VEHICLE ACCESSORY MODULE
First Claim
1. An accessory module system for a vehicle, said accessory module system comprising:
- an interior rearview mirror assembly;
an accessory module;
at least one accessory housed at least partially in said accessory module, said at least one accessory comprising a camera, said camera having a lens;
an attachment member at an interior surface of a vehicle windshield;
said accessory module being configured to mount to said attachment member;
said accessory module comprising a windshield facing portion that opposes the interior surface of the vehicle windshield when said accessory module is mounted to said attachment member at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield;
said camera being disposed in said accessory module, said accessory module comprising structure to angle said camera with respect to said windshield facing portion of said accessory module, said camera having a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield when said accessory module is mounted to said attachment member;
wherein said lens of said camera is spaced from the interior surface of the vehicle windshield when said accessory module is mounted to said attachment member at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield;
wherein said accessory module system includes a resilient element disposed between said windshield facing portion of said accessory module and the interior surface of the vehicle windshield to at least one of cushion and seal said accessory module relative to the interior surface of the vehicle windshield when said accessory module is mounted to said attachment member at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield; and
wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly detachably mounts to at least one (a) said accessory module, (b) a second attachment member at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield, and (c) a header portion of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An accessory system for a vehicle includes an accessory module, at least one accessory and an attachment member at an interior surface of a vehicle windshield. The at least one accessory comprises a camera having a lens, with the camera being disposed in the accessory module, and the accessory module comprising structure to angle the camera with respect to a windshield facing portion of the accessory module. The camera has a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield when the accessory module is mounted to the attachment member. The accessory system may include a resilient element disposed between the windshield facing portion and the interior surface of the vehicle windshield to cushion and/or seal the accessory module relative to the interior surface when the accessory module is mounted to the attachment member at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield.
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18 Claims
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1. An accessory module system for a vehicle, said accessory module system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly; an accessory module; at least one accessory housed at least partially in said accessory module, said at least one accessory comprising a camera, said camera having a lens; an attachment member at an interior surface of a vehicle windshield; said accessory module being configured to mount to said attachment member; said accessory module comprising a windshield facing portion that opposes the interior surface of the vehicle windshield when said accessory module is mounted to said attachment member at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield; said camera being disposed in said accessory module, said accessory module comprising structure to angle said camera with respect to said windshield facing portion of said accessory module, said camera having a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield when said accessory module is mounted to said attachment member; wherein said lens of said camera is spaced from the interior surface of the vehicle windshield when said accessory module is mounted to said attachment member at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield; wherein said accessory module system includes a resilient element disposed between said windshield facing portion of said accessory module and the interior surface of the vehicle windshield to at least one of cushion and seal said accessory module relative to the interior surface of the vehicle windshield when said accessory module is mounted to said attachment member at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield; and wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly detachably mounts to at least one (a) said accessory module, (b) a second attachment member at the interior surface of the vehicle windshield, and (c) a header portion of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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