Rearview mirror assembly for vehicle
First Claim
1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror head pivotally mounted at a mounting base configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle, wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element adjustably disposed at said mirror casing;
a powerfold actuator operable to pivot said mirror head relative to said mounting base between at least a park detent position, where said mirror head engages a park detent, and a drive detent position, where said mirror head engages a drive detent;
wherein said mirror head is manually pivotable to a non-detent position other than the park detent position and the drive detent position;
a user input actuatable by a driver of the vehicle;
wherein, responsive to said mirror head being at a non-detent position and responsive to actuation of said user input, said powerfold actuator is operable to pivot said mirror head to the park detent position or the drive detent position; and
wherein, responsive to said mirror head being at a non-detent position and responsive to actuation of said user input, said mirror head engages one of said park detent and said drive detent to re-engage the detent before said mirror head moves relative to said mounting base.
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Abstract
A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head pivotally mounted at a mounting base configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a reflective element adjustably disposed at the mirror casing. A powerfold actuator is operable to pivot the mirror head relative to the mounting base between at least a park detent position and a drive detent position. The mirror head is manually pivotable to a non-detent position other than the park detent position and the drive detent position. Responsive to the mirror head being at a non-detent position and responsive to a single actuation of a user input, the powerfold actuator is operable to pivot the mirror head to either the park detent position or the drive detent position.
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1. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head pivotally mounted at a mounting base configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle, wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element adjustably disposed at said mirror casing; a powerfold actuator operable to pivot said mirror head relative to said mounting base between at least a park detent position, where said mirror head engages a park detent, and a drive detent position, where said mirror head engages a drive detent; wherein said mirror head is manually pivotable to a non-detent position other than the park detent position and the drive detent position; a user input actuatable by a driver of the vehicle; wherein, responsive to said mirror head being at a non-detent position and responsive to actuation of said user input, said powerfold actuator is operable to pivot said mirror head to the park detent position or the drive detent position; and wherein, responsive to said mirror head being at a non-detent position and responsive to actuation of said user input, said mirror head engages one of said park detent and said drive detent to re-engage the detent before said mirror head moves relative to said mounting base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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3. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head pivotally mounted at a mounting base configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle, wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element adjustably disposed at said mirror casing; a powerfold actuator operable to pivot said mirror head relative to said mounting base between at least a park detent position and a drive detent position; wherein said mirror head is manually pivotable to a non-detent position other than the park detent position and the drive detent position; a user input actuatable by a driver of the vehicle; wherein, responsive to said mirror head being at a non-detent position and responsive to a single actuation of said user input, said powerfold actuator is operable to pivot said mirror head to the park detent position or the drive detent position; wherein said powerfold actuator is operable to pivot said mirror head to either the park detent position or the drive detent position responsive at least in part to at least one sensor, and wherein said at least one sensor comprises at least one of (i) a detent sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at a detent position, (ii) a non-detent sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at a non-detent position rearward of the drive position and (iii) a drive position sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at the drive detent position; and wherein said at least one sensor comprises at least two of (i) a detent sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at a detent position, (ii) a non-detent sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at a non-detent position rearward of the drive detent position and (iii) a drive position sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at the drive detent position.
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5. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head pivotally mounted at a mounting base configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle, wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element adjustably disposed at said mirror casing; a powerfold actuator operable to pivot said mirror head relative to said mounting base between at least a park detent position and a drive detent position; wherein said mirror head is manually pivotable to a non-detent position other than the park detent position and the drive detent position; a user input actuatable by a driver of the vehicle; wherein, responsive to said mirror head being at a non-detent position and responsive to a single actuation of said user input, said powerfold actuator is operable to pivot said mirror head to the park detent position or the drive detent position; wherein said powerfold actuator is operable to pivot said mirror head to either the park detent position or the drive detent position responsive at least in part to at least one sensor, and wherein said at least one sensor comprises at least one of (i) a detent sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at a detent position, (ii) a non-detent sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at a non-detent position rearward of the drive position and (iii) a drive position sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at the drive detent position; and wherein said user input comprises a single powerfold input and wherein said at least one sensor comprises a detent sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at a detent position and at least one of (i) a non-detent sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at a non-detent position rearward of the drive detent position and (ii) a drive position sensor operable to sense when said mirror head is at the drive detent position. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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13. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head pivotally mounted at a mounting base configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle, wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element adjustably disposed at said mirror casing; a powerfold actuator operable to pivot said mirror head relative to said mounting base between at least a park detent position and a drive detent position; wherein said mirror head is manually pivotable to a non-detent position other than the park detent position and the drive detent position; a user input actuatable by a driver of the vehicle; wherein, responsive to said mirror head being at a non-detent position and responsive to a single actuation of said user input, said powerfold actuator is operable to pivot said mirror head to the park detent position or the drive detent position; a light module disposed at said mirror casing and operable to (i) provide a blind zone alert viewable by the driver of the vehicle and (ii) provide a turn signal indication viewable by drivers of other vehicles at a side lane adjacent the equipped vehicle; and wherein said light module comprises a single circuit board and two light guides, and wherein a blind zone indicator light emitting diode is disposed at said single circuit board and operable to emit light along a blind zone indicator light guide and wherein the blind zone indicator light guide provides the blind zone alert, and wherein a turn signal indicator light emitting diode is disposed at said single circuit board and operable to emit light along a turn signal indicator light guide and wherein the turn signal indicator light guide provides the turn signal indication, and wherein said blind zone indicator light guide and said turn signal indicator light guide are disposed along a forward and sideward portion of said mirror casing, and wherein said turn signal indicator light guide is viewable along said forward and sideward portion of said mirror casing and wherein said blind zone indicator light guide is not viewable along said forward and sideward portion of said mirror casing.
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18. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror head pivotally mounted at a mounting base configured for attachment at an interior portion of a vehicle, wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a reflective element disposed at said mirror casing; wherein said reflective element comprises a glass substrate and a mirror reflector; circuitry disposed in said mirror casing and behind said reflective element; and a user input connected to said circuitry, wherein said user input includes an actuating portion that protrudes at least partially through a hole formed through said glass substrate of said reflective element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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