VEHICULAR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING INTEGRATED BACKLIGHTING FOR A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD)
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1. A vehicular rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- an electrochromic (EC) glass element;
a printed circuit board for mounting electrical components;
a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted to the printed circuit board; and
a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to the printed circuit board below the LCD to provide backlighting.
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Abstract
A vehicular rearview mirror assembly (600) includes an electrochromic (EC) glass element (303) and a printed circuit board (603) for mounting electrical components. A liquid crystal display (LCD) (615) is mounted to the printed circuit board (603), while a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) (608) are also mounted to the same printed circuit board below the LCD (603) for providing backlighting.
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1. A vehicular rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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an electrochromic (EC) glass element; a printed circuit board for mounting electrical components; a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted to the printed circuit board; and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to the printed circuit board below the LCD to provide backlighting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An automotive mirror assembly comprising:
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an electrochromic (EC) mirror element; a printed circuit board (PCB); a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted to the PCB and projecting through the EC element; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the PCB and arranged in a matrix configuration for providing LCD backlighting; and wherein the LCD provides at least one driver assist function to the driver for enhancing safe vehicle operation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An automotive rearview mirror assembly for providing a driver with enhanced driver assist functionality comprising:
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an electrochromic (EC) mirror element; a printed circuit board (PCB); a liquid crystal display (LCD) connected to the PCB for displaying information through the EC mirror element; a bus bar for providing electrical power to the LCD; a plurality of light emitting diodes formed into a matrix configuration mounted to the PCB for providing LCD backlighting; a radio frequency (RF) shield grounded to the PCB for shielding components on the PCB from RF energy emitted by the LCD; an elastomeric conductor for providing a grounding connection from the bus bar to the RF shield; and wherein driver assist functions presented on the LCD can be dynamically scaled in size in order to present only a desired amount of information on the LCD. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An automotive rearview mirror assembly for providing a driver with at least one driver assist function through an LCD display comprising:
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an electrochromic (EC) glass element; a printed circuit board for mounting electrical components; a liquid crystal display (LCD) connected to the printed circuit board; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to the printed circuit board below the LCD to provide backlighting; and wherein the driver assist function is presented to the driver on the LCD and is scaled in size based upon the type of driver assist function. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A vehicular rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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an electrochromic (EC) glass element; a printed circuit board for mounting electrical components; a main liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted to the printed circuit board; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to the printed circuit board below the LCD for providing backlighting; and a button bar display actuator for allowing the driver to configure the main LCD. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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