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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2020
Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London, GB;
Andreas Herrmann, Stuttgart, DE;
Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
The present disclosure refers to an interior rearview device adapted for use with a motor vehicle, comprising: a rearview element comprising at least one of a reflective element and a display element; a bezel surrounding the rearview element and being surrounded by a housing; a mount assembly which is configured to attach the housing to the vehicle; and an human machine interface (HMI) for controlling at least one function of the interior rearview device, with the HMI comprising at least one ToF sensor, between the housing and the rearview element, and at least a part of the bezel, preferably at the bottom of the interior rearview device. The bezel () comprises a transparent and/or translucent substrate provided with a, preferably chromium-based, reflective coating (), with at least one opening or region of reduced thickness of the coating () being provided on the substrate and/or being hidden by the coating () until the at least one light source is lit, and providing at last one logo, sign, mark, icon and/or information on a function to be actuated via the HMI.