Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle rearview mirror system
- Patent Title (中): 车后视镜系统
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Application No.: US10427026Application Date: 2003-04-30
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Publication No.: US06918674B2Publication Date: 2005-07-19
- Inventor: John P. Drummond , Kenneth Schofield
- Applicant: John P. Drummond , Kenneth Schofield
- Applicant Address: US MI Holland
- Assignee: Donnelly Corporation
- Current Assignee: Donnelly Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Holland
- Agency: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP
- Main IPC: B60R1/08
- IPC: B60R1/08 ; G02B27/01 ; G02B5/10

Abstract:
A vehicle rearview mirror system includes an electro-optic reflective element, an ambient light sensor that is operable to sense ambient light, a glare light sensor that is operable to sense glare light and a circuit that is responsive to the ambient glare light sensors which establishes a reflectance level of the reflective element. The circuit includes a sensor-responsive device and a controller. The sensor-responsive device produces an output that is a function of light sensed by glare and ambient light sensors. The controller connects one of the glare and ambient light sensors at a time with the sensor-responsive device to establish glare and ambient light levels and thereby the reflectance level of the reflective element. The mirror system may include a display operable to project light through the reflective element and may control the intensity of the display as a function of the glare light and ambient light.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040032676A1 Vehicle rearview mirror system Public/Granted day:2004-02-19
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