Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Automobile
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-19
2006-09-19
O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Automobile
C340S815400
Reexamination Certificate
active
07108409
ABSTRACT:
An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle comprises an interior rearview mirror assembly having a reflective mirror element. The reflective element may be a variable reflectance reflective element having a reflectivity which is variable in accordance with a voltage applied thereto or a prismatic reflective element. The reflective element has a field of view rearward of the vehicle when the interior mirror assembly is attached at a portion of the interior of the vehicle. The interior mirror assembly includes at least one pivot element enabling a driver of the vehicle to adjust the rearward field of view of the reflective element to that driver's desired setting, and the interior mirror assembly has a mirror support having a mounting portion for attaching the mirror assembly to a portion of the interior of the vehicle and the mirror support includes at least one pivot element. The interior rearview mirror assembly has a directional information display that displays directional information preferably derived from a geographic positioning system or from a magneto-responsive sensor.
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DeLine Jonathan E
Lynam Niall R
Veldman Roger L
Donnelly Corporation
O'Shea Sandra
Ton Anabel
Van Dyke Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP
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