Vehicle information display

Details Vehicle information display Vehicle information display

1994-02-10

1996-11-19

Swarthout, Brent A.

Communications: electrical

Land vehicle alarms or indicators

Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...

340457, 340461, 34081555, 362 831, 359839, 359838, 359630, B60Q 100

Patent

active

055766870

ABSTRACT:
An information display for use in vehicles including a module or housing located behind, and attached to, a support for the interior rearview mirror assembly. The module includes a display which is observable around the profile of the mirror by the vehicle operator or passengers. An upper portion of the display module is attached to the mount used to support the mirror assembly on the vehicle windshield. The upper portion of the module may be detachably coupled to the mount by a snap-on clip, by a threaded fastener secured directly to the mount, or by a resilient S-clip. The information display of this invention lends itself to quickly and inexpensively adding a wide range of information displays such as a compass, trip computer, clock, warning light, temperature readout, or the like, to any vehicle, at a location readily seen by the vehicle operator within the forward field of vision without substantially interfering or impairing the operator's field of vision.

REFERENCES:
patent: Re32576 (1988-01-01), Pastore
patent: 1849708 (1932-03-01), Colbert et al.
patent: 1884759 (1932-10-01), La Hodny
patent: 1908767 (1933-05-01), La Hodny et al.
patent: 2166303 (1939-07-01), La Hodny et al.
patent: 2561582 (1951-07-01), Marbel
patent: 3317906 (1967-05-01), Baldridge
patent: 3574283 (1971-04-01), Albers
patent: 4001831 (1977-01-01), Harvey
patent: 4109235 (1978-08-01), Bouthors
patent: 4157166 (1979-06-01), Voelker
patent: 4167113 (1979-09-01), Mann
patent: 4381142 (1983-04-01), McColgan
patent: 4447808 (1984-05-01), Marcus
patent: 4474100 (1984-10-01), Duh
patent: 4499451 (1985-02-01), Suzuki et al.
patent: 4588267 (1986-05-01), Pastore
patent: 4694295 (1987-09-01), Miller et al.
patent: 4715698 (1987-12-01), Haba
patent: 4793690 (1988-12-01), Gahan et al.
patent: 4799768 (1989-01-01), Gahan
patent: 4840773 (1989-06-01), Wade
patent: 4871917 (1989-10-01), O'Farrell et al.
patent: 4882565 (1989-11-01), Gallmeyer
patent: 4886960 (1989-12-01), Molyneux et al.
patent: 4930742 (1990-06-01), Schofield et al.
patent: 4936533 (1990-06-01), Adams et al.
patent: 4943796 (1990-07-01), Lee
patent: 4993774 (1991-02-01), Greenhalgh et al.
patent: 5005895 (1991-04-01), Muyres et al.
patent: 5017903 (1991-05-01), Krippelz
patent: 5037051 (1991-08-01), Moriello
patent: 5037182 (1991-08-01), Groves et al.
patent: 5073012 (1991-12-01), Lynam
patent: 5115346 (1992-05-01), Lynam
patent: 5124549 (1992-06-01), Michaels et al.
patent: 5140455 (1992-08-01), Varaprasad et al.
patent: 5142407 (1992-08-01), Varaprasad et al.
patent: 5151816 (1992-09-01), Varaprasad et al.
patent: 5193029 (1993-03-01), Schofield et al.
patent: 5210655 (1993-05-01), Mishali
patent: 5223814 (1993-06-01), Suman
patent: 5233115 (1993-10-01), Ueno
patent: 5253109 (1993-10-01), O'Farrell et al.
patent: 5255442 (1993-10-01), Schierbeek et al.
patent: 5339529 (1994-08-01), Lindberg
patent: 5379198 (1995-01-01), Zhang
patent: 5382780 (1995-01-01), Carmen
patent: 5392549 (1995-02-01), Castro
patent: 5394138 (1995-02-01), Stephens
patent: 5432496 (1995-07-01), Lin
U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 08/022,968, filed Feb. 25, 1993 commonly assigned to Assignee of present invention (no copy required).
Mechanical drawings (1 sheet) and four Polaroid photos illustrating GM Guidematic Dimmer Module mounted to interior rearview mirror mounting bracket by an S-clip dimmer mount attachment made from spring steel. The clip and dimmer module have been on sale more than one year prior to the filing date of the above-identified application.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Vehicle information display does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Vehicle information display, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Vehicle information display will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-543619