Vehicle interior rearview mirror assembly with display
First Claim
1. A vehicle rearview mirror system for a vehicle, said mirror system comprising:
- a rearview mirror assembly having a mirror case and a reflective element, said mirror assembly including a mirror mount being adapted to mount to a portion of a vehicle;
a display element having at least one display character emitting a pattern of light to form a display image; and
a display screen being provided at said mirror case having a central viewing area generally aligned along a viewing axis, said display element disposed behind said display screen, said at least one display image being offset from said viewing axis, and said display screen having at least one of a refractive property and a diffractive property shifting the display image from the display element to generally align along said viewing axis of said central viewing area of said display screen by at least one of refraction and diffraction.
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Abstract
A vehicle rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes a rearview mirror assembly having a reflective element and a mirror case, which is adapted to mount to a vehicle. The mirror system further includes a display, which has at least one display character, and a display screen, which is provided at the mirror case. The display screen has a central viewing area generally aligned along a viewing axis. The display screen shifts the image of the display character from the display element, which is offset from the viewing axis, to the central viewing area of the display screen. The display screen shifts the image by at least one of refraction and diffraction so that the image of the display characters may be viewed by an occupant of the vehicle.
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41 Claims
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1. A vehicle rearview mirror system for a vehicle, said mirror system comprising:
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a rearview mirror assembly having a mirror case and a reflective element, said mirror assembly including a mirror mount being adapted to mount to a portion of a vehicle;
a display element having at least one display character emitting a pattern of light to form a display image; and
a display screen being provided at said mirror case having a central viewing area generally aligned along a viewing axis, said display element disposed behind said display screen, said at least one display image being offset from said viewing axis, and said display screen having at least one of a refractive property and a diffractive property shifting the display image from the display element to generally align along said viewing axis of said central viewing area of said display screen by at least one of refraction and diffraction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicular interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprising:
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a rearview mirror assembly having a mirror case and a reflective element, said mirror assembly including a mirror mount being adapted to mount to an interior portion of a vehicle;
a circuit board being positioned in said mirror case, said circuit board including a light emitting display element for displaying at least one display character emitting a pattern of light to form an image; and
a display screen being provided at said mirror case, said display screen including a central viewing area having a viewing axis, said image offset from said viewing axis, said display screen having at least one of a diffractive property and a refractive property wherein said display screen shifts said image of said display character to generally align said image in said central viewing area along said viewing axis by at least one of diffraction and refraction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A vehicle interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprising:
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a rearview mirror assembly having a mirror case and a reflective element, said mirror assembly being adapted to mount to an interior of a vehicle;
a display element for displaying at least one display character emitting an image; and
a refractive element having a central viewing display surface aligned along a viewing axis for viewing by an occupant of the vehicle, said image of said display character being offset from said viewing axis, and said refractive element shifting said image of said display character to said central viewing display area for viewing by the occupant of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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