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公开(公告)号:US11433814B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-06
申请号:US17249186
申请日:2021-02-23
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Michael J. Baur
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a variable reflectance mirror reflective element suitable for use in a vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes providing a front glass sheet and a plurality of rear glass substrates, and joining and spacing the rear glass substrates at the front glass sheet via perimeter seals. After the rear glass substrates are joined with the front glass sheet, the front glass sheet is cut to form a plurality of front glass substrates. A back plate is attached at the rear side of each of the rear glass substrates. After cutting the front glass sheet, the back plate of the respective rear glass substrate and cut front glass substrate portion is fixtured at a finishing tool, which processes the cut edges of at least the respective front glass substrate to provide a finished perimeter edge of the front glass substrate to form a variable reflectance mirror reflective element.
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公开(公告)号:US11433803B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-06
申请号:US17446854
申请日:2021-09-03
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Kenneth C. Peterson
IPC: B60Q1/26 , B60Q1/50 , E05B41/00 , F21V23/04 , B60Q1/00 , F21Y115/10 , F21Y113/13 , B60R25/10
Abstract: A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a base portion configured to mount at an exterior door handle region of a vehicular door of a vehicle, a handle portion, and a sensing module that includes at least one light emitter and at least one light sensor. With the base portion of the vehicular exterior door handle assembly mounted at the exterior door handle region of the vehicular door, the light emitter, when energized, emits light. With the base portion mounted at the exterior door handle region of the vehicular door, and with the light emitter energized, the light sensor senses light emitted by the light emitter. Responsive to light sensed by the light sensor with the light emitter energized being below a threshold level, the sensing module determines a presence of a person's hand at the handle portion.
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公开(公告)号:US11414014B2
公开(公告)日:2022-08-16
申请号:US17249176
申请日:2021-02-23
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Nathan J. Pastoor , John T. Uken
Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror mount and a mirror head having a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element is an electrically variable reflectance mirror reflective element including (i) a front glass substrate, (ii) a rear glass substrate, and (iii) an electro-optic medium established between the front glass substrate and the rear glass substrate. First and second electrically conductive terminals each have (i) a proximal end that is electrically connected to a respective electrically conductive coating at the respective glass substrate and (ii) a distal end that extends rearward from the rear side of the mirror reflective element. The distal ends, when the mirror reflective element is attached at the mirror casing, are disposed at a connector that is integrated with the mirror casing. An electrically conductive wire of the vehicle connects to the connector of the mirror casing.
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公开(公告)号:US20220242312A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-04
申请号:US17660433
申请日:2022-04-25
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Hamid Habibi , Michael J. Baur
Abstract: A multi-camera vehicular video display system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head that includes a transflective mirror element and a video display screen disposed behind the transflective mirror element. The mirror assembly includes a mechanism that is operable to change orientation of the transflective mirror element relative to a driver of the vehicle. When the mechanism changes orientation to a second position that is tilted away from the eyes of the driver of the vehicle, the video display screen displays video images viewable through the transflective mirror element. When the mechanism changes orientation to a first position that is tilted towards the eyes of the driver of the vehicle, the video display screen does not display video images. The displayed video images are derived, at least in part, from image data captured by at least one exterior viewing camera of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20220189310A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-16
申请号:US17653494
申请日:2022-03-04
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor: Craig Kendall , Jeremy R. Shooks , Mark E. Kramer , Mark L. Larson
Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element, a mirror back plate, and a blind zone indication module having a light source that is electrically powered to emit light. When the light source of the blind zone indication module is electrically powered, light emitted by the light source passing through (i) a light-transmitting portion of a housing of the blind zone indication module and (ii) a light-transmitting aperture of the mirror back plate illuminates an icon that is viewable to a driver of the vehicle who views the mirror reflective element. Illumination of the icon is responsive to a blind spot detection system of the vehicle detecting presence of another vehicle that is traveling in the same direction and in a lane adjacent to a lane that the equipped vehicle is traveling in and that is approaching or is overtaking the equipped vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US11351919B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-07
申请号:US17250066
申请日:2019-05-15
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor: Robert L. Esser
Abstract: An exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting arm and a mirror head having a mirror casing, a mirror reflective element and an actuator. The mounting arm is received through an aperture in the mirror casing and the actuator is attached at the mounting arm inside the mirror casing. The actuator is electrically operable to adjust the mirror head relative to the mounting arm. The actuator attaches at the mounting arm and to the mirror casing. The actuator includes an actuator housing that houses first and second motors that drive respective first and second gears. When the first motor is electrically operated, the first gear causes pivoting of the mirror head about a vertical pivot axis, and when the second motor is electrically operated, the second gear causes pivoting of the mirror head about a horizontal pivot axis.
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公开(公告)号:US11325535B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-10
申请号:US16158522
申请日:2018-10-12
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Keith D. Foote , Darryl P. De Wind
Abstract: An exterior rearview mirror assembly configured for mounting at an exterior side portion of a vehicle includes a mounting portion, a mirror head and an electrically-operated actuator. The mounting portion is configured for attachment at an exterior side portion of a vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. The mirror head is attached at the electrically-operated actuator. With the mounting portion of the exterior rearview mirror assembly attached at the exterior side portion of the vehicle, the electrically-operated actuator is electrically operable to move the mirror reflective element and the mirror casing together in tandem to vertically and horizontally adjust a field of view of a driver of the vehicle who is viewing the mirror reflective element.
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公开(公告)号:US11292388B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-05
申请号:US16512565
申请日:2019-07-16
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Eric P. Bergstrom , Eric Peterson , Christopher R. Koetje
Abstract: A vehicular electrochromic rearview mirror assembly includes a base for attaching at a vehicle, a mirror casing at the base, and a mirror reflective element sub-assembly at the mirror casing and including an electrochromic (EC) cell and an EC driving circuit. The EC driving circuit includes a fixed voltage switching regulator for providing voltage to a power input of the EC cell, a drive transistor connected to an output of the fixed voltage switching regulator for switching the provided voltage on and off, a protection diode connected to the drive transistor and the EC cell, a bleach transistor connected to the power input of the EC cell and to ground, and a controller connected to the fixed voltage switching regulator, the drive transistor, and the bleach transistor. The controller controls the fixed voltage switching regulator, the drive transistor, and the bleach transistor to control the voltage provided to the EC cell.
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公开(公告)号:US11285866B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-29
申请号:US16947771
申请日:2020-08-17
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Justin E. Sobecki , Gregory A. Huizen
IPC: B60Q1/26 , B60R1/06 , B60R1/12 , F21V5/04 , F21V9/08 , G02B19/00 , G03B21/00 , G02B3/00 , G03B21/20 , F21S43/20 , F21S43/14 , G03B29/00 , G02B7/02 , F21S43/50 , F21Y113/13 , F21Y115/10 , F21W104/00 , F21W107/10
Abstract: A vehicular ground illumination module includes first, second and third icon LEDs, and first, second and third masks associated with respective ones of the first, second and third LEDs. A ground illumination LED and a freeform optic of the module function to, when the ground illumination LED electrically powered, illuminate the ground adjacent the side of the vehicle at which the module is mounted, with a ground illumination region of the ground being illuminated at a ground illumination intensity and an icon region of the ground being illuminated at an icon illumination intensity that is less than the ground illumination intensity. When the first, second and third icon LEDs are individually electrically powered to emit light, light emitted by the LEDs passes through the respective masks to project first, second and third projected images that provide animated images at the icon region of the ground adjacent the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20220073001A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-10
申请号:US17454843
申请日:2021-11-15
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Kenneth C. Peterson , Mitchell J. Wesley
IPC: B60R1/074
Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head movably attached at a mounting base configured for mounting at a side of a vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. An actuator is operable to move the mirror head relative to the mounting base between at least an extended position and a folded position. The actuator includes a first detent interface that is engaged to maintain the mirror head at the folded or extended position when the mirror head is moved via the actuator to that position. The actuator includes a second detent interface that is engaged to maintain the mirror head at the folded or extended position when the mirror head is manually moved to that position. The second detent interface is not engaged while the actuator moves the mirror head between the folded position and the extended position.
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