Interior rearview mirror assembly with user input module

An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a reflective element, wherein said reflective element comprises a substrate having a front surface that faces generally toward a driver of a vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle;
• a housing portion positioned at the perimeter of said reflective element, wherein said housing portion extends generally along at least a portion of a perimeter region of said reflective element, and wherein said housing portion has an exterior surface that faces generally toward the driver of the vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle, said housing portion having a recess established at said exterior surface and spaced from said front surface of said reflective element that is viewable by the driver of the vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle;
• a user input module comprising a plurality of user inputs;
• wherein said plurality of user inputs are individually actuatable by a user;
• wherein said user input module comprises backlighting operable to backlight said plurality of user inputs;
• wherein said user input module is at least partially received in said recess at said housing portion;
• wherein said user input module is configured to snap attach at said housing portion when at least partially received in said recess at said housing portion;
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• wherein said user input module comprises an electrical connector that passes through an aperture formed through said housing portion at said recess, said electrical connector electrically connecting circuitry of said user input module to circuitry within said interior rearview mirror assembly.

An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• a reflective element, wherein said reflective element comprises a substrate having a front surface that faces generally toward a driver of a vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle;
• a housing portion positioned at the perimeter of said reflective element, wherein said housing portion extends generally along at least a portion of a perimeter region of said reflective element, and wherein said housing portion has an exterior surface that faces generally toward the driver of the vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle, said housing portion having a recess established at said exterior surface and spaced from said front surface of said reflective element that is viewable by the driver of the vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle;
• a user input module comprising at least one user input that is actuatable by a user;
• wherein said user input module comprises backlighting operable to backlight said at least one user input;
• wherein said user input module comprises a flexible user input module that includes circuitry at least partially established on a flexible circuit element;
• wherein said user input module is at least partially received in said recess at said housing portion;
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• wherein said user input module is configured to snap attach at said housing portion when at least partially received in said recess at said housing portion;
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• wherein said user input module has an exterior surface that is curved to generally correspond with said exterior surface of said housing portion that is adjacent to said recess and said user input module when said user input module is snap attached at said housing portion, and wherein said exterior surfaces of said user input module and said housing portion cooperate to define a generally continuous trim portion along the at least a portion of said perimeter region of said reflective element.