REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH ROUNDED FRONT SUBSTRATE

    公开(公告)号:US20200156546A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16773097

    申请日:2020-01-27

    Inventor: Hamid Habibi

    Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element having a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate with an electro-optic medium sandwiched therebetween and bounded by a perimeter seal. A front substrate has a rounded perimeter edge region that has a radius of curvature of at least 2.5 mm and that spans between a front side and a rear side of the front substrate. The rear side of the front substrate is adhesively attached at a first surface of the first glass substrate of the mirror reflective element. The rounded perimeter edge region of the front substrate is exterior the mirror casing and provides a smooth continuous transition between the front side of the front substrate and a side wall surface of the mirror casing.

    Vehicle function control system using sensing and icon display module

    公开(公告)号:US10589716B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US15127810

    申请日:2015-03-25

    Abstract: A vehicle function control system includes a sensing and projecting module disposed at an exterior portion of the vehicle and having an illumination source operable to project a plurality of icons onto a ground area at or near the vehicle or an exterior surface of the vehicle, with each of the projected icons being representative of a respective vehicle function. The module includes a sensing device operable to sense the presence of a user at or near one of the projected icons and, responsive to the sensing of the presence of the user, the system determines which of the projected icons is being selected by the user. A control is responsive to an output of the sensing device and, responsive to determination of the user at or near a selected particular projected icon, the control controls a function of the vehicle associated with the selected particular projected icon.

    Rearview mirror assembly for vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10589684B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US16173072

    申请日:2018-10-29

    Abstract: A vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head having a mirror casing and an electro-optic mirror reflective element. A mirror casing sidewall has a terminal end region that circumscribes an open end of the mirror casing and has a rounded end region surface. A first substrate of the reflective element has a rounded circumferential perimeter region extending at least partially between a front surface and a rear surface of the first substrate and having a first radius of curvature. The rounded surface of the mirror casing has a second radius of curvature. The substrate thickness of the first substrate is less than the first radius of curvature. The rounded surface of the mirror casing and the rounded circumferential perimeter region of the first substrate combine to provide a curved transition between the front surface and the outer surface of the mirror casing.

    VEHICLE REAR SLIDER WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH WATER DIVERTERS

    公开(公告)号:US20200079187A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16565531

    申请日:2019-09-10

    Abstract: A slider window assembly for a vehicle includes at least one fixed window panel and a movable window panel that is movable along an upper rail and a lower rail at the at least one fixed window panel between an opened position and a closed position. The lower rail includes a U-shaped channel and an attaching structure for attaching the lower rail at the at least one fixed window panel. The lower rail includes a plurality of water drainage channels established at the attaching structure and having an inlet at a wall of the U-shaped channel. A plurality of water diverters are established at the U-shaped channel and are configured to divert water flowing along the U-shaped channel toward the side of the channel along which respective inlets for respective water drainage channels are disposed.

    VEHICLE REAR SLIDER WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH WATER DRAINAGE CHANNEL

    公开(公告)号:US20200079186A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16565527

    申请日:2019-09-10

    Abstract: A slider window assembly for a vehicle includes at least one fixed window panel and a movable window panel that is movable along upper and lower rails at the fixed window panel(s). The lower rail includes a U-shaped channel and an attaching side for attaching the lower rail at the fixed window panel(s). The lower rail includes a water drainage channel established at the attaching side and having an upper water drainage channel and a lower water drainage channel. The upper water drainage channel has an inlet at an upper edge of the lower rail at the fixed window panel. Water flowing along the upper edge of the lower rail flows into the upper water drainage channel and down the upper water drainage channel and into and along the lower water drainage channel and out of the slider window assembly.

    Vehicle vision system using aerial camera

    公开(公告)号:US10562624B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US15815090

    申请日:2017-11-16

    Inventor: Michael J. Baur

    Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes at least one vehicle camera disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle and a control that includes an image processor operable to process image data captured by the vehicle camera. An aerial platform is disposed at the vehicle and is operable to detach from and fly above the vehicle. The aerial platform includes at least one drone camera that captures image data and the image data captured by the drone camera is communicated to the control. At least one of (i) the image processor processes image data captured by the drone camera to detect objects present in the field of view of the drone camera, and (ii) a display in the vehicle displays video images derived from image data captured by the drone camera for viewing by a driver of the vehicle.

    ELECTRO-OPTIC DRIVE SYSTEM FOR VEHICULAR MIRROR

    公开(公告)号:US20200023775A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-23

    申请号:US16512565

    申请日:2019-07-16

    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.

    Interior rearview mirror assembly with indicator

    公开(公告)号:US10538203B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-21

    申请号:US16154954

    申请日:2018-10-09

    Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing, a mirror reflective element disposed at the mirror casing, and an indicator disposed at the mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element and mirror casing are adjustably mounted at an interior portion of a vehicle via a mounting structure. The indicator includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, with each light emitting diode of the plurality of light emitting diodes being individually operated to emit light of a particular color. Responsive to one of a plurality of triggers, the indicator electrically powers a particular one or particular ones of the light emitting diodes for that trigger. The indicator electrically powers the particular one or ones of the light emitting diodes to emit light of one or more colors to convey colored information associated with that trigger to a driver of the vehicle.

    Method of manufacturing mirror assembly with spring-loaded electrical connectors

    公开(公告)号:US10525889B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-07

    申请号:US15878733

    申请日:2018-01-24

    Inventor: Craig Kendall

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes providing an electro-optic reflective element and a back plate. First and second spring-loaded electrical connectors are disposed in respective passageways of the back plate. A circuit element is provided that has an electrically conductive trace electrically connected to control circuitry. The back plate is attached at the reflective element, and the circuit element is attached at the back plate. With the back plate attached at the reflective element and with the circuit element attached at the back plate, the spring-loaded electrical connectors are biased into electrical contact with a respective electrically conductive element at the reflective element and a respective electrically conductive trace at the circuit element to electrically connect the electrically conductive trace to the electrically conductive element.

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