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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2019
Smr Patent S.à.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Andreas Herrmann, Stuttgart, DE;
Paul Henion, Troy, MI (US);
Darryl Brooks, Troy, MI (US);
Philipp Hottmann, Stuttgart, DE;
Gary Sinelli, Troy, MI (US);
SMR Patent S.à.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A safety mirror system for a motor vehicle includes at least one sun visor including a safety mirror having a mirror element in a folded down position, and at least one camera or monitoring system including a support arm pivotally secured to a base, the support arm pivotal between retracted and extended positions, a positioning arm secured to the support arm and movable with respect to the support arm and including a camera mount, and at least one camera attached to the camera mount at a distal end of the positioning arm, the camera configured to provide images exterior to the vehicle, wherein the safety mirror further includes at least one attachment structure configured to separately and selectively attach the safety mirror to each of the sun visor and the camera mount.