Vehicle interior rearview mirror assembly with display
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1. A vehicle rearview mirror system comprising:
- a rearview mirror case having a reflective element, said mirror case being adapted to mount to a portion of a vehicle and including a carrier;
said carrier located at a viewing location at said mirror case, said carrier being;
a) mechanically connected to said mirror case by a plurality of tabs, said tabs engaging said case;
orb) mechanically connected to said mirror case by a snap-fit connection;
orc) releasably mechanically connected to said mirror case; and
at least one user-actuatable interface device positioned at said carrier whereby at least one of a driver and an occupant of the vehicle can interface with said user-actuatable interface device, wherein said user actuatable interface device comprises a user actuatable button for actuating a vehicle function.
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Abstract
A vehicle rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes a rearview mirror case, which is adapted to mount to a vehicle, and a reflective element. The mirror system further includes a carrier, which has at least either a display screen or a user-actuatable interface device, such as a user-actuatable button. The carrier is mechanically connected to the mirror case, for example by a snap-fit connection, whereby the mirror system is easier to assemble and optionally provides for a removable carrier for replacement, repair or upgrade.
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1. A vehicle rearview mirror system comprising:
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a rearview mirror case having a reflective element, said mirror case being adapted to mount to a portion of a vehicle and including a carrier; said carrier located at a viewing location at said mirror case, said carrier being; a) mechanically connected to said mirror case by a plurality of tabs, said tabs engaging said case;
orb) mechanically connected to said mirror case by a snap-fit connection;
orc) releasably mechanically connected to said mirror case; and at least one user-actuatable interface device positioned at said carrier whereby at least one of a driver and an occupant of the vehicle can interface with said user-actuatable interface device, wherein said user actuatable interface device comprises a user actuatable button for actuating a vehicle function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle rearview mirror system comprising:
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a rearview mirror case having a reflective element, said mirror case being adapted to mount to a portion of a vehicle and including a carrier; said carrier located at a viewing location at said mirror case; at least one user-actuatable interface device positioned at said carrier whereby at least one of a driver and an occupant of the vehicle can interface with said user-actuatable interface device; and a display element having at least one display character emitting a pattern of light to form a display image, said carrier providing a display screen, said display element disposed behind said display screen, and said display screen displaying said at least one display image at said viewing location for viewing by at least one of a driver and an occupant of the vehicle, said display screen having a central viewing area generally aligned along a viewing axis, and display image on said display element being offset from said viewing axis, and said display screen shifting said display image on the display element to said central viewing area of said display screen. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A vehicle rearview mirror system comprising:
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a rearview mirror case having a reflective element, said mirror case being adapted to mount to a portion of a vehicle and including a carrier; said carrier located at a viewing location at said mirror case; at least one user-actuatable interface device positioned at said carrier whereby at least one of a driver and an occupant of the vehicle can interface with said user-actuatable interface device, wherein said user actuatable interface device comprises a user actuatable button for actuating a vehicle function; and a pair of light assemblies projecting light through a lower portion of said mirror case, said lower portion of said mirror case including a pair of openings, each of said light assemblies including a light source, a reflector element, and a cover, said reflector elements directing light from said light sources through said covers, and said covers of each of said light assemblies having substantially the same configuration and being positionable in said openings of said mirror case and being positioned in said openings in substantially the same orientation whereby said covers are interchangeable with one another. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 39)
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28. A vehicle interior rearview mirror system comprising:
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a rearview mirror case having a reflective element, said mirror case being adapted to mount to an interior portion of a vehicle; 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 being releasably mounted to said mirror case and including a viewing area, said display screen adapted to display said image of said display character at said viewing area, and said display screen being removeable for at least one of replacement, repair, and upgrade, wherein said display screen shifts said image from said light emitting display element by at least one of refraction and diffraction to align said image with a portion of said viewing area. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A prismatic interior rearview mirror system comprising:
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a mirror case having a reflective element; a support adapted to mount to an interior portion of a vehicle, said mirror case being pivotably mounted to said support; a toggle assembly adapted to pivot said mirror case and said reflective element about said support between a day position and a night position, said toggle assembly including a grasping member having a base and an outer surface, at least said base comprising a first material having a first hardness, at least a portion of said outer surface comprising a second material having a second hardness wherein said first hardness is greater than said second hardness; and a carrier, said carrier mounted to said mirror case and including at least one of a display screen and a user-actuatable interface device for use by an occupant of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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