Gentex Corporation

Jeremy A Fogg

Darin D Tuttle

William L Tonar

John K Roberts

David J Cammenga

Danny L Minikey, Jr

Frederick T Bauer

John W Carter

Timothy J Thomas

Mark R Roth

Bradley L Busscher

Kenton J Ypma

Timothy A Bonardi

Michael F Lisowski

Steven G Hoek

Jeremy A Walser

Peter N Rizk

Mark W Newton

John W Arnold

John S Anderson

Joseph S Stam

Richard T Fish, Jr

Nigel T Lock

Ethan J Lee

Wayne J Rumsey

John B Ostreko

Greg R Pattok

Daniel J Bostwick

Andrew J LeVesque

William R Spence

Gregory M Ejsmont

Scott R Edwards

Peter Wm VanderWel

John B Wallace

Peter Wm Vanderwel

A rearview assembly having a mounting structure configured to be operably coupled with a vehicle. A housing is operably connected with the mounting structure and a rearward viewing device is supported by one of the housing and the mounting structure. The rearward viewing device provides a rearward view to a vehicle driver and includes a front substrate and a rear substrate. The entire front surface of the front substrate is exposed and the entire rear substrate is positioned behind the front substrate. A concealing layer is disposed about a periphery of the rearward viewing device between the front substrate and the rear substrate. A partially optically transparent bezel is disposed adjacent to both the rearward viewing device and the housing, the optically transparent bezel having an edge radius greater than 2.5 mm and the optically transparent bezel being substantially flush with the front surface of the front substrate.

Clear bezel

A mirror mounting assembly for a rearview mirror, including a housing connector having a first pivot member operably connected with an extension tube. A mount includes a windshield bracket and a sensor assembly. The windshield bracket is proximate to the sensor assembly and supports the sensor assembly against the vehicle windshield. A second pivot member includes a first end operably connected with the extension tube and a second end operably connected with the mount.

Mirror mounting assembly

The present invention relates to various improvements relating to automatic vehicle equipment control systems.

Automatic vehicle exterior light control system assemblies

A notification appliance configured to emit a notification output based upon at least one detected environmental condition is provided that includes a sensor configured to detect the at least one environmental condition, at least one light emitting diode (LED) light source configured to emit light having an intensity during a pulse time period, and a controller in communicative connection with the sensor and the LED light source, wherein the controller is configured to control the LED light source so that the pulse time period is approximately less than or equal to two hundred milliseconds (200 ms), while substantially maintaining an effective intensity and enhancing a perceived brightness of the emitted light.

Notification appliance and method thereof

A vehicular rearview mirror assembly () includes an electrochromic (EC) glass element () and a printed circuit board () for mounting electrical components. A liquid crystal display (LCD) () is mounted to the printed circuit board (), while a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) () are also mounted to the same printed circuit board below the LCD () for providing backlighting.

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

A mirror includes an electro-optic mirror subassembly, and a thin-profiled bezel attached around a perimeter of the electrochromic mirror subassembly. The electro-optic mirror subassembly is supported on a carrier by an adheringly bonded heater and foam tape in a laminar arrangement. The bezel may be bonded to an edge of the front surface of the front element of the electro-optic mirror subassembly, and/or may be bonded and/or interlockingly mechanically attached to an edge of the carrier. Alternatively, the bezel can be a strip of paint or thin coating material. The bezel can be molded in place, or can be pre-molded and elastically stretched to permit assembly. In one form, the bezel includes a laterally-extending fin that prevents seeing past the bezel into the inside of a mirror housing. In at least one embodiment, the assembly has no bezel or only a bezel on one edge.

Electrochromic devices with thin bezel-covered edge

A rearview mirror for a vehicle. The rearview mirror comprises a mirror housing having a bottom opening. A reflective element is located within the mirror housing, with the reflective element being configured to reflect an image having a reflecting component in a first direction out of the mirror housing. A light source is also located within the mirror housing. The light source emits light along a beam axis, with the beam axis having a directional component in a second direction. A deviator is configured to redirect the light emitted from the light source through the bottom opening of the housing. The first direction and the second direction are parallel and opposite.

Rearview mirror light

The present invention provides improved vehicular rearview assemblies and components for incorporation into rearview assemblies.

Vehicular rearview components and assemblies

The present invention relates to improvements in controlling the direction of light rays and apparatus incorporating the improvements.

Optics for controlling the direction of light rays and assemblies incorporating the optics

The present invention relates to improvements in controlling the direction of light rays. Various assemblies incorporating these inventive concepts are provided.

The present invention relates to improvements in controlling the direction of light rays.

An electrochromic mirror includes an integrated internal plate frame with an electrochromic mirror subassembly adhered to its flat front surface, electrical components supported on a rear with the frame acting as a heat sink and EMI/RFI shield, and a back cover supported on the plate frame. The subassembly is uniformly supported across the front surface of the plate frame for good mirror impact resistance. The mirror is supported by an angularly adjustable ball-and-socket connection. In one embodiment, the ball is formed integrally on the plate frame. The present mirror is surprisingly thin, with at least 50% of the depth dimensions being less than about 3.0 centimeters.

Rearview mirror with integrated frame

According to one embodiment, a proximity switch comprises a radiation emitter for emitting radiation, at least one photosensor for detecting light levels near the radiation emitter, and an electronic circuit for energizing the radiation emitter and for receiving and processing signals from the photosensor so as to perform a specified function upon detecting an object that causes the radiation emitted from the radiation emitter to be reflected back to the photosensor. According to another embodiment, a rearview assembly for a vehicle comprises a transparent housing.

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Holland, MI, United States of America

Jeremy A Fogg