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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Kenneth Schofield, Holland, MI (US);
Joshua L. DeWard, Holland, MI (US);
Peter J. Whitehead, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Magna Electronics, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An accessory system for a vehicle includes a mounting element attached at a vehicle windshield, a module mounted at a side of the mounting element that opposes the side that attaches at the windshield, and a camera disposed in the module. The module includes attaching structure that cooperates with attaching structure of the mounting element in order to detachably mount the module at the mounting element. The camera, with the module mounted at the mounting element attached at the vehicle windshield, may view forwardly through the vehicle windshield via a generally wedge-shaped structure. The camera captures image data for a driver assistance system of the vehicle. Electrical circuitry is disposed in the module and, with the module mounted at the mounting element attached at the vehicle windshield, the electrical circuitry communicates over a vehicle communication bus with at least one system of the vehicle.