Electrical control system for vehicle options
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
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a connector supported on said housing and connectable to a vehicle electrical system;
a rearview mirror supported on said housing; and
a display system displaying information to the vehicle operator, said display system including a display source supported in said housing and connected to said connector, and a reflector mounted on said housing vertically spaced from said mirror and positioned for reflecting information presented by said display source, whereby said display source is mounted on a circuit board in said housing and said reflector reflects the information displayed by said display source such that said display source information is visible to a driver of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle structural accessory includes one or more electronic accessories. One electrical accessory which may be provided is an electronically trainable transmitter which is trainable to generate a control signal which will actuate a garage door opening mechanism. Another electronic accessory which may be included is an electronic compass. Yet another device is an electronically adjustable mirror having parameters set for each driver of a vehicle. The electronically adjustable rearview mirror and the electronically trainable garage door opener may be advantageously provided with a keyless entry system.
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24 Claims
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
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a housing; a connector supported on said housing and connectable to a vehicle electrical system; a rearview mirror supported on said housing; and a display system displaying information to the vehicle operator, said display system including a display source supported in said housing and connected to said connector, and a reflector mounted on said housing vertically spaced from said mirror and positioned for reflecting information presented by said display source, whereby said display source is mounted on a circuit board in said housing and said reflector reflects the information displayed by said display source such that said display source information is visible to a driver of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An information display system for use in a vehicle comprising:
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a housing; a connector supported on said housing and connectable to a vehicle electrical system; an interior rearview mirror supported on said housing; and a display system including a display source providing an image and a reflector, said reflector positioned to reflect the image from said display source, said reflector position on said housing adjacent said rearview mirror for displaying information corresponding to at least one sensed parameter, said rearview mirror movable about more than one axis relative to a driver of the vehicle such that the rearview mirror provides reflections at a desired viewing angle for the driver of the vehicle, and wherein said display reflector moves with said rearview mirror for displaying said sensed parameter at said desired viewing angle.
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14. A rearview mirror for a vehicle, comprising:
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a movable housing; a rearview mirror supported by said housing; and a display system including a display source mounted in said housing for displaying a sensed parameter, said display system further including a reflector pivotally supported on said housing for pivoting between a hidden position and a display position, whereby said reflector reflects the display source sensed parameter such that said sensed parameter is visible to a driver of the vehicle when said reflector is in said display position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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