Motor vehicle accessory comprising a data display screen for the driver
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1. An accessory for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a rear-view mirror case of either an inside or outside rear-view mirror;
a screen housing of a data display device of the liquid crystal type, wherein the screen housing is attached to one side of the rear-view mirror case without disturbing vision in the mirror of the rear-view mirror case, and wherein the mirror of the rear-view mirror case and the screen of the data display device are simultaneously and fully visible to a driver of the vehicle; and
means for adjusting the orientation of the surface of the screen with respect to the surface of the mirror of the rear-view mirror case in order that the driver can observe the liquid crystal screen perpendicularly to its surface;
wherein the screen is adapted to the display of navigation or guidance information;
and wherein the rear-view mirror case, the screen housing, or both, comprise all or part of electronic elements providing one or several of the following functions to be displayed on the screen;
navigation, radar, map, guidance, traffic instruction.
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An accessory for a motor vehicle, comprising a rear-view mirror case of either an inside or outside rear-view mirror, a screen attached to one side of the rear-view mirror case without disturbing vision in the rear-view mirror and means for adjusting the orientation of the screen with respect to the mirror. The mirror and the screen are simultaneously and fully visible to a driver of the vehicle. The rear-view mirror case, the screen housing, or both, comprise all or part of electronic elements to display at least one of the following functions on the screen: navigation, radar, map, guidance, traffic instruction.
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1. An accessory for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a rear-view mirror case of either an inside or outside rear-view mirror;
a screen housing of a data display device of the liquid crystal type, wherein the screen housing is attached to one side of the rear-view mirror case without disturbing vision in the mirror of the rear-view mirror case, and wherein the mirror of the rear-view mirror case and the screen of the data display device are simultaneously and fully visible to a driver of the vehicle; and
means for adjusting the orientation of the surface of the screen with respect to the surface of the mirror of the rear-view mirror case in order that the driver can observe the liquid crystal screen perpendicularly to its surface;
wherein the screen is adapted to the display of navigation or guidance information;
and wherein the rear-view mirror case, the screen housing, or both, comprise all or part of electronic elements providing one or several of the following functions to be displayed on the screen;
navigation, radar, map, guidance, traffic instruction.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
a navigation apparatus;
an inside screen housing of an inside screen, this inside screen housing being attached to an inside rear-view mirror case;
an outside screen housing of an outside screen, the outside screen housing being attached to an outside rear-view mirror case; and
means for controlling display of information on the inside and outside screens, such that information on the inside and outside screens are the same or are complementary.
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10. The accessory according to claim 9, wherein the navigation apparatus is operable to control the display of information on the outside screen in such a way that guidance information displayed on this screen concerns the side of the vehicle where this outside screen is situated.
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11. The accessory according to claim 1, further comprising control means for controlling the viewing on the screen, the control means being secured to the rear-view mirror case or the screen housing.
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12. The accessory according to claim 11, wherein the control means comprise a control unit operable to scroll a menu on the screen, and wherein data selection is performed by pressing on the control unit or by actuating another control unit.
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13. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein data relating to navigation are transmitted to the data display device via radio, mobile telephone or infrared.
- 14. A display device with a screen for the display of information for the driver of a vehicle, wherein the screen is adapted to display information relating to navigation or guidance, and is of the liquid crystal type, and wherein the screen housing comprises means for fixing this housing to one side of an inside or outside rear-view mirror of the vehicle, these fixation means being such that, when the housing is fixed to one side of the rear-view mirror case, this housing does not disturb the vision in the mirror and the mirror and the screen are simultaneously and fully visible to a driver, the fixation means being such that they allow the adjustment of the orientation of the surface of the screen with respect to the surface of the mirror in such a way that the driver can observe the liquid crystal screen perpendicularly to its surface.
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