INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A vehicular interior rearview mirror system, said vehicular interior rearview mirror system comprising:
- an attachment element adhesively attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle;
an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises a reflective mirror element;
wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror mount for attaching said interior rearview mirror assembly to said attachment element;
wherein, when said mirror mount is attached to said attachment element, said reflective mirror element has a field of view rearward of the vehicle;
wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes a pivot joint enabling a driver of the vehicle to pivotally adjust said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element;
wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes circuitry disposed in said mirror head, and wherein at least two electrical accessories of said interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of said circuitry;
wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the vehicle, with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element, pivotally adjusts said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting;
wherein said portion comprises a video camera, and wherein said video camera, when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle, has a field of view through the windshield of the vehicle; and
wherein one of said at least two electrical accessories comprises said video camera.
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Abstract
A vehicular interior rearview mirror system includes an attachment element adhesively attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle and an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head including a reflective mirror element. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes circuitry disposed in the mirror head, and at least two electrical accessories of the interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of the circuitry. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the vehicle, with the interior rearview mirror assembly attached to the attachment element, pivotally adjusts the mirror head to set the rearward field of view of the reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting. The portion includes a video camera that has a field of view through the windshield of the vehicle. One of the at least two electrical accessories comprises the video camera.
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Citations
58 Claims
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1. A vehicular interior rearview mirror system, said vehicular interior rearview mirror system comprising:
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an attachment element adhesively attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises a reflective mirror element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror mount for attaching said interior rearview mirror assembly to said attachment element; wherein, when said mirror mount is attached to said attachment element, said reflective mirror element has a field of view rearward of the vehicle; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes a pivot joint enabling a driver of the vehicle to pivotally adjust said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes circuitry disposed in said mirror head, and wherein at least two electrical accessories of said interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of said circuitry; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the vehicle, with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element, pivotally adjusts said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said portion comprises a video camera, and wherein said video camera, when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle, has a field of view through the windshield of the vehicle; and wherein one of said at least two electrical accessories comprises said video camera. - 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, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A vehicular interior rearview mirror system, said vehicular interior rearview mirror system comprising:
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an attachment element adhesively attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises an electrochromic reflective mirror element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror mount for attaching said interior rearview mirror assembly to said attachment element; wherein, when said mirror mount is attached to said attachment element, said electrochromic reflective mirror element has a field of view rearward of the vehicle; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes a pivot joint enabling a driver of the vehicle to pivotally adjust said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes circuitry disposed in said mirror head, and wherein at least two electrical accessories of said interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of said circuitry; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the vehicle, with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element, pivotally adjusts said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said portion comprises a video camera, and wherein said video camera, when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle, has a field of view through the windshield of the vehicle, and wherein said video camera comprises a CMOS camera; wherein one of said at least two electrical accessories comprises said video camera; and wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a headlamp controller, wherein another of said at least two electrical accessories comprises said headlamp controller. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A vehicular interior rearview mirror system, said vehicular interior rearview mirror system comprising:
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an attachment element adhesively attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle, wherein said attachment element comprises a mirror mounting button; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises an electrochromic reflective mirror element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror mount for attaching said interior rearview mirror assembly to said attachment element; wherein, when said mirror mount is attached to said attachment element, said electrochromic reflective mirror element has a field of view rearward of the vehicle; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises first and second pivot joints enabling a driver of the vehicle to pivotally adjust said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element, and wherein said first pivot joint is generally disposed at said portion and wherein said second pivot joint is generally disposed at said mirror head, and wherein a support arm connects between said first and second pivot joints; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes circuitry disposed in said mirror head, and wherein at least two electrical accessories of said interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of said circuitry; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the vehicle, with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element, pivotally adjusts said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said portion comprises a video camera, and wherein said video camera, when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle, has a field of view through the windshield of the vehicle, and wherein said video camera comprises a CMOS camera; wherein one of said at least two electrical accessories comprises said video camera; and wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a headlamp controller, wherein another of said at least two electrical accessories comprises said headlamp controller. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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50. A vehicular interior rearview mirror system, said vehicular interior rearview mirror system comprising:
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an attachment element adhesively attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises an electrochromic reflective mirror element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror mount for attaching said interior rearview mirror assembly to said attachment element; wherein, when said mirror mount is attached to said attachment element, said electrochromic reflective mirror element has a field of view rearward of the vehicle; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes a pivot joint enabling a driver of the vehicle to pivotally adjust said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes circuitry disposed in said mirror head, and wherein at least three electrical accessories of said interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of said circuitry; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the vehicle, with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element, pivotally adjusts said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein at least one of (a) said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises first and second pivot joints enabling the driver of the vehicle to pivotally adjust said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting, wherein said first pivot joint is generally disposed at said portion and wherein said second pivot joint is generally disposed at said mirror head, and wherein a support arm connects between said first and second pivot joints, and (b) said pivot joint comprises a ball and socket, and wherein one of said ball and socket is disposed generally at said portion and the other of said ball and socket is disposed generally at said mirror head; wherein said portion comprises a video camera, and wherein said video camera, when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle, has a field of view through the windshield of the vehicle, and wherein said video camera comprises a CMOS camera; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a headlamp controller; and wherein said at least three electrical accessories at least comprise (a) said video camera, (b) said headlamp controller and (c) a mirror dimming control for said electrochromic reflective mirror element.
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51. A vehicular interior rearview mirror system, said vehicular interior rearview mirror system comprising:
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an attachment element adhesively attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises an electrochromic reflective mirror element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror mount for attaching said interior rearview mirror assembly to said attachment element; wherein, when said mirror mount is attached to said attachment element, said electrochromic reflective mirror element has a field of view rearward of the vehicle; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes a pivot joint enabling a driver of the vehicle to pivotally adjust said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes circuitry disposed in said mirror head, and wherein at least two electrical accessories of said interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of said circuitry; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the vehicle, with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element, pivotally adjusts said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein at least one of (a) said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises first and second pivot joints enabling the driver of the vehicle to pivotally adjust said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting, wherein said first pivot joint is generally disposed at said portion and wherein said second pivot joint is generally disposed at said mirror head, and wherein a support arm connects between said first and second pivot joints, and (b) said pivot joint comprises a ball and socket, and wherein one of said ball and socket is disposed generally at said portion and the other of said ball and socket is disposed generally at said mirror head; wherein said portion comprises a video camera, and wherein said video camera, when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle, has a field of view through the windshield of the vehicle, and wherein said video camera comprises a CMOS camera; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror dimming control in said mirror head; and wherein one of said at least two electrical accessories comprises said video camera and another of said at least two electrical accessories comprises one of (a) a headlamp controller and (b) said electrochromic mirror dimming control.
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52. A vehicular interior rearview mirror system, said vehicular interior rearview mirror system comprising:
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an attachment element adhesively attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises an electrochromic reflective mirror element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror mount for attaching said interior rearview mirror assembly to said attachment element; wherein, when said mirror mount is attached to said attachment element, said electrochromic reflective mirror element has a field of view rearward of the vehicle; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes a pivot joint enabling a driver of the vehicle to pivotally adjust said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said electrochromic reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes circuitry disposed in said mirror head, and wherein at least two electrical accessories of said interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of said circuitry; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the vehicle, with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached to said attachment element, pivotally adjusts said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting, and wherein said portion includes said mirror mount; wherein said portion comprises a video camera, and wherein said video camera, when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle, has a field of view through the windshield of the vehicle; wherein said video camera is fixedly disposed at said portion and wherein said video camera comprises a CMOS video camera; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror dimming control; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises a headlamp controller; and wherein one of said at least two electrical accessories comprises said video camera. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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