Motor Vehicle with an External Rear-View Mirror
First Claim
1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
- an external rearview mirror;
a mirror drive coupled to the external rearview mirror for moving the external rearview mirror into a first mirror position or a second mirror position;
a display unit arranged in the vehicle so as to be viewable by a driver of the vehicle;
a camera of the vehicle, the camera being directed at rearward vehicle surroundings and supplying an image signal on which an image of the surroundings is based that is displayable by the display unit;
a vehicle speed sensor for determining a driving speed of the motor vehicle; and
a control unit operatively configured to control the mirror drive such that the external rearview mirror is moved from the first mirror position into the second mirror position as a function of the driving speed determined by the vehicle speed sensor.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle having an external rearview mirror includes a mirror drive assigned to the external rearview mirror, by which the external rearview mirror can be moved into a first mirror position or into a second mirror position, at least one display unit that can be viewed by the driver of the motor vehicle, and a camera directed at the rearward vehicle surroundings, which camera supplies an image signal on which an image of the surroundings is based that can be displayed by the display unit. A vehicle speed sensor and a control unit are provided by which the mirror drive can be controlled as a function of the driving speed such that the external rearview mirror is moved from the first mirror position into the second mirror position.
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19 Claims
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1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
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an external rearview mirror; a mirror drive coupled to the external rearview mirror for moving the external rearview mirror into a first mirror position or a second mirror position; a display unit arranged in the vehicle so as to be viewable by a driver of the vehicle; a camera of the vehicle, the camera being directed at rearward vehicle surroundings and supplying an image signal on which an image of the surroundings is based that is displayable by the display unit; a vehicle speed sensor for determining a driving speed of the motor vehicle; and a control unit operatively configured to control the mirror drive such that the external rearview mirror is moved from the first mirror position into the second mirror position as a function of the driving speed determined by the vehicle speed sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating an external rearview mirror of a motor vehicle equipped with an electronic display viewable by a driver, the electronic display receiving images obtained from a camera directed toward rearward surroundings of the vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:
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determining a vehicle speed of the motor vehicle; as a function of the vehicle speed, moving the external rearview mirror from a first mirror position providing a rearview to the driver into a second mirror position not providing the rearview to the driver; and in the second mirror position, providing the rearview to the driver view the electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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