, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A multifunction mirror display system, said multifunction display system comprising:
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an information console assembly having a housing, frame, two-way mirror panel and visual display, said two-way mirror panel removeably fixed to said housing, said frame comprises at least one pair of opposing tabs in bias contact with said visual display, and said visual display compressively coupled to said two-way mirror by said frame; and
a signal source in communication with said visual display. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A multifunction mirror display system, said multifunction display system comprising:
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an information console assembly having a housing, a support panel, an axially resilient member, a two-way mirror panel and a visual display;
wherein said visual display is fixed to said support panel, said two-way mirror panel is fixed to said housing, and said axially resilient member is disposed between said housing and said support panel to compressively couple said visual display to said two-way mirror panel; and
a signal source in communication with said visual display. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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