Interior rearview mirror assembly with display
US7855755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2203/09
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A video mirror system for a vehicle comprising an interior rearview mirror assembly having a transflective electro-optic reflective element that transmits at least about ten percent of visible light incident thereon and reflects at least about sixty percent of visible light incident thereon. A display module is disposed at a rear of the transflective electro-optic reflective element and comprises a plurality of individual light sources. A thermally conductive element may be in substantial thermal contact with the display module and is exposed at a rear casing portion of the mirror assembly so as to draw heat generated by the display module away from the display module and to the exterior of the interior rearview mirror assembly. The exposure of the thermally conductive element at the rear casing portion may be substantially not discernible to a viewer viewing the rear casing portion of the interior rearview mirror assembly.
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