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公开(公告)号：US11292388B2
公开(公告)日：2022-04-05
申请号：US16512565
申请日：2019-07-16
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Eric P. Bergstrom , Eric Peterson , Christopher R. Koetje
Abstract: A vehicular electrochromic rearview mirror assembly includes a base for attaching at a vehicle, a mirror casing at the base, and a mirror reflective element sub-assembly at the mirror casing and including an electrochromic (EC) cell and an EC driving circuit. The EC driving circuit includes a fixed voltage switching regulator for providing voltage to a power input of the EC cell, a drive transistor connected to an output of the fixed voltage switching regulator for switching the provided voltage on and off, a protection diode connected to the drive transistor and the EC cell, a bleach transistor connected to the power input of the EC cell and to ground, and a controller connected to the fixed voltage switching regulator, the drive transistor, and the bleach transistor. The controller controls the fixed voltage switching regulator, the drive transistor, and the bleach transistor to control the voltage provided to the EC cell.
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公开(公告)号：US11285866B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-29
申请号：US16947771
申请日：2020-08-17
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Justin E. Sobecki , Gregory A. Huizen
IPC: B60Q1/26 , B60R1/06 , B60R1/12 , F21V5/04 , F21V9/08 , G02B19/00 , G03B21/00 , G02B3/00 , G03B21/20 , F21S43/20 , F21S43/14 , G03B29/00 , G02B7/02 , F21S43/50 , F21Y113/13 , F21Y115/10 , F21W104/00 , F21W107/10
Abstract: A vehicular ground illumination module includes first, second and third icon LEDs, and first, second and third masks associated with respective ones of the first, second and third LEDs. A ground illumination LED and a freeform optic of the module function to, when the ground illumination LED electrically powered, illuminate the ground adjacent the side of the vehicle at which the module is mounted, with a ground illumination region of the ground being illuminated at a ground illumination intensity and an icon region of the ground being illuminated at an icon illumination intensity that is less than the ground illumination intensity. When the first, second and third icon LEDs are individually electrically powered to emit light, light emitted by the LEDs passes through the respective masks to project first, second and third projected images that provide animated images at the icon region of the ground adjacent the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US20220073001A1
公开(公告)日：2022-03-10
申请号：US17454843
申请日：2021-11-15
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Kenneth C. Peterson , Mitchell J. Wesley
IPC: B60R1/074
Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head movably attached at a mounting base configured for mounting at a side of a vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. An actuator is operable to move the mirror head relative to the mounting base between at least an extended position and a folded position. The actuator includes a first detent interface that is engaged to maintain the mirror head at the folded or extended position when the mirror head is moved via the actuator to that position. The actuator includes a second detent interface that is engaged to maintain the mirror head at the folded or extended position when the mirror head is manually moved to that position. The second detent interface is not engaged while the actuator moves the mirror head between the folded position and the extended position.
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公开(公告)号：US20220017015A1
公开(公告)日：2022-01-20
申请号：US17446855
申请日：2021-09-03
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Gregory A. Huizen , Eric Peterson
IPC: B60R1/12 , B60K35/00 , B60R1/04 , H01L25/075
Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head pivotable about a mirror support, which is configured to attach at an interior portion of a vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element having a transflective mirror reflector that at least partially reflects light incident thereon and at least partially transmits incident light therethrough. A video display device is disposed behind a reflective region of the mirror reflective element and includes a display screen backlit by a backlighting device, which includes a plurality of micro-LEDs disposed at electrically conductive traces of a flexible circuit element. With the mirror support attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, the video display device is operable to display video images captured by a camera of the vehicle, whereby light emitted by the video display device passes through the mirror reflective element for viewing displayed video images.
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公开(公告)号：US20210261056A1
公开(公告)日：2021-08-26
申请号：US17249176
申请日：2021-02-23
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Nathan J. Pastoor , John T. Uken
Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror mount and a mirror head having a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element is an electrically variable reflectance mirror reflective element including (i) a front glass substrate, (ii) a rear glass substrate, and (iii) an electro-optic medium established between the front glass substrate and the rear glass substrate. First and second electrically conductive terminals each have (i) a proximal end that is electrically connected to a respective electrically conductive coating at the respective glass substrate and (ii) a distal end that extends rearward from the rear side of the mirror reflective element. The distal ends, when the mirror reflective element is attached at the mirror casing, are disposed at a connector that is integrated with the mirror casing. An electrically conductive wire of the vehicle connects to the connector of the mirror casing.
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76.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20210245662A1
公开(公告)日：2021-08-12
申请号：US17248736
申请日：2021-02-05
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Rodney K. Blank , Christopher R. Koetje
Abstract: A vehicular display system includes an electronic control unit (ECU), a plurality of bird's eye surround view cameras and a plurality of camera monitoring system (CMS) cameras disposed at the vehicle. The cameras capture image data and provide captured image data to the ECU. The system includes a video display screen and a video mirror display screen that are operable to display video images derived from video images provided by the ECU. When the vehicle is traveling forward at a speed below a threshold speed, the ECU generates rearward view video images derived from image data captured by the CMS cameras and provides the rearward view video images to the video display screen. When the vehicle is traveling forward at a speed at or above the threshold speed, the ECU generates rearward view video images and provides the rearward view video images to the video mirror display screen.
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公开(公告)号：US20210221293A1
公开(公告)日：2021-07-22
申请号：US17301476
申请日：2021-04-05
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： John T. Uken , Darryl P. De Wind , Gregory A. Huizen , Rodney K. Blank
Abstract: A vehicular rearview mirror control system includes a rearview mirror assembly having a variable reflectance electro-optic mirror reflective element. An electronic control unit receives image data captured by a rear backup camera of the vehicle. The electronic control unit, responsive to processing a first subset of received image data captured by the rear backup camera, determines ambient light rearward of the equipped vehicle. The electronic control unit, responsive to processing a second subset of received image data captured by the rear backup camera, determines glare light emanating from a headlight of another vehicle following the equipped vehicle. The first subset of received image data is different than the second subset of received image data. The electronic control unit generates an output to control dimming of the mirror reflective element of the rearview mirror assembly responsive to a determined location of the determined glare light.
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公开(公告)号：US11001202B2
公开(公告)日：2021-05-11
申请号：US16947773
申请日：2020-08-17
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Matthew V. Steffes
Abstract: A method of assembling a mirror head for an interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes providing a mirror casing, a prismatic reflective element at the mirror casing, and a toggle mechanism. A pivot mount of the toggle mechanism is inserted into an upper or lower receiving portion of the mirror casing, and a body portion of the toggle mechanism is separated from a toggle lever of the toggle mechanism via breaking a frangible portion of the toggle mechanism. After breaking the frangible portion of the toggle mechanism, a second pivot mount of the toggle mechanism is inserted into the lower or upper receiving portion of the mirror casing, whereby corresponding engaging surfaces of the body portion and the toggle lever engage one another such that, when the toggle lever pivots relative to the lower receiving portion of the mirror casing, the mirror casing pivots relative to the body portion.
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公开(公告)号：US20210129795A1
公开(公告)日：2021-05-06
申请号：US17248115
申请日：2021-01-11
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Justin E. Sobecki , David P. O'Connell , Kenneth C. Peterson
IPC: B60R25/20 , G06F3/042 , B60Q1/00 , G06F3/0481
Abstract: A method for generating an output for controlling a vehicular function of a vehicle includes providing (i) a vehicular sensing device having at least one illumination source operable to backlight a plurality of icons, each icon representative of a respective vehicle function, and (ii) a plurality of sensors, each sensor having a respective field of sensing associated with a respective icon of the plurality of icons. With the vehicular sensing device disposed at a vehicle, and with the at least one illumination source activated to backlight the plurality of icons, the backlit icons are viewable at an exterior portion of the vehicle, and the sensors sense movement of a person's hand or foot in a field of sensing of one of the sensors, and a controller generates an output to control the vehicular function that is represented by the respective backlit icon associated with that sensor.
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公开(公告)号：US20210039481A1
公开(公告)日：2021-02-11
申请号：US16947542
申请日：2020-08-06
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Darin J. Snider , David L. Guillozet
Abstract: A window assembly for a vehicle includes a window panel that has an electrically conductive trace established at a surface of the window panel. The electrically conductive trace includes a single continuous electrically conductive trace that has a positive end for electrically connecting to a positive terminal and a negative end for electrically connecting to a negative terminal. The electrically conductive trace includes a plurality of spaced apart trace segments disposed across the surface of the window panel and a plurality of connecting trace segments that electrically connect adjacent ends of adjacent trace segments, with each connecting trace segment electrically connecting to adjacent ends of only two adjacent trace segments. An electrical connector is connected to the positive and negative terminals at the window panel to provide electrical power to the electrically conductive trace. The provided electrical power may be from a 48 volt power supply of the vehicle.
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