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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2010
Andrew D. Weller, Holland, MI (US);
Rodney K. Blank, Zeeland, MI (US);
Kenneth L. Schierbeek, Zeeland, MI (US);
Kenneth Schofield, Holland, MI (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Troy O. Cooprider, Rochester, MI (US);
Andrew D. Weller, Holland, MI (US);
Rodney K. Blank, Zeeland, MI (US);
Kenneth L. Schierbeek, Zeeland, MI (US);
Kenneth Schofield, Holland, MI (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Troy O. Cooprider, Rochester, MI (US);
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
An interior rearview information mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror housing and a reflective element, and includes an information display operable to display information for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle. The information display is disposed in the mirror housing rearward of the reflective element, and information displayed by the information display is viewable by the driver of the equipped vehicle viewing through the reflective element when the information display is displaying information. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a forward facing camera having a forward field of view in the direction of forward travel of the equipped vehicle, and the forward facing camera views through the windshield of the equipped vehicle when the interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the equipped vehicle.