Interior rearview mirror assembly
First Claim
1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
- a reflective element;
a mounting assembly that is configured to mount said mirror assembly to an interior portion of the vehicle;
an attachment plate secured to said reflective element; and
an electronic circuitry element attached to said attachment plate, said attachment plate including at least one mounting member protruding at least partially through said electronic circuitry element when said electronic circuitry element is attached to said attachment plate;
wherein a portion of said mounting assembly engages said at least one mounting member.
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Abstract
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a reflective element and a casing. An attachment plate is secured to the reflective element and an electronic circuitry element, such as a printed circuit board, is attached to the attachment plate. The attachment plate includes at least one mounting member protruding through the circuit board for engaging a mounting assembly that mounts the mirror assembly to an interior portion of the vehicle and directly supports the attachment plate, along with the printed circuit board and the reflective element at an end of the mounting assembly. The mounting assembly may comprise a toggle assembly for a prismatic reflective element.
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1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a reflective element;
a mounting assembly that is configured to mount said mirror assembly to an interior portion of the vehicle;
an attachment plate secured to said reflective element; and
an electronic circuitry element attached to said attachment plate, said attachment plate including at least one mounting member protruding at least partially through said electronic circuitry element when said electronic circuitry element is attached to said attachment plate;
wherein a portion of said mounting assembly engages said at least one mounting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:
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a reflective element;
at least one attachment plate attached to said reflective element, said at least one attachment plate having first and second mounting members protruding from said at least one attachment plate; and
a mounting assembly that is configured to mount said mirror assembly to an interior portion of the vehicle, said mounting assembly including a toggle portion and a cam actuator, said toggle portion pivotally mounting to said first mounting member and said cam actuator pivotally mounting to said second mounting member, said toggle portion engaging said cam actuator such that pivotal movement of said cam actuator relative to said second mounting member imparts a pivotal movement of said toggle portion relative to said first mounting member. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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