CLEAR BEZEL
First Claim
1. A rearview assembly comprising:
- a housing including a plurality of sidewalls that terminate at a forward peripheral rim, the forward peripheral rim defining a forward opening;
a mount operably coupled with the housing, wherein the mount is configured for attachment to a windshield, the housing being pivotal relative to the mount; and
a substantially planar viewing surface operably coupled with the housing proximate the forward peripheral rim, the substantially planar viewing surface including a perimeter that is at least as large as the forward peripheral rim, wherein a first angle is defined between a line of sight from a driver to a midpoint of the viewing surface and a planar extent of the viewing surface, and wherein a second angle is defined through the housing between one of the plurality of sidewalls and the planar extent of the viewing surface, and wherein the first angle is equal to or larger than the second angle, such that the substantially planar viewing surface conceals the housing from view by the driver.
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Abstract
A rearview assembly having a mounting structure configured to be operably coupled with a vehicle. A housing is operably connected with the mounting structure and a rearward viewing device is supported by one of the housing and the mounting structure. The rearward viewing device provides a rearward view to a vehicle driver and includes a front substrate and a rear substrate. The entire front surface of the front substrate is exposed and the entire rear substrate is positioned behind the front substrate. A concealing layer is disposed about a periphery of the rearward viewing device between the front substrate and the rear substrate. A partially optically transparent bezel is disposed adjacent to both the rearward viewing device and the housing, the optically transparent bezel having an edge radius greater than 2.5 mm and the optically transparent bezel being substantially flush with the front surface of the front substrate.
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19 Claims
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1. A rearview assembly comprising:
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a housing including a plurality of sidewalls that terminate at a forward peripheral rim, the forward peripheral rim defining a forward opening; a mount operably coupled with the housing, wherein the mount is configured for attachment to a windshield, the housing being pivotal relative to the mount; and a substantially planar viewing surface operably coupled with the housing proximate the forward peripheral rim, the substantially planar viewing surface including a perimeter that is at least as large as the forward peripheral rim, wherein a first angle is defined between a line of sight from a driver to a midpoint of the viewing surface and a planar extent of the viewing surface, and wherein a second angle is defined through the housing between one of the plurality of sidewalls and the planar extent of the viewing surface, and wherein the first angle is equal to or larger than the second angle, such that the substantially planar viewing surface conceals the housing from view by the driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A rearview assembly comprising:
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a housing including a plurality of sidewalls that terminate at a forward peripheral rim, the forward peripheral rim defining a forward opening; a mount operably coupled with the housing, wherein the mount is configured for attachment to a windshield, the housing being pivotal relative to the mount; and a substantially planar viewing surface operably coupled with the housing proximate the forward peripheral rim, the substantially planar viewing surface including a perimeter that is at least as large as the forward peripheral rim, wherein a first angle is defined between a line of sight from a driver to a point on the perimeter of the planar viewing surface and a planar extent of the viewing surface, and wherein a second angle is defined through the housing between one of the plurality of sidewalls and the planar extent of the viewing surface, and wherein the first angle is equal to or larger than the second angle, such that the substantially planar viewing surface conceals the housing from view by the driver. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A rearview assembly comprising:
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a housing including a plurality of sidewalls that terminate at a forward peripheral rim, the forward peripheral rim defining a forward opening; a mount operably coupled with the housing, wherein the mount is configured for attachment to a windshield, the housing being pivotal relative to the mount; and a substantially planar viewing surface operably coupled with the housing proximate the forward peripheral rim, the substantially planar viewing surface including a perimeter that is at least as large as the forward peripheral rim, wherein a first angle of between approximately 61 degrees and 66 degrees is defined between a line of sight from a driver to the perimeter of the planar viewing surface and a planar extent of the viewing surface, and wherein a second angle that is less than the first angle is defined between one of the plurality of sidewalls and the planar extent of the viewing surface, such that the substantially planar viewing surface conceals the housing from view by the driver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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