ACCESSORY MOUNTING SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR USE IN A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An accessory mounting system suitable for use in a vehicle, said accessory mounting system comprising:
- an assembly adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface at a portion of the windshield of the vehicle;
a light absorbing layer at said portion of the windshield of the vehicle, said light absorbing layer at least partially hiding said assembly from view by a viewer external the vehicle, said viewer viewing through the windshield when said assembly is normally mounted to said receiving structure;
wherein said light absorbing layer comprises a ceramic frit layer;
wherein said light absorbing layer includes a light transmitting portion;
at least two accessories housed by said assembly;
one of said at least two accessories comprising a forwardly-viewing camera; and
said forwardly-viewing camera viewing through said light transmitting portion of said light absorbing layer at said portion of the windshield of the vehicle when said assembly is mounted to said receiving structure.
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Abstract
An accessory mounting system suitable for use in a vehicle includes an assembly adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface at a portion of the windshield of the vehicle. A light absorbing layer is at that portion of the windshield and at least partially hides the assembly from view by a viewer external the vehicle who is viewing through the windshield when the assembly is normally mounted to the receiving structure. The light absorbing layer includes a light transmitting portion. At least two accessories are housed by the assembly and one of the two accessories includes a forwardly-viewing camera that views through the light transmitting portion of the light absorbing layer at that portion of the windshield of the vehicle when the assembly is mounted to the receiving structure, and wherein the light absorbing layer comprises a ceramic frit layer.
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Citations
51 Claims
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1. An accessory mounting system suitable for use in a vehicle, said accessory mounting system comprising:
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an assembly adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface at a portion of the windshield of the vehicle; a light absorbing layer at said portion of the windshield of the vehicle, said light absorbing layer at least partially hiding said assembly from view by a viewer external the vehicle, said viewer viewing through the windshield when said assembly is normally mounted to said receiving structure; wherein said light absorbing layer comprises a ceramic frit layer; wherein said light absorbing layer includes a light transmitting portion; at least two accessories housed by said assembly; one of said at least two accessories comprising a forwardly-viewing camera; and said forwardly-viewing camera viewing through said light transmitting portion of said light absorbing layer at said portion of the windshield of the vehicle when said assembly is mounted to said receiving structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An accessory mounting system suitable for use in a vehicle, said accessory mounting system comprising:
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an assembly adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface at a portion of the windshield of the vehicle; wherein said receiving structure on the interior surface comprises an element adhesively attached to the windshield; a light absorbing layer at said portion of the windshield of the vehicle, said light absorbing layer at least partially hiding said assembly from view by a viewer external the vehicle, said viewer viewing through the windshield when said assembly is normally mounted to said receiving structure; wherein said light absorbing layer comprises a frit layer; wherein said light absorbing layer includes a light transmitting portion; wherein said light transmitting portion of said light absorbing layer comprises a light transmitting opening; at least two accessories housed by said assembly; one of said at least two accessories comprising a forwardly-viewing camera; and said forwardly-viewing camera viewing through said light transmitting portion of said light absorbing layer at said portion of the windshield of the vehicle when said assembly is mounted to said receiving structure. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An accessory mounting system suitable for use in a vehicle, said accessory mounting system comprising:
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an assembly adapted for releasable mounting to a receiving structure on the interior surface at a portion of the windshield of the vehicle; wherein said receiving structure on the interior surface comprises a metallic element adhesively attached to the windshield; a light absorbing layer at said portion of the windshield of the vehicle, said light absorbing layer at least partially hiding said assembly from view by a viewer external the vehicle, said viewer viewing through the windshield when said assembly is normally mounted to said receiving structure; wherein said light absorbing layer comprises a frit layer; wherein said light absorbing layer includes a light transmitting portion; wherein said light transmitting portion of said light absorbing layer comprises a light transmitting opening; at least two accessories housed by said assembly; one of said at least two accessories comprising a forwardly-viewing camera; said forwardly-viewing camera viewing through said light transmitting portion of said light absorbing layer at said portion of the windshield of the vehicle when said assembly is mounted to said receiving structure; and wherein at least one accessory housed by said assembly at least one of (a) electrically couples to an accessory located in the vehicle external to said assembly and (b) shares a component with an accessory located in the vehicle external to said assembly. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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