公开(公告)号：US11679711B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17304027

申请日：2021-06-14

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Gregory A. Huizen ,  Mitchell J. Wesley ,  David A. Dingman ,  Justin E. Sobecki

IPC: B60Q1/26 ,  E05B85/16 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/20 ,  F21S43/15 ,  E05B17/10 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: B60Q1/2669 ,  B60Q1/2696 ,  E05B17/10 ,  E05B85/16 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/15 ,  F21S43/26 ,  B60Q2400/20 ,  B60Q2400/40 ,  B60R2300/102 ,  B60R2300/103 ,  B60R2300/105 ,  F21Y2115/10

Abstract: A vehicular exterior lighting system includes a lighting module disposed at a side of a vehicle. The lighting module includes at least one light emitting diode. The lighting module is operable to emit light that is viewable by a person exterior the side of the vehicle who is viewing the side of the vehicle. The lighting module emits white light responsive to a signal from a remote device to provide ground illumination of a ground region at the side of the vehicle at which the lighting module is disposed, and the lighting module (i) emits a first color of light responsive to a door lock signal and (ii) emits a second color of light responsive to a door unlock signal. The first color of light is different than the second color of light.

公开(公告)号：US20230150433A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US18155151

申请日：2023-01-17

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Gregory A. Huizen ,  Eric Peterson

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

CPC classification number: B60R1/12 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60R1/04 ,  H01L25/0753 ,  B60K2370/1533 ,  B60K2370/779 ,  B60K2370/1523 ,  B60K2370/332 ,  B60K2370/23 ,  B60R2001/1215 ,  B60R2300/8046

Abstract: A vehicular lighting assembly includes an plurality of micro-LEDs disposed at a substrate. Width dimension of each individual micro-LED of the plurality of micro-LEDs is less than 500 microns, and length dimension of each individual micro-LED of the plurality of micro-LEDs is less than 500 microns. Packing density of micro-LEDs of the plurality of micro-LEDs at the substrate is at least 10 micro-LEDs per square centimeter. Each individual micro-LED of the plurality of micro-LEDs, when the vehicular lighting assembly is operated to emit light, passes less than 4 mA electrical current. The vehicular lighting assembly is configured to be disposed at a portion of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular lighting assembly, With the vehicular lighting assembly disposed at the portion of the vehicle, light emitted by the plurality of micro-LEDs, when the vehicular lighting assembly is operated to emit light, is viewable at the portion of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11648956B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17453901

申请日：2021-11-08

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen J. Caron ,  Wassim Rafrafi

IPC: B60W50/10 ,  G01S7/41 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G01S13/931

CPC classification number: B60W50/10 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G01S7/41 ,  G01S7/415 ,  G01S13/88 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/167 ,  B60W2040/089 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  B60W2420/52 ,  B60W2540/21 ,  B60W2710/06 ,  B60W2710/30 ,  G01S2013/9327 ,  G06F2203/0381 ,  G10L15/22

Abstract: A vehicular cabin monitoring system includes a radar assembly disposed in a cabin of a vehicle and operable to capture radar data. The radar assembly is housed in an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle and includes at least one radar transmit antenna that is operable to transmit radar waves and at least one radar receive antenna that is operable to receive radar waves. A control includes a data processor for processing radar data captured by the radar assembly. The control, via processing at the data processor of radar data captured by the radar assembly, detects movement of a body part of an occupant present in the cabin of the vehicle. The control, responsive to detecting movement of the body part of the occupant in the cabin of the vehicle, generates a control command associated with at least one operation of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230137004A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

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

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R11/04 ,  H04N25/10 ,  H04N23/56

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.

公开(公告)号：US20230124910A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US18047679

申请日：2022-10-19

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Connor G. Cervone ,  Justin E. Sobecki

IPC: E05B81/76 ,  E05B85/10 ,  E05B79/06

Abstract: A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a bracket configured to mount at a vehicular door, a handle portion mounted at the bracket, and a switch mechanism disposed at the handle portion that includes a trigger element movably disposed within a housing. The housing includes an inner portion and an outer portion. When a force is applied at the outer portion, the outer portion moves toward the inner portion. The outer portion of the housing is configured to engage the trigger element as the outer portion moves toward the inner portion. As the outer portion moves toward the inner portion and the outer portion engages the trigger element, the trigger element moves within the housing in a second direction at an angle relative to the first direction and engages a microswitch disposed within the housing to actuate the switch mechanism to operate to release a latch mechanism of the door.

公开(公告)号：US11618372B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-04

申请号：US17649382

申请日：2022-01-31

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Justin E. Sobecki ,  Jake Mohan

IPC: G09F19/18 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G02B3/02 ,  G02B5/10 ,  B60Q3/20 ,  B60Q3/44 ,  B60Q3/12 ,  G03B21/00 ,  G03B21/28

Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element and an illumination module that includes an illumination source and a freeformed lens optic. When the illumination source is operated to emit light, emitted light passes through the freeformed lens optic. The freeformed lens optic is configured such that, with the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at a side of a vehicle, light emitted by the illumination source that passes through the freeformed lens optic provides ground lighting that illuminates a ground region located at the side of the equipped vehicle. The ground lighting includes (a) ground illumination of the illuminated ground region and (b) within the ground illumination of the illuminated ground region, a logo formed by the freeformed lens optic. The logo formed by the freeformed lens optic has a light intensity greater than any light intensity of the ground illumination of the illuminated ground region.

公开(公告)号：US20230070479A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US17823101

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Darin J. Snider ,  Kyle S. Bowman ,  Steven P. Goodwin

IPC: B60J1/00 ,  B60J7/16

Abstract: A vehicular glass roof panel assembly includes a perimeter frame portion, a glass panel adhesively bonded to the perimeter frame portion, and side rails adhesively bonded along opposite side regions of the perimeter frame portion. The perimeter frame portion includes a plurality of latching elements configured to latch the vehicular glass roof panel assembly at a vehicle roof of a vehicle. With the latching elements latching the vehicular glass roof panel assembly at the vehicle roof, the glass panel extends across the vehicle roof and the side rails extend above respective side doors of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11560094B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

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：US20230021221A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17935975

申请日：2022-09-28

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Gregory A. Huizen ,  Robert L. Esser

IPC: B60R1/06 ,  B62D65/00

Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a base portion configured for attachment at an exterior portion of a vehicle, a mirror head having a mirror reflective element, and an actuator within the mirror head. When the mirror actuator is electrically operated, the mirror actuator moves the mirror head and the mirror reflective element together and in tandem relative to the base portion. The mirror reflective element is adhesively attached at a mirror back plate. The mirror back plate is attached at a head mounting plate, which is attached at the mirror actuator. A service recess is at and between the mirror back plate and the head mounting plate and is accessible from exterior the mirror head. The service recess is configured to enable detachment of the mirror back plate, with the mirror reflective element adhesively attached thereto, from the head mounting plate.

公开(公告)号：US11554720B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US17662441

申请日：2022-05-09

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Gregory A. Huizen ,  Kenneth C. Peterson ,  Mitchell J. Wesley ,  Martin A. Hauff

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  F21S43/237 ,  F21S43/249 ,  F21S43/14 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/32 ,  F21Y113/13 ,  F21Y103/10 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  F21W103/20 ,  F21W103/25

Abstract: A vehicular lighted exterior door handle system includes a lighted exterior door handle assembly having a light module, which includes a circuit board and at least three linearly arranged illumination sources at the circuit board. When the illumination sources are actuated, light emitted by each of the illumination sources is emitted outboard away from the door of the equipped vehicle. With the lighted exterior door handle assembly mounted at the door of the equipped vehicle, and when the illumination sources are actuated with the door of the equipped vehicle unlocked, the light module emits light in a first pattern. With the lighted exterior door handle assembly mounted at the door of the equipped vehicle, and when the illumination sources are actuated with the door of the equipped vehicle locked, the light module emits light in a second pattern that is different from the first pattern.