公开(公告)号：US20230111985A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：US18045487

申请日：2022-10-11

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew V. Steffes

IPC: B60R1/08 ,  G02F1/163

Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting base having a socket, and a mirror head attached at and pivotable about the mounting base. The mirror head includes a variable reflectance electro-optic mirror reflective element, and a ball member that forms a pivot joint with the socket. The mirror reflective element is attached at an attachment plate that includes electrically conductive elements that are electrically connected to respective electrically conductive contacts at the rear side of the mirror reflective element via a connector portion of each electrically conductive element engaging and flexing and being biased toward the respective electrically conductive contact. The electrically conductive elements are electrically connected to a connector of the ball member. With the mounting base mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle and the ball member received in the socket of the mounting base, the connector is electrically connected to a vehicle wire harness.

公开(公告)号：US11613212B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US17304857

申请日：2021-06-28

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Darryl P. De Wind ,  John T. Uken ,  Christopher R. Koetje

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/04 ,  F21V23/04 ,  G08B5/36 ,  B60Q3/258 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  E05F15/77 ,  F21W106/00

Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head, a mirror mounting structure configured to adjustably mount the mirror head at an interior portion of the vehicle, and a receiving portion for receiving a portable accessory module. A retaining element is configured to attach at the mirror casing at the receiving portion to releasably secure the portable accessory module at the receiving portion. With the retaining element at least partially detached from the mirror casing, the portable accessory module is insertable into and removable from the receiving portion. With the portable accessory module inserted into and received at the receiving portion and with the retaining element attached at the mirror casing, the retaining element overlaps a lower portion of the portable accessory module to secure the portable accessory module at the receiving portion.

公开(公告)号：US11607998B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-21

申请号：US16948881

申请日：2020-10-05

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Jake A. Mohan

IPC: B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/02 ,  G02B17/04 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/153 ,  B60R1/12

Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting structure configured for mounting at an interior portion of a vehicle. A distal end portion of the mounting arm is at an angle relative to a proximal end portion of the mounting arm at the interior portion of the vehicle. An attaching element is fixedly disposed at the distal end portion. A mirror housing includes an aperture, and the mounting arm of the mounting structure passes through the aperture without making contact with the mirror housing. A reflective element is attached at an attachment plate disposed within the mirror housing. A motorized actuator is mounted at the attachment plate at the reflective element or at the attaching element at the distal end portion of the mounting arm. The motorized actuator is electrically operable to adjust the reflective element and the mirror housing together and in tandem relative to the mounting structure.

公开(公告)号：US11597315B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US17929416

申请日：2022-09-02

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth C. Peterson

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  E05B41/00 ,  F21V23/04 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60R25/10 ,  B60Q3/267 ,  E05B81/76 ,  E05B17/10 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  F21Y113/13

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 a light emitter and a light sensor. With the base portion of the handle assembly mounted at the exterior door handle region of the vehicular door, the light emitter is episodically energized to emit light. When the light emitter is not energized to emit light, the light sensor senses ambient light at the handle portion, and when the light emitter is energized to emit light, the light sensor senses emitted light emitted by the light emitter. The sensing module determines presence of a person's hand at the handle portion based at least in part on a difference between the sensed ambient light and the sensed emitted light being below a threshold light level.

公开(公告)号：US20230027125A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17814237

申请日：2022-07-22

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Connor G. Cervone

IPC: E05B81/12 ,  F16C1/10 ,  E05B79/20 ,  E05B81/04 ,  E05B81/18 ,  E05B81/24 ,  E05B85/10

Abstract: A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a base, a handle movable relative to the base between recessed and deployed positions, an actuator that is operable to move the handle between the positions, and a connection mechanism that pivots relative to the base to move the handle between the positions. The actuator operates to pull and release a cable to pivot the connection mechanism to move the handle. The connection mechanism, when the actuator is operated to pull the cable, pivots in a first direction to move the handle from the recessed toward the deployed position. A biasing element of the connection mechanism biases the connection mechanism in a second direction to move the handle toward the recessed position when the actuator releases the cable. Responsive to cable tension being reduced by a threshold amount, the connection mechanism adjusts to increase tension.

公开(公告)号：US20230012333A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17811321

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth C. Peterson

IPC: B60R1/07

Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head and a mounting arm. The mirror head is mounted at the mounting arm via an adjustment mechanism. With the mounting arm attached at a side of a vehicle, an adjustment mechanism is operable to adjust the mirror head relative to the mounting arm between a retracted position and an extended position. The adjustment mechanism includes an actuator that is electrically operable to pivotally adjust a link that includes a first end pivotally attached to the mirror head and a second end pivotally attached at the mounting arm. The adjustment mechanism, when the actuator is operated, moves the mirror head along a path between the retracted and extended positions. The actuator is disposed at the mirror head so that, when the mirror head moves between the retracted and extended positions, the actuator travels along the path with the mirror head.

公开(公告)号：US20220324386A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17809927

申请日：2022-06-30

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Gregory A. Huizen ,  Eric Peterson

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60R1/04 ,  H01L25/075

Abstract: A vehicular exterior lighting assembly includes a plurality of lighting devices. The plurality of lighting devices includes a first lighting device operable to emit light for a first lighting function and a second lighting device operable to emit light for a second lighting function. A plurality of micro-LEDs of the lighting devices are disposed at electrically conductive traces of at least one flexible circuit element. Packing density of the micro-LEDs at the at least one flexible circuit element is at least 10 micro-LEDs per square centimeter. Each individual micro-LED of the plurality of micro-LEDs when operated to emit light passes less than 4 mA electrical current. With the vehicular exterior lighting assembly attached at an exterior portion of a vehicle, light emitted by the first lighting device and light emitted by the second lighting device, when operated to emit light, is viewable exterior the equipped vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20220324384A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17658875

申请日：2022-04-12

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America,Inc.

Inventor： Matthew V. Steffes

IPC: B60R1/078 ,  B60R1/07

Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head having a mirror reflective element, a support structure configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle, and an adjustment mechanism operable to move the mirror head relative to the support structure between a retracted position and an extended position. A shutoff module includes a body and a plunger movably disposed at the body. The body is attached at one of the mirror head or the support structure and an outer end of the plunger is attached at the other of the mirror head or the body. As the mirror head moves relative to the support structure, an inner end of the plunger moves relative to and along a circuit element of the body. The adjustment mechanism is deactivated responsive to the inner end of the plunger reaching either end of the circuit element.

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

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/00 ,  H04N7/18

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.

公开(公告)号：US11425798B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US16949814

申请日：2020-11-16

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Darin J. Snider ,  Michael J. Hulst

IPC: E06B1/00 ,  H05B3/84 ,  B60J1/18 ,  E05B83/00 ,  E05C1/08 ,  E06B3/46 ,  B60J1/00 ,  H05B1/02 ,  E05C9/04 ,  E05D15/06

Abstract: A vehicular rear slider window assembly includes a movable window panel that is movable along upper and lower rails of a fixed window panel. A first heater grid is disposed at a first fixed panel, a second heater grid is disposed at a second fixed panel, and a third heater grid disposed at the movable window panel. A jumper electrical connector electrically connects between the first and second fixed panels, and a flexible electrical connector electrically connects between the first or second fixed panel and the movable window panel. The first fixed panel has positive and negative terminals configured to electrically connect to at least one electrical connector of a vehicle wire harness when the vehicular rear slider window assembly is installed at a vehicle. When the positive and negative terminals are electrically powered, electrical current may flow in a single direction across the first and second heater grids.