Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rearview assembly with piezo vibration dampening
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Application No.: US17242732Application Date: 2021-04-28
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Publication No.: US11945370B2Publication Date: 2024-04-02
- Inventor: Eric S. Lundy
- Applicant: GENTEX CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Zeeland
- Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Zeeland
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Brian James Brewer
- Main IPC: B60R1/08
- IPC: B60R1/08 ; B60R1/04 ; B60R1/12 ; G02F1/1333 ; G02F1/137 ; G02F1/157 ; H10N30/30 ; H10N30/80 ; H10N30/88

Abstract:
A rearview assembly is disclosed. The rearview assembly comprises a reflective element and/or a display element. Further, the rearview assembly comprises an array of piezo-electric sensors. The array of piezo-electric sensors may be operable to sense a first vibration. Further, based, at least in part, on sensing the first vibration, the array of piezo-electric sensors may be operable to output a second vibration. In some embodiments, the second vibration may be operable to substantially dampen the first vibration. In other embodiments, the second vibration may be operable to provide haptic feedback to a user interfacing with a touch screen surface of the rearview assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210339680A1 REARVIEW ASSEMBLY WITH PIEZO VIBRATION DAMPENING Public/Granted day:2021-11-04
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