Rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- an electro-optic mirror unit whose reflectivity is variable in response to an electrical voltage applied thereto;
at least one light sensor;
an electrical circuit for controlling operation of said mirror unit in response to said at least one light sensor;
a bracket for supporting said rearview mirror assembly from an interior portion of the vehicle;
wherein said mirror unit is mounted on one side of a backplate;
wherein said backplate comprises an electrically non-conductive material comprising a conductive lead frame;
wherein said electrical circuit is mounted on the side of said backplate opposite to said one side; and
wherein said electrical circuit is electrically connected to said mirror unit by contacts extending from said lead frame out of said backplate.
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Abstract
A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprises an electro-optic mirror unit whose reflectivity is variable in response to an electrical voltage applied thereto. At least one light sensor is included and an electrical circuit controls operation of the mirror unit in response to the at least one light sensor. The mirror unit is mounted on one side of a backplate that comprises an electrically non-conductive material comprising a conductive lead frame.
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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an electro-optic mirror unit whose reflectivity is variable in response to an electrical voltage applied thereto; at least one light sensor; an electrical circuit for controlling operation of said mirror unit in response to said at least one light sensor; a bracket for supporting said rearview mirror assembly from an interior portion of the vehicle; wherein said mirror unit is mounted on one side of a backplate; wherein said backplate comprises an electrically non-conductive material comprising a conductive lead frame; wherein said electrical circuit is mounted on the side of said backplate opposite to said one side; and wherein said electrical circuit is electrically connected to said mirror unit by contacts extending from said lead frame out of said backplate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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an electro-optic mirror unit whose reflectivity is variable in response to an electrical voltage applied thereto; at least one light sensor; an electrical circuit for controlling operation of said mirror unit in response to said at least one light sensor; a bracket for supporting said rearview mirror assembly from an interior portion of the vehicle; wherein said mirror unit is mounted on one side of a backplate; wherein said backplate comprises an electrically non-conductive material comprising a conductive lead frame; wherein said electrical circuit is mounted on the side of said backplate opposite to said one side; and wherein said lead frame includes a plurality of spring contacts extending from opposite edges of said backplate and making electrical contact with opposite edges of said mirror unit for allowing said electrical circuit to control the operation of said mirror unit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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an electrochromic mirror unit whose reflectivity is variable in response to an electrical voltage applied thereto; at least one light sensor; an electrical circuit for controlling operation of said mirror unit in response to said at least one light sensor; a bracket for supporting said rearview mirror assembly from an interior portion of the vehicle; wherein said mirror unit is mounted on one side of a backplate; wherein said backplate comprises an electrically non-conductive material comprising a conductive lead frame; wherein said electrical circuit is mounted on the side of said backplate opposite to said one side; wherein said lead frame includes a plurality of spring contacts extending from opposite edges of said backplate and making electrical contact with opposite edges of said mirror unit for allowing said electrical circuit to control the operation of said mirror unit; wherein said bracket connects to said mirror unit via a ball and socket pivot assembly, said ball being fixed relative to said bracket and said socket being fixed relative to said mirror unit; and wherein said electrical circuit is electrically connected to said mirror unit by contacts extending out of said backplate. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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