Rearview mirror system for accommodating a rain sensor
First Claim
1. An interior rear viewing and sensing system for a vehicle having a windshield and a button connected thereto comprising:
- a sensor configured to be connected to the windshield and be located adjacent the button; and
an interior rearview mirror system configured to be connected to the button and to cover the sensor;
the sensor being configured to be operatively coupled to the windshield independent of the interior rearview mirror system;
wherein at least a portion of the sensor is no longer operatively coupled to the windshield as the interior rearview mirror system is detached from the button.
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Abstract
A visual, rear viewing and rain sensing system for a vehicle comprising a windshield and a button connected to the windshield, with the button having a peripheral body defining an open area in a middle section of the button. The visual, rear viewing and rain sensing system further includes a rain sensor located in the middle section and an interior rearview mirror system connected to the button. The rain sensor is operatively coupled to the windshield independent of the interior rearview mirror system. At least a portion of the rain sensor is no longer operatively coupled to the windshield as the interior rearview mirror system is detached from the button.
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48 Claims
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1. An interior rear viewing and sensing system for a vehicle having a windshield and a button connected thereto comprising:
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a sensor configured to be connected to the windshield and be located adjacent the button; and an interior rearview mirror system configured to be connected to the button and to cover the sensor; the sensor being configured to be operatively coupled to the windshield independent of the interior rearview mirror system; wherein at least a portion of the sensor is no longer operatively coupled to the windshield as the interior rearview mirror system is detached from the button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A viewing system for a vehicle having a windshield, a button connected thereto and a sensor being retained against the windshield by at least one retainer, the viewing system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror system configured to be connected to the button and be adjacent the sensor, the interior rearview mirror system including a mechanism configured to engage the at least one retainer; wherein the interior rearview mirror system does not bias the sensor against the windshield when the interior rearview mirror system is connected to the button; and wherein the mechanism is configured to engage the retainer as the at least one interior rearview mirror system is detached from the button to thereby pull the at least one retainer away from the sensor, thereby allowing the sensor to fall from the windshield. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A viewing system for a vehicle having a windshield and a button and a sensor being connected to the windshield, the viewing system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror system configured to be connected to the button and be adjacent the sensor, the interior rearview mirror system including a mechanism configured to engage the sensor; wherein the interior rearview mirror system does not bias the sensor against the windshield when the interior rearview mirror system is connected to the button; and wherein the mechanism is configured to engage at least a portion of the sensor as the interior rearview mirror system is detached from the button to thereby pull the at least the portion of the sensor away from the windshield. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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