Stationary camera in an interior rearview mirror
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorRobert Steel
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Abstract
A mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a glass element that is at least partially reflective and a housing that is coupled to the glass element. A mounting member includes an internal portion located within the housing that defines a mounting member connector. The housing includes a housing connector operably coupled to the mounting member connector and configured to articulate the housing relative to the mounting member between different positions. A camera unit is connected to the internal portion of the mounting member such that it remains stationary as the housing is articulated relative to the mounting member.
Claims20
A mirror assembly for a vehicle, the mirror assembly comprising:
- a glass element that is at least partially reflective;
- a housing coupled to the glass element;
- a mounting member including an internal portion located within the housing defining a mounting member connector;
- the housing including a housing connector operably coupled to the mounting member connector and configured to articulate the housing relative to the mounting member between different positions;
- a camera unit connected to the internal portion of the mounting member and remaining stationary when the housing is articulated relative to the mounting member;
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- a flexible sleeve extending between the camera unit and the glass element that deforms during the articulation between the housing and the mounting member to reduce ambient light from interfering with the camera unit.
A mirror assembly for a vehicle, the mirror assembly comprising:
- a glass element that is at least partially reflective;
- a housing coupled to the glass element;
- a mounting member including an internal portion located within the housing defining a mounting member connector and a camera mount extending past the mounting member towards the glass element;
- the housing including a housing connector operably coupled to the mounting member connector and configured to articulate the housing relative to the mounting member between different positions along at least two axes;
- a camera unit connected to the camera mount such that it remains stationary as the housing is articulated relative to the mounting member;
- a printed circuit board (“PCB”) located in the housing and statically coupled to the mounting member between the mounting member connector and the camera mount;
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- a flexible sleeve extending between the camera unit and the glass element that deforms during the articulation between the housing and the mounting member to reduce ambient light from interfering with the camera unit.
A mirror assembly for a vehicle, the mirror assembly comprising:
- a glass element that is at least partially reflective;
- a housing coupled to the glass element;
- a mounting member including an internal portion located within the housing defining a mounting member connector;
- the housing including a housing connector operably coupled to the mounting member connector and configured to articulate the housing relative to the mounting member between different positions along at least two axes;
- a camera unit connected to the internal portion of the mounting member such that it remains stationary as the housing is articulated relative to the mounting member;
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- a printed circuit board (“PCB”) located in the housing between the camera unit and the glass element and statically coupled to the housing, the PCB defining an aperture aligned with the camera unit to permit the camera unit to capture data through the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.