公开(公告)号：US20190357316A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-21

申请号：US16411169

申请日：2019-05-14

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： David G. Douma

IPC: H05B3/84 ,  B60J1/00 ,  B60J1/18

Abstract: A window assembly for a vehicle includes a window panel having an electrically conductive element disposed thereat. An electrical connector is attached at the window panel and is electrically conductively connected to the electrically conductive element. The electrical connector includes a ferromagnetic material. The electrical connector is attached at the window panel via solder, and the electrical connector is held in place via an electromagnet during the soldering process.

公开(公告)号：US10466563B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US15478273

申请日：2017-04-04

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Craig Kendall ,  Michael J. Baur ,  Hans J. Fuchs

IPC: G02F1/153 ,  B60R1/06 ,  B60R1/08

Abstract: A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an electro-optic reflective element, a back plate, and an attaching element having first and second spring-loaded electrical connectors disposed thereat. The attaching element attaches at the back plate such that the first spring-loaded connector contacts and is biased into electrical contact with a first electrically conductive element at a fourth surface of a rear substrate and the second spring-loaded connector contacts and is biased into electrical contact with a second electrically conductive element at the fourth surface of the rear substrate. The first and second spring-loaded connectors are electrically connected to a connector disposed at the back plate and are configured to electrically connect to a connector of a wire harness of the rearview mirror assembly or of the vehicle to electrically connect the first and second spring-loaded connectors to an electrical power source.

公开(公告)号：US10442360B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15910084

申请日：2018-03-02

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

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/04 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head having a reflective element. A display device is disposed in the mirror head and behind the reflective element. The display device, when actuated, is viewable through the reflective element. The mirror head is adjustable between a mirror mode orientation, where the driver of the vehicle views rearward of the vehicle via the reflective element, and a display mode orientation, where the driver of the vehicle views images displayed by the display device through the reflective element. When in the display mode orientation, the reflective element is angled upward or downward relative to the orientation of the reflective element when in the mirror mode orientation. An actuator is pivotally mounted at the mirror head and includes a pivot element that adjustably mounts the mirror head at a mirror mount that attaches at the interior surface of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US10421404B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US15635627

申请日：2017-06-28

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Mark L. Larson ,  Christopher R. Koetje ,  Anthony J. LaCross ,  Eric Peterson

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/04

Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head having a mirror reflective element with a transflective mirror reflector. A video display device is disposed rearward of the mirror reflective element, and a polymer reflector layer is disposed in front of the video display device. The video display device is operable to display video images captured by a rearward viewing camera of the vehicle. When the video display device is operated to display video images, light emitted by the video display device passes through the polymer reflector layer and the mirror reflective element for viewing of displayed video images by a driver of the vehicle viewing the mirror reflective element. Linearly polarized light emitted by the video display device is circularly polarized as it passes through the polymer reflector layer, such that the displayed video images comprise circularly polarized light.

公开(公告)号：US10384610B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US15810207

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Michael J. Baur

IPC: B60R1/00 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/06

Abstract: A rearview vision system for a vehicle includes a camera module disposed at a side portion of the vehicle. The camera module includes a casing, a reflective element disposed in the casing, and a camera disposed in the casing and having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the reflective element. The camera module is disposed at the side portion of the vehicle so that images of the exterior scene occurring to the side and rear of the vehicle are reflected off of the reflective element and image data representative of the reflected images is captured by the camera. A display device displays images derived from the captured image data representative of the reflected images so as to provide a sideward and rearward field of view to the driver when the driver is viewing the display device.

公开(公告)号：US20190243492A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16384060

申请日：2019-04-15

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: G06F3/047 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  B60R1/072 ,  G02B7/182 ,  B60R1/08 ,  G06F3/044 ,  B60R25/25

CPC classification number: G06F3/047 ,  B60R1/072 ,  B60R1/088 ,  B60R25/252 ,  B60R2001/1223 ,  B60R2001/1253 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/0338

Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head movably disposed at a movable portion that is movable relative to a non-movable portion configured for attachment at a vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element fixedly attached at an attachment portion and fixed relative to the mirror casing. The mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of the mirror head relative to the exterior portion of the vehicle. A first electrically-operated actuator has an axis of rotation when operated that moves the movable portion relative to the non-movable portion about a first axis, and a second electrically-operated actuator has an axis of rotation when operated that moves the mirror head relative to the movable portion about a second axis. The axis of rotation of the first electrically-operated actuator is non-orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the second electrically-operated actuator.

公开(公告)号：US20190210615A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16240130

申请日：2019-01-04

Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen J. Caron ,  Wassim Rafrafi

IPC: B60W50/10 ,  G01S7/41 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W50/14

CPC classification number: B60W50/10 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W2040/089 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  B60W2420/52 ,  B60W2540/02 ,  B60W2710/06 ,  B60W2710/30 ,  G01S7/415 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G10L15/22

Abstract: A vehicular gesture sensing system includes a radar assembly and method of operation thereof. The radar assembly includes at least one radar transmit antenna for transmitting radar waves in a cabin of a vehicle and at exterior areas outside the cabin and at least one radar receive antenna for receiving the radar waves after reflection of the vehicle or objects or an occupant in the vehicle. A control, via processing of data representative of the radar waves received by the radar receive antenna, detects a gesture made by the occupant in the cabin of the vehicle. The control correlates the detected gesture with a user input operation and, responsive to correlating the detected gesture with the user input operation, communicates a control command corresponding to the detected gesture to control at least one accessory of the vehicle in accordance with the user input operation

公开(公告)号：US20190152396A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-23

申请号：US16258719

申请日：2019-01-28

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Jake A. Mohan

IPC: B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/02

CPC classification number: B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/025 ,  B60R1/086 ,  B60R1/087 ,  B60R2001/1223 ,  G02B17/04 ,  G02F1/13318 ,  G02F1/153

Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a reflective element disposed at a housing. The housing and the reflective element are tandemly and pivotally adjustable about a mounting structure mounted at an interior portion of the vehicle to provide a desired rearward field of view to a driver of the vehicle. A user input is actuatable by the driver of the vehicle. A motorized actuator is operable responsive to actuation of the user input to tilt the reflective element and the housing in tandem about a horizontal axis. Responsive to actuation of the motorized actuator responsive to the user input, the motorized actuator tandemly tilts the reflective element and the housing about the horizontal axis to orientate an outermost front surface of the reflective element more towards the driver or more away from the driver.

公开(公告)号：US20190143914A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US16246628

申请日：2019-01-14

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： John T. Uken ,  Michael J. Baur ,  Ian A. McCabe ,  Hamid Habibi

IPC: B60R16/02 ,  B60R1/04 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/157 ,  G02F1/153 ,  B60R1/08

Abstract: An electrochromic mirror reflective element for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes front and rear glass substrates with an electrochromic medium disposed therebetween and with a fourth surface reflector coated at the fourth surface of the rear substrate. Light incident at the first surface of the front substrate passes (i) through the front substrate, (ii) through a transparent electrically conductive coating at the second surface of the front substrate and (iii) through the electrochromic medium, whereby light passing through the electrochromic medium is partially reflected at a third surface reflector and is partially transmitted through the third surface reflector, and wherein light passing through the electrochromic medium that is partially transmitted through the third surface reflector passes through the rear substrate and is at least partially reflected off the fourth surface reflector at the fourth surface of the rear substrate to provide enhanced reflectivity of said electrochromic mirror reflective element.

公开(公告)号：US10266118B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-23

申请号：US15161712

申请日：2016-05-23

Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Ryan W. Watson

IPC: B60R1/04 ,  G02B7/182

Abstract: A process for providing an interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes providing a mirror reflective element and forming a mirror backplate and a mounting base, with the mounting base formed separate from the mirror backplate. The mounting base is configured for attachment at an interior portion of a vehicle and includes a ball member. A socket element is formed separate from the mirror backplate and separate from the mounting base, and the socket element includes a socket member. The ball member of the mounting base is inserted into the socket member of the socket element to form a ball and socket joint whereby the mounting base pivotally attaches to the socket element. With the mirror backplate attached at the mirror reflective element, the socket element, with the mounting base pivotally attached thereto, is attached to the mirror backplate.