Vehicle accessory system
First Claim
1. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
- an attachment member attached at a vehicle windshield;
an accessory module configured to detachably mount to said attachment member;
said accessory module and said attachment member configured so that when said accessory module mounts to said attachment member, an electrical element of said accessory module is biased toward and against a surface of the vehicle windshield so as to optically couple therewith;
wherein said electrical element comprises a camera and wherein said camera comprises a CMOS imaging array sensor and a lens;
wherein, with said accessory module mounted to said attachment member, said camera has a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield; and
wherein said camera is associated with at least one of (i) a headlamp control system, (ii) a lane departure warning system, (iii) an adaptive cruise control system, (iv) a sign recognition system, (v) a night vision system, (vi) a pedestrian detection system and (vii) a pre-crash avoidance system.
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Abstract
An accessory system for a vehicle includes an attachment member attached at an interior surface of a vehicle windshield and an accessory module configured to detachably mount to the attachment member. The accessory module and attachment member are configured so that when the accessory module mounts to the attachment member, an electrical element of the accessory module is biased toward and against the inner surface of the windshield. The electrical element includes a camera and, with the accessory module mounted to the attachment member, the camera has a forward field of view through the windshield. The camera may be associated with at least one of (i) a headlamp control system, (ii) a lane departure warning system, (iii) an adaptive cruise control system, (iv) a sign recognition system, (v) a night vision system, (vi) a pedestrian detection system and (vii) a pre-crash avoidance system.
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23 Claims
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1. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
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an attachment member attached at a vehicle windshield; an accessory module configured to detachably mount to said attachment member; said accessory module and said attachment member configured so that when said accessory module mounts to said attachment member, an electrical element of said accessory module is biased toward and against a surface of the vehicle windshield so as to optically couple therewith; wherein said electrical element comprises a camera and wherein said camera comprises a CMOS imaging array sensor and a lens; wherein, with said accessory module mounted to said attachment member, said camera has a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield; and wherein said camera is associated with at least one of (i) a headlamp control system, (ii) a lane departure warning system, (iii) an adaptive cruise control system, (iv) a sign recognition system, (v) a night vision system, (vi) a pedestrian detection system and (vii) a pre-crash avoidance system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
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an attachment member adhesively attached at a vehicle windshield; an accessory module configured to detachably mount to said attachment member; said accessory module and said attachment member configured so that when said accessory module mounts to said attachment member, an electrical element of said accessory module is biased toward and against a surface of the vehicle windshield so as to optically couple therewith; wherein said electrical element comprises a camera and wherein said camera comprises an imaging array sensor and a lens; wherein, with said accessory module mounted to said attachment member, said camera has a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield; wherein said camera is associated with at least one of (i) a headlamp control system, (ii) a lane departure warning system, (iii) an adaptive cruise control system, (iv) a sign recognition system, (v) a night vision system, (vi) a pedestrian detection system and (vii) a pre-crash avoidance system; and wherein, with said accessory module mounted to said attachment member, said camera views through an aperture in a black-out layer at the vehicle windshield. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
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an attachment member attached at a vehicle windshield; an accessory module configured to detachably mount to said attachment member; said accessory module and said attachment member configured so that when said accessory module mounts to said attachment member, an electrical element of said accessory module is biased toward and against a surface of the vehicle windshield so as to optically couple therewith; wherein said electrical element comprises a camera and wherein said camera comprises an imaging array sensor and a lens; wherein, with said accessory module mounted to said attachment member, said camera has a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield; wherein said camera is associated with at least one of (i) a headlamp control system, (ii) a lane departure warning system, (iii) an adaptive cruise control system, (iv) a sign recognition system, (v) a night vision system, (vi) a pedestrian detection system and (vii) a pre-crash avoidance system; and wherein said attachment member is configured to draw a surface of said accessory module into intimate contact with the surface of the vehicle windshield. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
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an attachment member adhesively attached at a vehicle windshield; an accessory module configured to detachably mount to said attachment member; said accessory module and said attachment member configured so that when said accessory module mounts to said attachment member, an electrical element of said accessory module is biased toward and against a surface of the vehicle windshield so as to optically couple therewith; wherein said electrical element comprises a camera; wherein, with said accessory module mounted to said attachment member, said camera has a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield; wherein said camera is associated with at least one of (i) a lane departure warning system, (ii) an adaptive cruise control system, (iii) a sign recognition system and (iv) a pedestrian detection system; wherein, with said accessory module mounted to said attachment member, said camera views through an aperture in a black-out layer at the vehicle windshield; and wherein said accessory module mounts to said attachment member via snap attachment. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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