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公开(公告)号：US11292389B2
公开(公告)日：2022-04-05
申请号：US16949635
申请日：2020-11-09
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Anthony J. LaCross , Darryl P. De Wind , Mark L. Larson , Rodney K. Blank , Christopher R. Koetje , Eric Peterson
Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head that is pivotally attached via a pivot joint at a mounting structure and that accommodates a reflective element. A display device is disposed within the mirror head. An actuator is disposed within the mirror head and includes an actuator base attached at a rear portion of the reflective element, an actuator body that is pivotally attached at the actuator base, and an electrically operable motor. When the motor is electrically operated, the actuator body pivots relative to the actuator base to pivot the mirror head relative to a socket element of the pivot joint. Pivotal movement of the mirror head relative to the socket element adjusts the reflective element between a mirror mode orientation and a display mode orientation. When the reflective element is in the display mode orientation, the display device is actuated to display video images.
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公开(公告)号：US20210300263A1
公开(公告)日：2021-09-30
申请号：US17301073
申请日：2021-03-24
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Vernon R. Nise , John T. Uken , Rodney K. Blank
Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at a vehicle, a rear camera disposed at the vehicle and having a field of view at least rearward of the vehicle. The rear camera captures image data and provides captured image data to the ECU. A video display screen is disposed in the vehicle and is viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The video display screen is operable to display video images derived from a video signal provided by the ECU during a forward maneuver of the vehicle. The rear camera is mounted at a camera mounting bracket that is attached at a spare tire mounting bracket at a rear of the vehicle. A height of the rear camera is adjustable to position the rear camera above a spare tire mounted at the spare tire mounting bracket.
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公开(公告)号：US20210293061A1
公开(公告)日：2021-09-23
申请号：US17249905
申请日：2021-03-18
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Rodney K. Blank , Eric Peterson , Nathan Z. Hellwig , Michael T. McNally , Gregory A. Huizen , Kenneth C. Peterson
Abstract: A door handle assembly includes a handle portion disposed at a pocket region of the door handle region. The door handle assembly includes a plurality of touch sensors disposed at the handle portion that are linearly arranged along the handle portion. Each touch sensor has a respective touch sensitivity and generates sensor data based on the respective touch sensitivity and detection of a touch. The plurality of touch sensors includes at least two touch sensors having different respective touch sensitivities. A processor is operable to process the sensor data generated by the plurality of touch sensors. A controller, responsive to processing at the processor of the sensor data generated by the plurality of touch sensors, determines a touch event at the door handle assembly. The determined touch event includes a user touching the handle portion. The controller, responsive to detecting the touch event, locks or unlocks the vehicle door.
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公开(公告)号：US11021107B2
公开(公告)日：2021-06-01
申请号：US16812864
申请日：2020-03-09
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Rodney K. Blank , Mark L. Larson , Niall R. Lynam
Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a casing and an electrochromic reflective element, with a video display screen disposed in the casing behind the electrochromic reflective element. With the interior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the interior cabin portion of the vehicle, the video display screen is operable to display video images that are viewable through a transflective mirror reflector of the electrochromic reflective element by a driver of the vehicle. A rearward-viewing video camera is disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and control circuitry is disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly. Image data captured by the rearward-viewing video camera is provided via a coaxial cable to the control circuitry, which is operable to control the video display screen to display video images that are derived, at least in part, from the captured image data.
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公开(公告)号：US20210155160A1
公开(公告)日：2021-05-27
申请号：US17248625
申请日：2021-02-01
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
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：US10948798B2
公开(公告)日：2021-03-16
申请号：US16098177
申请日：2017-05-02
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: An electro-optic rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a caseless electro-optic rearview mirror reflective element and a plate attached at the rear of the reflective element. The mirror reflective element connected to and pivotal about a windshield electronics module via a ball and socket pivot joint. Control circuitry may be disposed in a windshield electronics module for automatically controlling dimming of the electro-optic medium or alternatively, dimming of the electro-optic medium is automatically controlled via a multifunctional rear backup camera system of the equipped vehicle. Optionally, the control circuitry controls dimming of the electro-optic medium of the mirror reflective element via wiring that passes through the ball and socket pivot joint. Optionally, image data captured by the multifunctional rear backup camera may be used for ambient light determination and to provide video image display at the interior rearview mirror assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US20190118717A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-25
申请号：US16170075
申请日：2018-10-25
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Rodney K. Blank , Christopher R. Koetje , Patrick M. Foley, IV
Abstract: A video mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly and a video display screen disposed in a mirror head and behind a reflective element of the mirror assembly. When the video mirror system is operating in a mirror mode, the video display screen is deactivated and the reflective element provides a reflected rearward view for the driver of the vehicle. When the video mirror system is in a display mode, the video display screen is activated and displays video images viewable through the reflective element. The video display screen, when activated, displays video images derived from image data captured by a vehicle-mounted rear viewing camera or, with a trailer hitched to the vehicle, a trailer-mounted rear viewing camera. The displayed video images may correspond to a rearward view similar to the field of view provided by the reflective element when in the mirror mode.
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公开(公告)号：US10261648B2
公开(公告)日：2019-04-16
申请号：US15161708
申请日：2016-05-23
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
Abstract: An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head and an exterior mirror reflective element fixedly attached at the mirror head. An attachment portion is configured for attachment at an exterior portion of the vehicle. The mirror assembly includes a multi-axis adjustment mechanism having at least one electrically-operable actuator. The multi-axis adjustment mechanism is operable to move the mirror head, with the exterior mirror reflective element fixedly attached thereto, about multiple axes relative to the attachment portion. The exterior mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of the mirror head relative to the exterior portion of the body of the vehicle to adjust the rearward field of view of a driver of the vehicle who views the exterior mirror reflective element when operating the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US09707895B2
公开(公告)日：2017-07-18
申请号：US14929494
申请日：2015-11-02
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： John T. Uken , Mark L. Larson , Rodney K. Blank , Joseph D. Suchecki , Craig Kendall
CPC classification number: B60R1/088
Abstract: A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element disposed at the mirror casing. The mirror reflective element includes at least a first glass substrate having a front surface and a rear surface. When the rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in a vehicle, the front surface is closer than the rear surface to a driver that is normally operating the vehicle. The first glass substrate has a flat central region and a rounded perimeter edge, and the rounded perimeter is exposed to and is viewable by the driver of the vehicle. With the mirror reflective element disposed at the mirror casing, no portion of the mirror casing encompasses the rounded perimeter edge. The rounded perimeter edge has a glare-reducing surface finish.
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公开(公告)号：US09346403B2
公开(公告)日：2016-05-24
申请号：US14357025
申请日：2012-11-09
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: B60R1/12 , B60R2001/1215 , B60R2001/1223 , B60R2001/1253 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0414
Abstract: A vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element and a touch sensor device disposed behind a portion of the reflective element and operable to sense the presence of a person's finger at a touch zone of the reflective element proximate to the touch sensor device. A backlighting device is disposed behind the touch sensor device and is operable to backlight a portion of the touch sensor device. The touch sensor device includes a touch sensor substrate having a conductive trace established at a patterned conductive zone of the touch sensor substrate. When the backlighting device is activated, light emanating from the backlighting device passes through the patterned conductive zone of the touch sensor substrate and illuminates an icon so that the icon is viewable through the reflective element by a driver of the vehicle when the rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted at the vehicle.
Abstract translation: 车辆后视镜组件包括镜面反射元件和设置在反射元件的一部分后面的触摸传感器装置，并且可操作以感测人的手指在靠近触摸传感器装置的反射元件的触摸区域的存在。 背光装置设置在触摸传感器装置后面，并且可操作以背光触摸传感器装置的一部分。 触摸传感器装置包括具有在触摸传感器基板的图案化导电区域建立的导电迹线的触摸传感器基板。 当背光装置被激活时，从背光装置发出的光穿过触摸传感器基板的图案化导电区并照亮图标，使得当后视镜组件是图像时，车辆驾驶员可以通过反射元件观看图标 通常安装在车辆上。
