VEHICULAR INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY
    61.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190248292A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US16390071

    申请日:2019-04-22

    Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting assembly having a base portion and a mounting arm extending from the base portion. A mirror head is pivotally adjustable relative to the mounting assembly via a pivot joint having first and second pivot elements. The mirror head includes a mirror reflective element, with the first pivot element disposed at the rear side of the mirror reflective element and fixed thereat. The mounting arm includes a proximal end proximate the base portion and a distal end distal from the base portion, with the second pivot element being at the distal end of the mounting arm. The second pivot element is disposed at a damping element that is received at the distal end of the mounting arm. The damping element and the second pivot element are biased toward the distal end of the mounting arm and away from the base portion.

    Method of making electrical connection for an electro-optic rearview mirror assembly for vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10179555B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-15

    申请号:US15262481

    申请日:2016-09-12

    Abstract: A method for making electrical connection to a mirror reflective element for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes providing a mirror reflective element having a front substrate and a rear substrate with an electro-optic medium disposed therebetween and in contact with a transparent conductive coating and a third surface reflector. A metallic electrical connector is provided that includes an attachment portion and a wire receiving portion. An electrical wire is inserted in the wire receiving portion such that at least one tang of the wire receiving portion engages the electrical wire to secure the electrical wire in the wire receiving portion and to make electrically-conductive connection with the electrical wire. The attachment portion is attached at the front or rear substrate to attach the electrical connector at the mirror reflective element such that the attachment portion electrically conductively connects to the transparent conductive coating or the third surface reflector.

    REARVIEW VISION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
    63.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180065554A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:US15810207

    申请日:2017-11-13

    Inventor: Michael J. Baur

    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.

    EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY
    65.
    发明申请
    EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY 审中-公开
    外部大会MIRROR大会

    公开(公告)号:US20150002954A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-01

    申请号:US14312057

    申请日:2014-06-23

    CPC classification number: B60R1/082

    Abstract: An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element having a glass substrate with a rear surface and a front surface that is closer to the driver of the vehicle than the rear surface when the rearview mirror assembly is mounted at a vehicle. The mirror reflective element includes a generally planar principal reflecting portion and an angled reflecting portion, with the angled reflecting portion established at an inboard region of the mirror reflective element. The angled reflecting portion is established by grinding a surface of the glass substrate at the inboard region. A mirror reflector is established at the angled reflecting portion, and a mirror reflector is established at the principal reflecting portion to provide a unit magnification principal reflecting portion of the mirror reflective element.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于车辆的外部后视镜组件包括具有后视镜的玻璃基板和当后视镜组件安装在车辆时比后表面更靠近车辆驾驶员的前表面的镜面反射元件。 镜反射元件包括大致平面的主反射部分和成角度的反射部分,其中成角度的反射部分建立在反射镜反射元件的内侧区域。 通过在内侧区域研磨玻璃基板的表面来建立成角度的反射部分。 在倾斜的反射部分处建立镜面反射器,并且在主反射部分处建立反射镜以提供镜反射元件的单位倍率主反射部分。

    Mirror assembly with formed reflective element substrate
    66.
    发明授权
    Mirror assembly with formed reflective element substrate 有权
    具有形成反射元件基板的镜面组件

    公开(公告)号:US08917437B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-23

    申请号:US13942751

    申请日:2013-07-16

    CPC classification number: B60R1/082 B60R1/06 B60R1/088

    Abstract: An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head portion and a reflective element accommodated by the mirror head portion. The reflective element includes a glass substrate and a mirror reflector coated at a surface of the glass substrate. The reflective element is configured to provide a field of view of at least about 15 degrees at the side of the vehicle and provides a substantially undistorted reflected image as viewed by the driver of the vehicle. The reflective element may have a width dimension of less than about 15 cm and a height dimension of less than about 9 cm. The mirror substrate is curved or formed via a hydro-bending process utilizing at least one bending element, which may be CNC formed in accordance with a free form pattern of curvatures.

    Abstract translation: 用于车辆的外部后视镜组件包括镜头部分和由镜头部分容纳的反射元件。 反射元件包括玻璃基板和涂覆在玻璃基板表面的反射镜。 反射元件被配置为在车辆的侧面提供至少约15度的视场,并且提供由车辆的驾驶员观察的基本上未失真的反射图像。 反射元件可以具有小于约15cm的宽度尺寸和小于约9cm的高度尺寸。 镜面基板通过使用至少一个弯曲元件的水压弯曲工艺弯曲或形成,该弯曲元件可以是根据自由曲率曲线形成的CNC。

    BLIND ZONE DETECTION AND ALERT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
    67.
    发明申请
    BLIND ZONE DETECTION AND ALERT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE 审中-公开
    用于车辆的盲区检测和警报系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140098230A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-10

    申请号:US14047356

    申请日:2013-10-07

    Inventor: Michael J. Baur

    Abstract: An alert system for a vehicle includes a sensor and a control. The sensor is disposed at a side portion of a vehicle and has at least a generally sidewardly and rearwardly sensing direction. The control is operable to process an output of the sensor to determine if an object of interest is present in the sensing region at or near the side of the vehicle. Responsive to at least one of (i) the vehicle being stopped, (ii) the vehicle transmission being shifted into park and (iii) the vehicle ignition being turned off, the control is operable to process the sensor output to detect an object at or near the side of the vehicle or approaching the vehicle along the side of the vehicle, and, responsive to detection of such an object, the alert system generates an alert to an occupant of the vehicle.

    Abstract translation: 用于车辆的警报系统包括传感器和控制器。 传感器设置在车辆的侧部,并且至少具有大致向左和向后的感测方向。 该控制可操作以处理传感器的输出,以确定感兴趣的物体是否存在于车辆侧面或其附近的感测区域中。 响应于(i)车辆被停止,(ii)车辆变速器被转移到停车场中的至少一个,以及(iii)车辆点火被关闭,该控制器可操作以处理传感器输出以检测或者 在车辆的侧面附近或者沿着车辆的侧面接近车辆,并且响应于这种物体的检测,警报系统向车辆的乘员生成警报。

    ELECTRO-OPTIC REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20130314761A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-28

    申请号:US13959036

    申请日:2013-08-05

    Abstract: A reflective element assembly for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes front and rear substrates with an electro-optic medium disposed therebetween. An electrical connector has an attachment portion and a wire receiving portion for receiving an electrical wire therein. A flange of the attachment portion is configured to be disposed at a fourth surface of the rear substrate and a tab is configured to extend at least partially across a perimeter edge of the rear substrate. An electrically conductive material is disposed in an uncured state and uncured electrically conductive material flows at least partially through the aperture and is cured to secure the electrical connector at the rear substrate. The wire receiving portion of the electrical connector is configured to receive the electrical wire therein and includes at least one tang that engages the electrical wire when the electrical wire is inserted into the wire receiving portion.

    VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM
    69.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250058724A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-20

    申请号:US18935720

    申请日:2024-11-04

    Inventor: Michael J. Baur

    Abstract: A vehicular driver monitoring system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head accommodating a mirror reflective element. A driver monitoring camera is accommodated by the mirror head behind the mirror reflective element. With the mirror head adjusted to provide a rearward view to a driver of the equipped vehicle, (i) a normal vector of the mirror reflective element is angled away from a centerline axis of the vehicle and toward the driver side of the interior cabin of the vehicle and (ii) a principal viewing axis of the driver monitoring camera is angled more toward the centerline axis of the vehicle than the normal vector of the mirror reflective element so that the driver monitoring camera views at least a portion of the driver side of the interior cabin and at least a portion of a passenger side of the interior cabin.

    Vehicular electrochromic mirror reflective elements

    公开(公告)号:US12060005B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US18491859

    申请日:2023-10-23

    Inventor: Michael J. Baur

    Abstract: A plurality of vehicular electrochromic mirror reflective elements includes first and second vehicular electrochromic mirror reflective elements, each having a respective planar rear glass shaped substrate and a respective planar front glass substrate. The planar front glass shaped substrates are cut out from a planar glass sheet. Each planar rear glass shaped substrate is joined with a respective planar front glass substrate portion of the planar glass sheet via a respective perimeter seal. With the planar rear glass shaped substrate joined with the planar front glass shaped substrate, the circumferential perimeter cut edge of the planar front glass shaped substrate and the circumferential perimeter cut edge of the planar rear glass shaped substrate are processed to provide a circumferential rounded perimeter edge of the respective vehicular electrochromic mirror reflective element having a radius of curvature of at least 2.5 mm.

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