(19) United States
`(12) Patent Application Publication
`Schofield et al.
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`(54) VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEMS
`INCORPORATING AN ACCESSORY
`MODULE
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`US 20020003571A1
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`(10) Pub. N0.: US 2002/0003571 A1
`(43) Pub. Date:
`Jan. 10, 2002
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`No. 60/218,336, filed on Jul. 14, 2000. Non-provi-
`sional of provisional application No. 60/186,520,
`filed on Mar. 2, 2000.
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`Publication Classification
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`(76)
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`Inventors: Kenneth Schofield, Holland, MI (US);
`Frank O’Brien, Holland, MI (US);
`Robert L. Bingle, Holland, MI (US);
`Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US)
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`Correspondence Address:
`VAN DYKE, GARDNER, LINN AND
`BURKHART, LLP
`2851 CHARLEVOIX DRIVE, S.E.
`P.O. BOX 888695
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`GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49588-8695 (US)
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`(21) Appl. No.:
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`09/793,002
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Feb. 26, 2001
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`application No.
`(63) Non-provisional of provisional
`60/263,680, filed on Jan. 23, 2001. Non-provisional
`of provisional application No. 60/243,986, filed on
`Oct. 27, 2000. Non-provisional of provisional appli-
`cation No. 60/238,483, filed on Oct. 6, 2000. Non-
`provisional of provisional application No. 60/237,
`077,
`filed on Sep. 30, 2000. Non-provisional of
`provisional application No. 60/234,412, filed on Sep.
`21, 2000. Non-provisional of provisional application
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`Int. Cl.7 ..................................................... ..H04N 7/18
`(51)
`(52) U.S.Cl.
`............................................................ ..348/148
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`ABSTRACT
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`A vehicular video mirror system includes an interior rear-
`view mirror assembly and a video display assembly. The
`interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror casing
`incorporating a reflective element. The reflective element
`has a rearward field of view when the interior rearview
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`mirror assembly is mounted in a vehicle. The mirror assem-
`bly further includes a mirror-mounting portion, which is
`adapted to mount the interior rearview mirror assembly at an
`interior portion of the vehicle, such as a windshield portion
`or a header portion. The mirror casing is adjustable about the
`mirror-mounting portion for adjusting the rearward field of
`view of the reflective element. The video display assembly
`includes a video screen which is incorporated in a video
`display housing. The video display assembly also includes a
`display-mounting portion, which is adapted to mount the
`video display assembly at the interior portion of the vehicle.
`The display housing is adapted to be adjustable about the
`display-mounting portion for adjusting the orientation of the
`video screen and, further, for moving the display housing to
`a stowed position whereby the video screen is generally not
`viewable by a driver when seated in a vehicle seat in the
`vehicle to thereby minimize the distraction to the driver of
`the vehicle.
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`VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEMS INCORPORATING AN
`ACCESSORY MODULE
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`[0001] This application incorporates by reference herein
`in their entireties pending U.S. provisional application
`entitled “VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEMS INCORPORATING
`AN ACCESSORY MODULE”, Ser. No. 60/263,680, filed
`Jan. 23, 2001 (Attorney Docket No. DON01 P-876), pend-
`ing U.S. provisional application entitled “VIDEO MIRROR
`SYSTEMS INCORPORATING AN ACCESSORY MOD-
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`ULE”, Ser. No. 60/243,986, filed Oct. 27, 2000 (Attorney
`Docket No. DON01 P-857), pending U.S. provisional appli-
`cation entitled “VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEMS, Ser. No.
`60/238,483,
`filed Oct. 6, 2000 (Attorney Docket No.
`DON01 P-849), pending U.S. provisional application
`entitled “VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEMS”, Ser. No. 60/237,
`077, filed Sept. 30, 2000 (Attorney Docket No. DON01
`P-846), pending U.S. provisional
`application entitled
`“VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEMS”, Ser. No. 60/234,412, filed
`Jul. 21, 2000 (Attorney Docket No. DON01 P-841), pending
`U.S. provisional application entitled “INTERIOR REAR-
`VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A
`VIDEO SCREEN”, Ser. No. 60/218,336, filed Jul. 14, 2000
`(Attorney Docket No. DON01 P-831), and pending U.S.
`provisional application entitled “INTERIOR REARVIEW
`MIRROR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A VIDEO
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`SCREEN”, Ser. No. 60/186,520, filed Mar. 2, 2000 (Attor-
`ney Docket No. DON01 P-802).
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`[0002] Practically every passenger-carrying vehicle (such
`as sedans, convertibles, sports utility vehicles, station wag-
`ons, minivans, pick-up trucks and the like) comes equipped
`with an interior rearview mirror. Looking at
`the interior
`rearview mirror by the driver in order to see rearward is part
`and parcel of the driving task. Recently, a variety of features
`and accessories have been located at the interior rearview
`mirror, such as are described in “ADDED FEATURE
`AUTOMOTIVE MIRRORS” by Niall R. Lynam, Society of
`Automotive Engineers Technical Paper #980922, Febuary
`1998, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated
`by reference herein. One such feature known in the art is
`placement of a video screen within the reflector area of an
`otherwise standard interior rearview mirror assembly. Thus,
`and as illustrated in FIG. 1, known interior rearview mirror
`assembly 10 comprises a mirror reflector element 14 housed
`in mirror case 12. Mirror case 12 and reflector element 14
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`are dimensioned symmetrical about the vertical centerline
`XX of assembly 10. Mirror housing 12 pivotally connects to
`mirror support arm 18. The pivot point of mirror support arm
`18 is at vertical centerline XX . Vertical centerline XX
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`essentially bisects mirror housing 12. Thus, distance ZZ to
`XX, as in FIG. 1, is the same dimension as distance XX to
`YY. Fixed reflectance mirror reflector element 14 includes a
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`mirror reflector layer that reflects light incident thereon from
`behind the vehicle to which assembly 10 is mounted. How-
`ever, a significant portion of the mirror reflector is removed
`to allow video screen 16 be viewed through the reflector
`element 14. Video screen 14 comprises a multi-pixel liquid
`crystal display that is disposed in case 12 behind reflector
`element 14. Images displayed by video screen 16 are thus
`viewed through reflector element 14.
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`tages that limit its commercial use and success. In order to
`provide a display screen large enough to be viewed by a
`driver of the vehicle equipped with assembly 10, a relatively
`large video screen must be used (typically of diagonal
`dimension 1.5 inches or greater) which necessitates that a
`significant area of reflector layer be removed from reflector
`element 14 in order to allow display 16 be viewed there-
`through. Thus,
`the rearward field of view from reflector
`element 14 is significantly degraded, leading to deterioration
`in the driver’s ability to efficiently and safely use interior
`rearview mirror assembly 10 to see rearward. Also,
`the
`known assembly 10 utilizes a fixed reflectance element as
`mirror reflector element 14 that provides no ability for the
`driver to achieve glare relief when glaring conditions exist
`during night-driving. Because of such disadvantage,
`the
`known assembly 10 has not enjoyed widespread commercial
`success, particularly with automobile original equipment
`manufacturers, and there is a need for a rearview mirror
`assembly, including a video screen, that overcomes these
`disadvantages.
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`SUMMARY OF INVENTION
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`[0004] One objective of this invention is to provide a
`video screen at an interior mirror assembly in a way that
`maximizes rearward field of view by the reflector element
`and that enables the driver to readily view images displayed
`by the video screen. A further objective is to achieve this
`while simultaneously providing a variable reflectivity for the
`reflector element. Another objective is to provide an interior
`mirror-mounted video screen for use with at least one of a
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`rear back-up camera, a baby-minder camera, and a sidelane-
`viewing camera.
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`In one form of the invention, a vehicular interior
`[0005]
`rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror casing having a
`reflective element with a rearward field of view when the
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