EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror head and a mounting base;
wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element;
wherein said mounting base is configured for attachment of said exterior rearview mirror assembly at a body side of an equipped vehicle;
a camera module disposed at said mirror head;
said camera module comprising a camera having a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the equipped vehicle;
said camera operable to capture image data;
wherein said camera module is extendable and retractable relative to said mirror casing;
wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein, with said camera module extended and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a region at least along a body side of a trailer being towed by the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head and a mounting base, with a camera module disposed at the mirror head. The camera module includes a camera having a field of view exterior of the vehicle when the mirror assembly is attached at the vehicle. The camera module is extendable and retractable relative to a mirror casing of the mirror head. With the camera module retracted and with the mirror assembly attached at the vehicle, the camera module is oriented such that its field of view encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the vehicle. With the camera module extended and with the mirror assembly attached at the vehicle, the camera module may be oriented such that its field of view encompasses a region at least along a body side of a trailer being towed by the vehicle.
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Citations
24 Claims
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1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head and a mounting base; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element; wherein said mounting base is configured for attachment of said exterior rearview mirror assembly at a body side of an equipped vehicle; a camera module disposed at said mirror head; said camera module comprising a camera having a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the equipped vehicle; said camera operable to capture image data; wherein said camera module is extendable and retractable relative to said mirror casing; wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the equipped vehicle; and wherein, with said camera module extended and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a region at least along a body side of a trailer being towed by the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head and a mounting base; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element; wherein said mounting base is configured for attachment of said exterior rearview mirror assembly at a body side of an equipped vehicle; a camera module disposed at said mirror head; said camera module comprising a camera having a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the equipped vehicle; said camera operable to capture image data; wherein said camera module is extendable and retractable relative to said mirror casing; wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the equipped vehicle; wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, the field of view of said camera partially overlaps a field of view provided by the reflective element of said exterior rearview mirror assembly; and wherein the equipped vehicle comprises a display screen viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said display screen is operable to display video images derived from image data captured by said camera of said camera module when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head and a mounting base; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element; wherein said mounting base is configured for attachment of said exterior rearview mirror assembly at a body side of an equipped vehicle; a camera module disposed at said mirror head; said camera module comprising a camera having a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the equipped vehicle; said camera operable to capture image data; wherein said camera module is extendable and retractable relative to said mirror casing; wherein, with said camera module retracted and with said exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the equipped vehicle, said camera module is oriented such that the field of view of said camera encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the equipped vehicle; wherein extension and retraction of said camera module is motorized; wherein the equipped vehicle comprises a display screen viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said display screen is operable to display video images derived from image data captured by said camera of said camera module when said exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the equipped vehicle; and wherein display by said display screen of video images derived from image data captured by said camera is automatically actuated responsive to a blind spot detection system of the equipped vehicle determining another vehicle to be in the blind spot of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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