VEHICLE INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH ACTUATOR
First Claim
1. A rearview mirror system for a vehicle, said rearview mirror system comprising:
- an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mounting structure, an electrical actuator, and a reflective element;
said mounting structure being configured to be detachably mounted at an attachment element adhered to an inner surface of the vehicle windshield;
said electrical actuator supported at said mounting structure with the weight of said electrical actuator being transferred to the vehicle windshield by the mounting of said mounting structure at the vehicle windshield;
wherein said mounting structure is adjustable relative to the vehicle windshield to generally vertically adjust a nominal setting of a rearward field of view of said reflective element;
wherein said electrical actuator is operable to adjust said reflective element in order to vertically and horizontally adjust a rearward field of view of said reflective element;
said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising an imaging sensor, said imaging sensor having a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield; and
wherein said forward field of view of said imaging sensor is not adjusted when said electrical actuator adjusts said rearward field of view of said reflective element.
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Abstract
A rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mounting structure, an electrical actuator and a reflective element. The mounting structure may be configured to be detachably mounted at an attachment element adhered to an inner surface of the vehicle windshield. The mounting structure is adjustable relative to the vehicle windshield to generally vertically adjust a nominal setting of a rearward field of view of the reflective element. The electrical actuator is operable to adjust the reflective element in order to vertically and horizontally adjust a rearward field of view of the reflective element. The interior rearview mirror assembly may include an imaging sensor having a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield. The forward field of view of the imaging sensor may not be adjusted when the electrical actuator adjusts the rearward field of view of the reflective element.
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24 Claims
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1. A rearview mirror system for a vehicle, said rearview mirror system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mounting structure, an electrical actuator, and a reflective element; said mounting structure being configured to be detachably mounted at an attachment element adhered to an inner surface of the vehicle windshield; said electrical actuator supported at said mounting structure with the weight of said electrical actuator being transferred to the vehicle windshield by the mounting of said mounting structure at the vehicle windshield; wherein said mounting structure is adjustable relative to the vehicle windshield to generally vertically adjust a nominal setting of a rearward field of view of said reflective element; wherein said electrical actuator is operable to adjust said reflective element in order to vertically and horizontally adjust a rearward field of view of said reflective element; said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising an imaging sensor, said imaging sensor having a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield; and wherein said forward field of view of said imaging sensor is not adjusted when said electrical actuator adjusts said rearward field of view of said reflective 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)
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