INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises an electrochromic reflective mirror element;
a mirror mount, wherein said mirror mount is configured for attaching said interior rearview minor assembly at an attachment element that is attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly;
wherein, with said minor mount attached at the attachment element, said reflective minor element has a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said interior rearview minor assembly includes a pivot joint enabling a driver of the equipped 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 minor assembly attached at the attachment element;
wherein said interior rearview minor assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the equipped vehicle, with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element, pivotally adjusts said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting;
wherein said pivot joint comprises a ball and a socket, and wherein one of said ball and said socket is disposed at said minor head;
wherein said interior rearview minor assembly includes circuitry;
wherein at least a part of said circuitry is accommodated within said minor head;
wherein at least two electrical accessories of said interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of said circuitry;
wherein said portion includes said minor mount; and
wherein said portion comprises a CMOS-based camera, and wherein said CMOS-based camera, with said interior rearview minor assembly normally mounted in the equipped vehicle, has a field of view through a windshield of the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head having an electrochromic reflective minor element. A minor mount is configured for attaching the interior rearview mirror assembly at an attachment element at an interior surface of a vehicle windshield. The interior rearview minor assembly includes a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the vehicle pivotally adjusts the mirror head to set the rearward field of view of the reflective mirror element. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes circuitry, with at least a part of the circuitry accommodated within the mirror head. At least two electrical accessories of the interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of the circuitry. The portion includes a CMOS-based camera that, with the interior rearview minor assembly normally mounted in the vehicle, has a field of view through a windshield of the vehicle.
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Citations
48 Claims
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1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises an electrochromic reflective mirror element; a mirror mount, wherein said mirror mount is configured for attaching said interior rearview minor assembly at an attachment element that is attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly; wherein, with said minor mount attached at the attachment element, said reflective minor element has a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly includes a pivot joint enabling a driver of the equipped 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 minor assembly attached at the attachment element; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the equipped vehicle, with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element, pivotally adjusts said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said pivot joint comprises a ball and a socket, and wherein one of said ball and said socket is disposed at said minor head; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly includes circuitry; wherein at least a part of said circuitry is accommodated within said minor head; wherein at least two electrical accessories of said interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of said circuitry; wherein said portion includes said minor mount; and wherein said portion comprises a CMOS-based camera, and wherein said CMOS-based camera, with said interior rearview minor assembly normally mounted in the equipped vehicle, has a field of view through a windshield of the equipped vehicle. - 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)
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28. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises an electrochromic reflective mirror element; a mirror mount, wherein said mirror mount is configured for attaching said interior rearview minor assembly at an attachment element that is attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly; wherein, with said minor mount attached at the attachment element, said reflective minor element has a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly includes a single pivot joint enabling a driver of the equipped vehicle to pivotally adjust said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the equipped vehicle, with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element, pivotally adjusts said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said single pivot joint comprises a ball and a socket, and wherein one of said ball and said socket is disposed at said mirror head, and wherein the other of said ball and said socket is disposed at said portion of said interior rearview minor assembly that does not adjust when the driver of the equipped vehicle, with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element, pivotally adjusts said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly includes circuitry; wherein at least a part of said circuitry is accommodated within said minor head; wherein said portion includes said minor mount; and wherein said portion comprises a CMOS-based camera, and wherein said CMOS-based camera, with said interior rearview minor assembly normally mounted in the equipped vehicle, has a field of view through a windshield of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises an electrochromic reflective mirror element; a mirror mount, wherein said mirror mount is configured for attaching said interior rearview minor assembly at an attachment element that is attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly; wherein, with said minor mount attached at the attachment element, said reflective minor element has a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly includes a single pivot joint enabling a driver of the equipped vehicle to pivotally adjust said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the equipped vehicle, with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element, pivotally adjusts said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said single pivot joint comprises a ball and a socket, and wherein one of said ball and said socket is disposed at said mirror head, and wherein the other of said ball and said socket is disposed at said portion of said interior rearview minor assembly that does not adjust when the driver of the equipped vehicle, with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element, pivotally adjusts said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly includes circuitry; wherein at least a part of said circuitry is accommodated within said minor head; wherein at least two electrical accessories of said interior rearview mirror assembly share at least one component of said circuitry; wherein one of said at least two electrical accessories comprises a CMOS-based camera, and wherein said CMOS-based camera is disposed at said portion that does not adjust when the driver of the equipped vehicle, with said interior rearview mirror assembly attached at the attachment element, pivotally adjusts said mirror head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective minor element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said CMOS-based camera, with said interior rearview mirror assembly normally mounted in the equipped vehicle, has a field of view through a windshield of the equipped vehicle; wherein another of said at least two electrical accessories comprises an electrochromic minor dimming control and wherein said electrochromic minor dimming control is accommodated within said mirror head; and wherein said portion includes said minor mount. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head, wherein said mirror head comprises an electrochromic reflective mirror element; a mirror mount, wherein said mirror mount is configured for attaching said interior rearview minor assembly at an attachment element that is attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly; wherein, with said minor mount attached at the attachment element, said reflective minor element has a field of view rearward of the equipped vehicle; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly includes a single pivot joint enabling a driver of the equipped vehicle to pivotally adjust said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly comprises a portion that does not adjust when the driver of the equipped vehicle, with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element, pivotally adjusts said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said single pivot joint comprises a ball and a socket, and wherein one of said ball and said socket is disposed at said mirror head, and wherein the other of said ball and said socket is disposed at said portion of said interior rearview minor assembly that does not adjust when the driver of the equipped vehicle, with said interior rearview minor assembly attached at the attachment element, pivotally adjusts said minor head to set the rearward field of view of said reflective mirror element to the driver'"'"'s desired setting; wherein said portion includes said minor mount; wherein said minor head comprises at least one of (a) a display, (b) a light, (c) an electrochromic mirror dimming control and (d) a headlamp controller; wherein said interior rearview minor assembly includes circuitry; wherein at least a part of said circuitry is accommodated within said minor head; wherein said portion comprises a CMOS-based camera, and wherein said CMOS-based camera, with said interior rearview minor assembly normally mounted in the equipped vehicle, has a field of view through a windshield of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said CMOS-based camera and said at least one of (a) a display, (b) a light, (c) an electrochromic mirror dimming control and (d) a headlamp controller share at least one component of said circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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