Mirror assembly with passenger camera
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorsBradley R. Hamlin, Richard T. Fish
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Abstract
A mirror assembly for a vehicle comprises a housing forming a top portion and a bottom portion extending laterally between two side portions. A mirror element is in connection with and encloses a front portion of the housing. The mirror element forms a cutout portion extending along one side. The cutout portioned forming a notched edge having a notched profile. The bottom portion of the housing forms a recessed portion aligned with the notched profile. The assembly further comprises a camera apparatus disposed in a hooded trim panel in connection with the housing and positioned at least partially within the recessed portion. The recessed portion positions the camera apparatus at least partially within a perimeter profile of the mirror element.
Claims17
A mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a housing forming a top portion and a bottom portion extending laterally between two side portions;
- a mirror element in connection with and enclosing a front portion of the housing, the mirror element forming a cutout portion extending along one side, the cutout portion forming a notched edge having a notched profile, wherein the bottom portion of the housing forms a recessed portion aligned with the notched profile;
- a camera apparatus disposed in a hooded trim panel in connection with the housing and positioned at least partially within the recessed portion of the housing, wherein the recessed portion positions the camera apparatus at least partially within a perimeter profile of the mirror element;
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- a lens panel in connection with the hooded trim panel and in front of an optical assembly of the camera apparatus;
- wherein the cutout portion extends through the mirror element and the housing from a front surface of the mirror element to a rear surface of the housing.
A mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a housing forming a top portion and a bottom portion extending laterally between two side portions;
- a mirror element in connection with and enclosing a front portion of the housing, the mirror element forming a cutout portion extending along one side, the cutout portion forming a notched edge having a notched profile, wherein the bottom portion of the housing forms a recessed portion aligned with the notched profile;
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- a camera apparatus disposed in a hooded trim panel in connection with the housing and positioned at least partially within the recessed portion of the housing, wherein the recessed portion positions the camera apparatus at least partially within a perimeter profile of the mirror element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.