Distance detection and display system for use in a vehicle
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorTommy E. White
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Abstract
A distance measuring and display system for use on a vehicle having a mirror assembly thereon comprises at least one front distance measuring sensor for measuring the distance to an obstacle in front of the vehicle, at least one rear distance measuring sensor for measuring the distance to an obstacle to the rear of the vehicle, and a display coupled to the front distance measuring sensor and to the rear distance measuring sensor for displaying a distance and an indication of whether it is a front distance or a rear distance.
Claims19
A distance measuring and display system for use on a vehicle, said system comprising:
- at least one distance measuring sensor for measuring the distance between said vehicle and an obstacle in the vehicle's path;
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- a mirror assembly, comprising:
- a mirror having a reflective mirror surface;
- a display integrated within the mirror surface and coupled to said at least one distance measuring sensor for displaying the distance on said mirror assembly, wherein the display comprises an optically transmissive window disposed under the reflective mirror surface, wherein said optically transmissive window is covered by the reflective mirror surface.
A distance measuring and display system for use on a vehicle having a mirror assembly thereon, said system comprising:
- at least one front distance measuring sensor for measuring the distance to an obstacle in front of the vehicle;
- at least one rear distance measuring sensor for measuring the distance to an obstacle to the rear of the vehicle;
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- a mirror assembly, comprising:
- a mirror having a reflective mirror surface;
- a display integrated within the mirror surface and coupled to said at least one front distance measuring sensor and to said at least one rear distance measuring sensor for displaying a distance and an indication of whether it is a front distance or a rear distance, wherein the display comprises an optically transmissive window disposed under the reflective mirror surface, wherein said optically transmissive window is covered by the reflective mirror surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.