Vehicular rearview mirror assembly including integrated backlighting for a liquid crystal display (LCD)

An automotive mirror assembly comprising:

• an electrochromic (EC) mirror element;
• a printed circuit board (PCB);
• a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted to the PCB and projecting through the EC element;
• a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on the PCB and arranged in a matrix configuration for providing LCD backlighting;
• and
• wherein the LCD provides at least one driver assist function to the driver for enhancing safe vehicle operation such that the at least one driver assist function presented on the LCD can be dynamically scaled in order to present an image having a desired size.

An automotive rearview mirror assembly for providing a driver with enhanced driver assist functionality comprising:

• an electrochromic (EC) mirror element;
• a printed circuit board (PCB);
• a liquid crystal display (LCD) connected to the PCB for displaying information through the EC mirror element;
• a bus bar for providing electrical power to the LCD;
• a plurality of light emitting diodes formed into a matrix configuration mounted to the PCB for providing LCD backlighting;
• a radio frequency (RF) shield grounded to the PCB for shielding components on the PCB from RF energy emitted by the LCD;
• an elastomeric conductor for providing a grounding connection from the bus bar to the RF shield;
• and
• wherein images representing driver assist functions that are presented on the LCD can be dynamically scaled in size in order to display only a desired amount of information on the LCD.

An automotive rearview mirror assembly for providing a driver with at least one driver assist function through an LCD display comprising:

• an electrochromic (EC) glass element;
• a printed circuit board for mounting electrical components;
• a liquid crystal display (LCD) connected to the printed circuit board;
• a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to the printed circuit board below the LCD to provide backlighting;
• and
• wherein images representing the driver assist function are presented to the driver on the LCD and are scaled in size based upon the type of driver assist function.

A vehicular rearview mirror assembly comprising:

• an electrochromic (EC) glass element;
• a printed circuit board for mounting electrical components;
• a main liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted to the printed circuit board;
• a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to the printed circuit board below the LCD for providing backlighting;
• and
• a button bar display actuator for allowing the driver to configure the main LCD;
• and
• wherein driver assist functions presented on the LCD can be dynamically scaled in size in order to present only a desired amount of information on the LCD.