ACCESSORY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
- a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said accessory system;
a receiving structure attached at an in-cabin surface of said windshield, wherein said receiving structure comprises one of (i) a contiguous receiving structure comprising a contiguous perimetal portion and (ii) a non-contiguous receiving structure comprising at least two spaced apart elements;
a structure attached at said receiving structure, wherein said structure comprises a portion that attaches at said receiving structure;
wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, a cluster of individual sensors resides on or near said in-cabin surface of said windshield, and wherein said cluster of individual sensors includes a forwardly-viewing camera; and
wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, at least one of said individual sensors is removable from said structure for service.
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Abstract
An accessory system for a vehicle includes a windshield of a vehicle and a receiving structure attached at an in-cabin surface of the windshield. A structure is attached at the receiving structure. With the structure attached at the receiving structure, a cluster of individual sensors resides on or near the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, and the cluster of individual sensors includes a forwardly-viewing camera. At least one of the individual sensors may (a) receive an input via a bus communication and/or (b) deliver an output via a bus communication. With the structure attached at the receiving structure, at least one of the individual sensors may be removable from the structure for service. At least one of the sensors may view through the windshield via a light transmitting aperture established in a light absorbing hiding layer at the windshield.
5 Citations
93 Claims
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1. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
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a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said accessory system; a receiving structure attached at an in-cabin surface of said windshield, wherein said receiving structure comprises one of (i) a contiguous receiving structure comprising a contiguous perimetal portion and (ii) a non-contiguous receiving structure comprising at least two spaced apart elements; a structure attached at said receiving structure, wherein said structure comprises a portion that attaches at said receiving structure; wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, a cluster of individual sensors resides on or near said in-cabin surface of said windshield, and wherein said cluster of individual sensors includes a forwardly-viewing camera; and wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, at least one of said individual sensors is removable from said structure for service. - 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, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
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a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said accessory system; a receiving structure attached at an in-cabin surface of said windshield, wherein said receiving structure comprises at least two spaced apart elements; a structure attached at said receiving structure, wherein said structure comprises a portion that attaches at said receiving structure; wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, a cluster of individual sensors resides on or near said in-cabin surface of said windshield, and wherein said cluster of individual sensors includes a forwardly-viewing camera; wherein said cluster of individual sensors further includes at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) a rain sensor, (ii) a compass sensor, (iii) a vehicle altitude sensor, (iv) a vehicle incline sensor, (v) a headlight intensity sensor, (vi) a daylight intensity sensor and (vii) a geographic positioning satellite sensor; and wherein at least one of said individual sensors at least one of (a) receives an input via a bus communication and (b) delivers an output via a bus communication. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
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a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said accessory system; a receiving structure attached at an in-cabin surface of said windshield, wherein said receiving structure comprises a contiguous structure; a structure attached at said receiving structure, wherein said structure comprises a portion that attaches at said receiving structure; wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, a cluster of individual sensors resides on or near said in-cabin surface of said windshield, and wherein said cluster of individual sensors includes a forwardly-viewing camera; wherein said cluster of individual sensors further includes at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) a rain sensor, (ii) a compass sensor, (iii) a vehicle altitude sensor, (iv) a vehicle incline sensor, (v) a headlight intensity sensor, (vi) a daylight intensity sensor and (vii) a geographic positioning satellite sensor; and wherein at least one of (i) said structure is detachably attached at said receiving structure and (ii) said structure is attached at said receiving structure via a breakaway attachment. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
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a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said accessory system; a receiving structure attached at an in-cabin surface of said windshield; a structure attached at said receiving structure, wherein said structure comprises a portion that attaches at said receiving structure; wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, a cluster of individual sensors resides on or near said in-cabin surface of said windshield, and wherein said cluster of individual sensors includes a forwardly-viewing camera and includes a rain sensor; wherein at least one of said individual sensors at least one of (a) receives an input via a bus communication and (b) delivers an output via a bus communication; and wherein at least one of said sensors views through said windshield via a light transmitting aperture established in a light absorbing hiding layer at said windshield. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising:
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a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said accessory system; a receiving structure attached at an in-cabin surface of said windshield; a structure attached at said receiving structure, wherein said structure comprises a portion that attaches at said receiving structure; wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, a cluster of individual sensors resides on or near said in-cabin surface of said windshield, and wherein said cluster of individual sensors includes a forwardly-viewing camera; wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, a cover, when attached at said structure, substantially conceals the presence of at least said forwardly-viewing camera from view by a driver of the equipped vehicle when normally operating the equipped vehicle, and wherein said cover is configured for detachable attachment at said structure; and wherein at least one of said sensors views through said windshield via a light transmitting aperture established in a light absorbing hiding layer at said windshield. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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