Rearview mirror with display
    32.
    发明授权
    Rearview mirror with display 有权
    后视镜带显示屏

    公开(公告)号:US06572233B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-03

    申请号:US09664151

    申请日:2000-09-18

    IPC分类号: G02B508

    摘要: A mirror includes a housing, an electrochromic mirror subassembly in the housing including front and rear transparent elements, a layer of electrochromic material associated with the front and rear transparent elements, a reflector layer associated with the rear transparent element, with a portion of the reflector layer defining an opening, and an indicia panel covering the opening and configured to form a visual display. The visual display includes a panel with a discrete number of pre-formed letters and symbols. At least one light source is positioned in the housing to pass light through the indicia panel and the opening of the mirror subassembly to selectively illuminate the visual display. The plurality of light-emitting devices being a number that is equal to or less than the discrete number. The at least one light source emits a light matched in color to the indicia panel so that a maximum of light from the at least one light source passes through the indicia panel and is visible to a vehicle driver. Optimally, the light sources emit an amber colored light, and the indicia panel includes a diffusing layer also having an amber color.

    摘要翻译: 反射镜包括壳体,壳体中的电致变色镜子组件,包括前透明元件和后透明元件,与前后透明元件相关联的电致变色材料层,与后透明元件相关联的反射器层,反射器的一部分 限定开口的层,以及覆盖该开口并构造成形成视觉显示的标记面板。 视觉显示器包括具有离散数量的预先形成的字母和符号的面板。 至少一个光源被定位在壳体中以使光通过标记面板和反射镜子组件的开口以选择性地照亮视觉显示器。 多个发光装置是等于或小于离散数量的数量。 至少一个光源发射与标记面板相匹配的光,使得来自至少一个光源的最大光通过标记面板并且对于车辆驾驶员是可见的。 最佳地,光源发出琥珀色的光,并且标记面板包括也具有琥珀色的漫射层。

    Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle
    33.
    发明授权
    Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle 有权
    用于增强车辆后视的系统和部件

    公开(公告)号:US06509832B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-21

    申请号:US09724117

    申请日:2000-11-28

    IPC分类号: B60Q100

    摘要: A vehicle system is disclosed that includes a vehicle lamp assembly including a plurality of LEDs that emit white light so as to function as an illuminator light. The lamp assembly also may include a plurality of LEDs that emit colored light, such as red or red-orange, so as to function as a signal light. Alternatively or additionally, the lamp assembly may include a camera of a vehicle imaging system. The lamp assembly may serve as a center high mounted stop light or as a tail light. The system also includes a controller that rapidly pulses the LEDs on and off at a rate that is imperceivable by the human eye. The pulsing intervals of the LEDs may be related to the readout intervals of the camera sensor array. In this manner, the LEDs may be pulsed on during camera readout so as to increase their intensity while the camera is capturing an image, or may be pulsed off during camera readout to prevent feedback glare from interfering with image capture by a highly sensitive image sensor array of the camera.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种车辆系统,其包括车灯组件,其包括发射白光以发挥照明灯光的多个LED。 灯组件还可以包括发射彩色光的多个LED,例如红色或红橙色,以便用作信号光。 或者或另外,灯组件可以包括车辆成像系统的照相机。 灯组件可以用作中央高安装的停止灯或作为尾灯。 该系统还包括一个以人眼不可能发生的速率快速地脉冲LED的控制器。 LED的脉冲间隔可能与相机传感器阵列的读出间隔有关。 以这种方式,在相机读出期间,LED可以被脉冲接通,以便在照相机捕获图像时增加它们的强度,或者可以在相机读出期间脉冲关闭以防止反射眩光干扰高灵敏度图像传感器的图像捕获 相机阵列。

    Rearview mirror with display
    34.
    发明授权
    Rearview mirror with display 有权
    后视镜带显示屏

    公开(公告)号:US06170956B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-09

    申请号:US09311029

    申请日:1999-05-13

    IPC分类号: G02B508

    摘要: A mirror includes an electrochromic mirror subassembly including front and rear transparent elements, a layer of electrochromic material associated with the front and rear transparent elements, and a reflective layer, a portion of the reflective layer defining an opening. An indicia panel is located proximate the mirror subassembly and covers the opening, and one or more light sources are positioned to pass light through the indicia panel and the opening of the electrochromic mirror subassembly to illuminate detailed symbols and information on the indicia panel. The indicia panel is adhered to the mirror subassembly, and a housing and a mating bezel are configured to receive the mirror subassembly. The indicia panel includes a pair of apertured locator tabs, and the bezel includes protrusions that engage the apertured locator tabs to accurately locate the indicia panel and the mirror subassembly and also a printed circuit board in the housing. A foam light seal is located between the printed circuit board and the indicia panel and is shaped to sealingly engage the printed circuit board and the indicia panel to prevent light leakage around the indicia panel. Where multiple light sources are used to illuminate different areas on the indicia panel, the foam light seal defines multiple windows engaging the indicia panel for containing light as each window is illuminated. The housing and the bezel snap together and are shaped to compress together the mirror subassembly, the indicia panel, the printed circuit board, and the light seal, thus compressing the light seal to assure good contact by the light seal.

    摘要翻译: 反射镜包括电致变色镜子组件,其包括前后透明元件,与前后透明元件相关联的电致变色材料层和反射层,反射层的一部分限定开口。 标记面板位于反射镜子组件附近并覆盖开口,并且一个或多个光源被定位成使光通过标记面板和电致变色镜子组件的开口以照亮标记面板上的详细符号和信息。 标记面板粘附到镜子组件,并且壳体和配合表圈被构造成接收镜子组件。 标记面板包括一对有孔定位片,并且边框包括与多孔定位片接合的凸起,以便将标记面板和镜子组件以及外壳中的印刷电路板精确地定位。 泡沫光密封件位于印刷电路板和标记面板之间,并且被成形为密封地接合印刷电路板和标记面板,以防止标记面板周围的光泄漏。 在使用多个光源照亮标记面板上的不同区域的情况下,泡沫光密封件限定多个窗口,与每个窗口照亮时,用于容纳光的标记面板接合。 外壳和挡板卡在一起,并被成形为将镜子组件,标记面板,印刷电路板和光密封件压缩在一起,从而压缩光密封件,以确保光密封的良好接触。

    Multi-cell electrochromic devices
    39.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US07256924B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-14

    申请号:US11343278

    申请日:2006-01-30

    IPC分类号: G02F1/15 G02F1/153

    CPC分类号: G02F1/153 G02F1/163

    摘要: A multi-cell electrochromic device comprising: first and second electrochromic device sub-assemblies which each comprise; a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith and second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; and an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates, wherein the electrochromic medium comprises: at least one solvent; at least one anodic electroactive material; at least one cathodic electroactive material; wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and wherein the first and second electrochromic device sub-assemblies are in optical alignment, and further wherein the multi-cell electrochromic device exhibits a transmittance of less than approximately 1.5% in a low transmission state.

    Rearview assembly having an integral crush zone
    40.
    发明授权
    Rearview assembly having an integral crush zone 有权
    后视组件具有整体挤压区域

    公开(公告)号:US07196836B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-27

    申请号:US10985857

    申请日:2004-11-10

    IPC分类号: G02F1/15

    摘要: A rearview assembly comprising a rearview element, a rearview element support assembly supporting the rearview element and a mount adjacent the housing. The mount is configured to connect the rearview assembly to a windshield. At least one of the rearview element support assembly and the mount comprises a crush bracket having at least two legs adapted to be compressed as a force strikes a front of the rearview element. The crush bracket can include at least one tab contacting a heat emitting component and/or an electrically conductive component of a circuit to provide a heat sink for the heat emitting component or a ground for the electrically conductive component, respectively.

    摘要翻译: 一种后视组件,包括后视元件,支撑后视元件的后视元件支撑组件和邻近壳体的安装座。 安装座被配置为将后视组件连接到挡风玻璃。 后视元件支撑组件和安装座中的至少一个包括具有至少两个腿部的挤压支架,所述至少两个支腿适于随着力撞击后视元件的前部而被压缩。 粉碎支架可以包括至少一个接触热发射部件和/或电路的导电部件的接片,以分别为发热部件提供散热器或用于导电部件的接地。