VISION SYSTEM WITH DOOR MOUNTED EXTERIOR MIRROR AND DISPLAY
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1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- an exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at an exterior portion of a door of a vehicle equipped with said vision system;
an imaging sensor having a field of view exterior the vehicle;
a video display screen operable to display video images captured by said imaging sensor; and
wherein said video display screen is disposed at an interior portion of the vehicle door at which said exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted.
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Abstract
A vision system for a vehicle includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at an exterior portion of a door of a vehicle, an imaging sensor having a field of view exterior the vehicle and a video display screen operable to display video images captured by the imaging sensor. The video display screen is disposed at an interior portion of the vehicle door at which the exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted. The exterior rearview mirror assembly and the video display screen may be part of a mirror and display module that is mountable at the vehicle door as a unit. The camera may be disposed at the exterior rearview mirror assembly.
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21 Claims
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1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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an exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at an exterior portion of a door of a vehicle equipped with said vision system; an imaging sensor having a field of view exterior the vehicle; a video display screen operable to display video images captured by said imaging sensor; and wherein said video display screen is disposed at an interior portion of the vehicle door at which said exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a modular unit comprising an exterior rearview mirror assembly and a video display screen, wherein said modular unit is configured to mount at an opening in a door of a vehicle equipped with said vision system; wherein, when said modular unit is mounted at an opening in a vehicle door, said exterior rearview mirror assembly is disposed at an exterior portion of the vehicle door and said video display screen is disposed at an interior portion of the vehicle door; and wherein said video display screen is operable to display video images captured by an imaging sensor disposed at the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A rearview vision system for a vehicle, said rearview vision system comprising:
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an exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at an exterior portion of a vehicle equipped with said rearview vision system, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising a reflective element attached at a back plate; an imaging sensor disposed at the vehicle and having a generally rearward and sideward field of view exterior the vehicle and generally at the side of the vehicle at which said exterior rearview mirror assembly is mounted; a video display screen operable to display video images captured by said imaging sensor; and wherein said video display screen is disposed behind said reflective element and supported at a cutout corner region of said back plate, whereby images displayed by said video display screen are viewable through said reflective element by the driver of the equipped vehicle when normally operating the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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