Vehicle image acquisition and display assembly
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1. A mirror assembly for use with a vehicle having an operator, said mirror assembly comprising:
- a generally hollow housing having a first open end portion and a second end portion;
a first mirror which is movably disposed within said housing, which substantially covers said first open end portion, which is constrained to only move within said housing, and which provides a first image;
at least a second mirror which is disposed within said housing;
a first member which is disposed within said housing and which is disposed co-planar to and alongside said first mirror, thereby causing said first mirror and said first member to face said operator; and
a second member which is fixedly disposed within said second end portion, which communicates with said at least second mirror and which cooperates with said at least second mirror to provide a second image upon said first member.
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Abstract
A vehicle image acquisition and display assembly 10 which is deployed within conventional vehicle rear-view mirror housing or shroud members 20, 22 and which selectively provides images of areas/regions and/or objects residing within the front and/or along the side of a vehicle 12.
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1. A mirror assembly for use with a vehicle having an operator, said mirror assembly comprising:
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a generally hollow housing having a first open end portion and a second end portion;
a first mirror which is movably disposed within said housing, which substantially covers said first open end portion, which is constrained to only move within said housing, and which provides a first image;
at least a second mirror which is disposed within said housing;
a first member which is disposed within said housing and which is disposed co-planar to and alongside said first mirror, thereby causing said first mirror and said first member to face said operator; and
a second member which is fixedly disposed within said second end portion, which communicates with said at least second mirror and which cooperates with said at least second mirror to provide a second image upon said first member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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