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公开(公告)号:US11970111B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-30
申请号:US18347028
申请日:2023-07-05
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor: John T. Uken , Darryl P. De Wind , Keith D. Foote , Joseph M. Mambourg , Rodney K. Blank , Mark L. Larson , Niall R. Lynam
IPC: B60R1/072 , B60R1/08 , B60R25/25 , G02B7/182 , G06F3/047 , G06F3/0488 , G06F3/04883 , B60R1/12 , G06F3/044
CPC classification number: B60R1/072 , B60R1/088 , B60R25/252 , G02B7/182 , G06F3/047 , G06F3/04883 , B60R2001/1223 , B60R2001/1253 , G06F3/0446 , G06F2203/0338
Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting arm and a mirror head at one end of the mounting arm distal from an attachment portion of the mounting arm that is configured for attachment at a vehicle. A mirror reflective element is fixedly attached at the mirror head. An innermost side of the mirror reflective element is attached at a front side of an attachment plate. The mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of the mirror head relative to the mounting arm when the driver of the vehicle operates an electrically-operable actuator. The attachment plate includes wall structure that extends from the front side of the attachment plate and circumscribes and spans the perimeter circumferential edge of the glass substrate and does not encroach onto and does not overlap the front surface of the glass substrate of the exterior mirror reflective element.
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公开(公告)号:US20240067091A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-29
申请号:US18502129
申请日:2023-11-06
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Rodney K. Blank , Mark L. Larson , Niall R. Lynam
CPC classification number: B60R1/12 , G02B27/01 , G02F1/1533 , G02F1/157 , H04N23/63 , H10K59/50 , H10K59/65 , B60R2001/1215 , B60R2001/1253 , G02B5/003 , G02B2027/0118 , G02B2027/0138 , G02B2027/014
Abstract: A vehicular video camera display system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a casing and an electrochromic reflective element, with a video display device disposed in the casing behind the electrochromic reflective element. With the interior rearview mirror assembly disposed at the in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle, a video display screen of the video display device is operable to display video images that are viewable through the electrochromic reflective element by a driver of the vehicle. Image data captured by a rearward-viewing video camera is communicated as a digital signal from the rearward-viewing video camera via a cable to control circuitry disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly. The video display device displays video images that are derived, at least in part, from image data communicated via the cable from the rearward-viewing video camera to the control circuitry disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US20240064274A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US18260078
申请日:2022-01-06
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Rodney K. Blank , Christopher R. Koetje , Mark L. Larson , John T. Uken , Kurtis M. Larson , Christopher L. Long , Jeffrey D. Heinz
IPC: H04N7/18 , B60R1/26 , B60R1/25 , B60R1/12 , B60R1/04 , B60R1/08 , H04N23/90 , H04N5/262 , H04N23/63
CPC classification number: H04N7/181 , B60R1/26 , B60R1/25 , B60R1/12 , B60R1/04 , B60R1/088 , H04N23/90 , H04N5/2624 , H04N5/2628 , H04N23/631 , B60R2300/105 , B60R2001/1253 , B60R2300/20 , B60R2300/303
Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes an electronic control unit (ECU), a plurality of exterior viewing vehicle cameras that capture image data and provide captured image data to the ECU. When the vehicle is towing a trailer, a rearward-viewing trailer camera captures image data and provides captured image data to the ECU. A video mirror display screen is disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle and is operable to display video images derived from video image data provided from the ECU. The mirror assembly is adjustable between a mirror mode and a display mode. The mirror assembly, when in the display mode, is operable by the driver of the vehicle to display at the video mirror display screen (i) a single image display of video images, (ii) a dual image display of video images or (iii) a three image display of video images.
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公开(公告)号:US20230347823A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-02
申请号:US18347028
申请日:2023-07-05
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor: John T. Uken , Darryl P. De Wind , Keith D. Foote , Joseph M. Mambourg , Rodney K. Blank , Mark L. Larson , Niall R. Lynam
CPC classification number: B60R1/072 , B60R1/088 , G02B7/182 , G06F3/047 , B60R25/252 , G06F3/04883 , B60R2001/1223
Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting arm and a mirror head at one end of the mounting arm distal from an attachment portion of the mounting arm that is configured for attachment at a vehicle. A mirror reflective element is fixedly attached at the mirror head. An innermost side of the mirror reflective element is attached at a front side of an attachment plate. The mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of the mirror head relative to the mounting arm when the driver of the vehicle operates an electrically-operable actuator. The attachment plate includes wall structure that extends from the front side of the attachment plate and circumscribes and spans the perimeter circumferential edge of the glass substrate and does not encroach onto and does not overlap the front surface of the glass substrate of the exterior mirror reflective element.
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公开(公告)号:US11639134B1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-02
申请号:US17905109
申请日:2022-03-01
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Gregory A. Huizen , Justin E. Sobecki , Austen C. Peterson , Ian A. McCabe , Rodney K. Blank , Niall R. Lynam
Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head having an interior mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element has a mirror transflector that transmits near-IR light incident thereon, transmits visible light incident thereon and reflects visible light incident thereon. The mirror assembly includes a camera disposed within the mirror head and viewing through the mirror transflector. The camera includes an imaging sensor having a quantum efficiency (QE) of at least 15% for near-infrared (near-IR) light having a wavelength of 940 nm. The mirror assembly further includes first, second and third near-IR illumination sources disposed within the mirror head and operable to emit near-IR light that passes through the mirror transflector. The near-IR illumination sources are at respective angles relative to a planar front surface of the mirror reflective element and, when powered, illuminate respective in-cabin regions for a driver monitoring function or an occupant detection function.
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公开(公告)号:US20220297604A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-22
申请号:US17662335
申请日:2022-05-06
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: Rodney K. Blank , Christopher R. Koetje , Patrick M. Foley, IV
Abstract: A vehicular video mirror system includes a video display screen disposed in a mirror head. The system includes a vehicle-mounted rear backup camera and a trailer-mounted rearward viewing camera. The trailer-mounted camera includes an imaging array with a first subset of pixels representative of an upper rearward-view region of the field of view and a second subset of pixels that represents a lower rearward-view region of the field of view. With the trailer hitched to the vehicle and responsive to the vehicle being set for forward propulsion, the video display screen displays images derived from the first subset of pixels and not from the second subset of pixels. With the trailer hitched to the vehicle and responsive to the vehicle being set for rearward propulsion, the video display screen displays images derived from the second subset of pixels and not from the first subset of pixels.
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公开(公告)号:US20220153663A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-19
申请号:US17649807
申请日:2022-02-03
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc
Inventor: Rodney K. Blank , Christopher R. Koetje
Abstract: A vehicular display system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) and a plurality of cameras disposed at the vehicle. The cameras capture image data and provide captured image data to the ECU. The system includes a video display screen and a video mirror display screen that are operable to display video images derived from video images provided by the ECU. When the vehicle is traveling forward at a speed below a threshold speed, the ECU generates rearward view video images derived from image data captured by a rearward viewing camera and provides the rearward view video images to the video display screen. When the vehicle is traveling forward at a speed at or above the threshold speed, the ECU generates rearward view video images derived from image data captured by a rearward viewing camera and provides the rearward view video images to the video mirror display screen.
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公开(公告)号:US20210284070A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-16
申请号:US17303404
申请日:2021-05-28
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor: Rodney K. Blank , Mark L. Larson , Niall R. Lynam
Abstract: A vehicular video camera display system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a casing and an electro-optic reflective element, with a video display device disposed in the casing behind the electro-optic reflective element. With the interior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the interior cabin portion of the vehicle, a video display screen of the video display device is operable to display video images that are viewable through the electro-optic reflective element by a driver of the vehicle. A rearward-viewing video camera is disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and views at least rearward of the vehicle. Control circuitry is disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly. Image data captured by the rearward-viewing video camera is communicated from the rearward-viewing video camera via a twisted pair wire to the control circuitry disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US20210191222A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-24
申请号:US17249685
申请日:2021-03-10
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor: Niall R. Lynam , Hamid Habibi , Rodney K. Blank , Christopher R. Koetje , Mark L. Larson , Patrick M. Foley, IV , Michael L. Gallas
Abstract: A multifunctional rear camera system includes a rear camera and a processor. Responsive to processing of captured image data, the processor generates respective outputs for (i) a rear backup assist function, (ii) a mirror dimming control for at least an electro-optic interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle and (iii) ambient light detection. The processor processes a mirror zone of captured image data for mirror dimming control and processes upper corner regions of captured image data for ambient light detection. The processor processes at least lower regions of captured image data for the rear backup assist function. The generated output for the mirror dimming control is provided to the electro-optic interior rearview mirror assembly to control dimming of the electro-optic reflective element. The generated output for the rear backup assist function provides (i) object detection and/or (ii) video display of video images derived from captured image data.
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公开(公告)号:US10967796B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-06
申请号:US16164895
申请日:2018-10-19
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor: John T. Uken , Darryl P. De Wind , Gregory A. Huizen , Rodney K. Blank
Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror mount configured to attach at an interior portion of the vehicle. A mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. The mirror mount includes a ball element and the mirror head includes a socket element, which pivotally attaches at the ball element forming a ball and socket joint to pivotally mount the mirror head at the mirror mount. The mirror head has a thickness dimension spanning between a front planar surface of said mirror reflective element and a rear surface of a laterally sideward region of the mirror casing, with the thickness dimension being less than 20 mm. A central region of the mirror casing has a thickness dimension greater than 20 mm to accommodate the socket element. The socket element is disposed at an aperture through the central region of the mirror casing.
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