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公开(公告)号：US11110854B2
公开(公告)日：2021-09-07
申请号：US17247489
申请日：2020-12-14
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Kenneth C. Peterson
IPC: B60Q1/26 , B60Q1/50 , E05B41/00 , F21V23/04 , B60Q1/00 , F21Y115/10 , F21Y113/13 , B60R25/10
Abstract: A method for determining presence of a person's hand at an exterior door handle assembly for a vehicular door includes providing an exterior door handle assembly having a base portion, a handle portion and a pocket lighting and sensing module, with the pocket lighting and sensing module including at least one light emitting diode and at least one light sensor. With the base portion mounted at the exterior door handle region of the vehicular door, the light emitting diode is energized to emit light to illuminate a pocket surface at the base portion, and the light sensor light senses light emitted by the light emitting diode that is reflected off the pocket surface at the base portion. Responsive to light sensed by the light sensor being below a threshold level, the pocket lighting and sensing module determines a presence of a person's hand at the handle portion.
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公开(公告)号：US20210261053A1
公开(公告)日：2021-08-26
申请号：US17249034
申请日：2021-02-18
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Kenneth C. Peterson , Mitchell J. Wesley
Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head pivotally mounted at a mounting arm configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle. The mirror head includes a mirror casing and a reflective element. A powerfold actuator is operable to pivot the mirror head relative to the mounting arm between at least a folded position and a drive position. The powerfold actuator includes a primary detent that is engaged to maintain the mirror head at the drive position when the mirror head is pivoted via the actuator to the drive position. The powerfold actuator includes a secondary detent. Following pivoting via the powerfold actuator of the mirror head to the folded position, when the mirror head is manually pivoted from the folded position to the drive position, the primary detent is disengaged and the secondary detent is engaged to maintain the mirror head at the drive position.
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公开(公告)号：US20210146841A1
公开(公告)日：2021-05-20
申请号：US16622314
申请日：2018-06-13
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Gregory A. Huizen , Kenneth C. Peterson , Mitchell J. Wesley , Martin A. Hauff
IPC: B60R1/12 , B60Q1/26 , B60Q1/32 , F21S43/14 , F21S43/249 , F21S43/237
Abstract: A lighted exterior mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle includes a lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly having a light module, which includes a planar circuit board and a light guiding element. The light module includes a plurality of illumination sources disposed on a mounting side of the circuit board and operable to emit light. When the illumination sources are actuated, light emitted by each of the illumination sources is emitted in a direction normal to the mounting side of the planar circuit board. The light guiding element is configured so that light emitted by the illumination sources is redirected by the light guiding element so that light emanates from the light guiding element in a direction parallel to the mounting side of the planar circuit board and parallel to the road surface.
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84.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20210024000A1
公开(公告)日：2021-01-28
申请号：US16949128
申请日：2020-10-15
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Kenneth C. Peterson , Gregory A. Huizen , Niall R. Lynam
Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at an exterior portion of a body side of the equipped vehicle and viewing sideward and rearward of the equipped vehicle. A video display screen is disposed in an interior cabin of the equipped vehicle and operable to display video images. When no other vehicle is detected in another traffic lane, the video display screen displays video images representative of a first portion of the exterior scene viewed by the camera. Responsive to determination that another vehicle is in the other traffic lane and approaching from rearward of the equipped vehicle, the video display screen displays video images representative of a second portion of the exterior scene that includes the determined other vehicle. Responsive to detection of the other vehicle, the video display screen displays a graphic overlay overlaying the displayed video images representative of the second portion of the exterior scene.
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85.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20210023998A1
公开(公告)日：2021-01-28
申请号：US16947186
申请日：2020-07-22
Applicant: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor： Kenneth C. Peterson , Matthew S. Van Oeveren , Jeffrey R. Westbrook
Abstract: A method for assembling a mirror reflective element sub-assembly for a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes providing a support fixture having locator pins disposed at apertures thereof and protruding therefrom. The locator pins are received through corresponding apertures of a heater pad and through corresponding apertures of a back plate to align the back plate at the heater pad at the support fixture. A mirror reflective element is attached at the back plate and heater pad construction, and that construction is disposed at a laser ablation fixture, whereby the locator pins of the laser ablation fixture are received through the apertures of the back plate to align the construction at the laser ablation fixture. After an indicator icon is laser ablated through the mirror reflector, the construction is removed from the laser ablation fixture, and an indicator module is snap attached at a receiving portion of the back plate.
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公开(公告)号：US10543784B2
公开(公告)日：2020-01-28
申请号：US15344857
申请日：2016-11-07
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Justin E. Sobecki , Kenneth C. Peterson , Darryl P. De Wind , Jake A. Mohan , Matthew V. Steffes , Eric S. Deuel
Abstract: An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head and a light module disposed at a mirror casing. A blind zone indicator light emitting diode and a turn signal indicator light emitting diode are disposed at a single circuit board and are operable to emit light for a blind zone indicator and a turn signal indicator, respectively. The blind zone indicator and the turn signal indicator are disposed along a forward and sideward portion of the mirror casing, where the turn signal indicator is viewable and the blind zone indicator is not viewable along the forward and sideward portion of the mirror casing. When the blind zone indicator light emitting diode is operated and when the exterior rearview mirror assembly is attached at the side of the vehicle, the blind zone alert is viewable by the driver of the vehicle outboard of the mirror reflective element.
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87.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20190193637A1
公开(公告)日：2019-06-27
申请号：US16291006
申请日：2019-03-04
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Kenneth C. Peterson , Matthew V. Steffes
IPC: B60R1/078
Abstract: A method for extending and retracting a mirror head of an exterior rearview mirror assembly includes providing an exterior rearview mirror assembly having (i) a mounting base, (ii) a mirror head having a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element and (iii) an electrically-operated actuator. The mirror head is adjustably mounted at the mounting base via first and second links, with the links having respective base ends that pivotally attach at the mounting base and respective head ends that pivotally attach at the mirror head. The actuator is operated to pivot the first link to move the mirror head relative to the mounting base from a retracted position toward an extended position. As the mirror head moves toward the extended position, the first and second links pivot at their respective base ends relative to the mounting base and at their respective head ends relative to the mirror head.
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公开(公告)号：US20190106059A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-11
申请号：US16154954
申请日：2018-10-09
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Mitchell J. Wesley , Kenneth C. Peterson
Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing, a mirror reflective element disposed at the mirror casing, and an indicator disposed at the mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element and mirror casing are adjustably mounted at an interior portion of a vehicle via a mounting structure. The indicator includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, with each light emitting diode of the plurality of light emitting diodes being individually operated to emit light of a particular color. Responsive to one of a plurality of triggers, the indicator electrically powers a particular one or particular ones of the light emitting diodes for that trigger. The indicator electrically powers the particular one or ones of the light emitting diodes to emit light of one or more colors to convey colored information associated with that trigger to a driver of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US10220787B2
公开(公告)日：2019-03-05
申请号：US15790176
申请日：2017-10-23
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Kenneth C. Peterson , Matthew V. Steffes
Abstract: An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror head adjustably mounted at a mounting arm and adjustable between a retracted position and an extended position. The mirror reflective element is oriented to provide a driver of the vehicle a field of view rearward and sideward of the vehicle with the mounting arm attached at the side of the vehicle when the mirror head is in the retracted position and when the mirror head is in the extended position. The mirror head is connected to the mounting arm via pivotable first and second links that cooperatively pivot relative to the mounting arm and the mirror head to move the mirror head between the retracted and extended positions. An actuator is disposed at an end of the first link and operates to pivot the first link to move the mirror head between the retracted position and the extended position.
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公开(公告)号：US20190001895A1
公开(公告)日：2019-01-03
申请号：US16105141
申请日：2018-08-20
Applicant: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Inventor： Kenneth C. Peterson , Gregory A. Huizen
Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head and a mounting base, with the mirror head having a mirror casing and a reflective element, and with the mounting base configured for attachment at a vehicle. A camera module is disposed at the mirror head and includes a camera having a field of view and operable to capture image data. The camera module is extendable and retractable relative to the mirror casing. With the camera module retracted, the camera module is oriented such that the field of view of the camera encompasses a blind spot region at least at the body side of the vehicle. With the camera module retracted, an inboard limit of the field of view of the camera partially overlaps an outboard limit of a field of view provided to a driver of the vehicle by the reflective element.
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