| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 359843000 | Automatically adjustable in response to vehicle position, control, or indicator | 42 |
| 20080231980 | Mirror system for a trucking rig having a tractor and an articulated trailer - A mirror system for a tractor with an articulated trailer includes a mirror housing. The mirror housing is attached to the front end of the tractor on the passenger side. The mirror housing has a planar mirror. The planar mirror is adapted to move. The planar mirror moves allowing continuous observation of the passenger side rear corner of the trailer by a driver. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080239527 | Driving support method and driving support apparatus - A driving support method and apparatus for displaying, on a medial side of a pillar of the vehicle, an image of an area which is hidden as a blind spot in a rear-view mirror mounted on or in a vehicle, when looking in the mirror from the driver's position and which is created by the pillar. The apparatus detects a head position of a driver, detects the angle of the rear-view mirror, calculates the area which is hidden as the blind spot on the basis of the detected driver's head position and the detected angle of the rear-view mirror, and projects an image of the area corresponding to the blind spot onto the pillar, the projected image being formed from image data which is obtained from a blind spot camera mounted on the vehicle. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090015950 | LATERAL-VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A lateral-view mirror assembly comprising a housing having a first lateral-view mirror and a second lateral-view mirror coupled to a rear window of a vehicle and dimensioned to provide a driver of a vehicle with the ability to view objects positioned lateral to a rear portion of the vehicle by looking at a reflection of the objects reflected from the first and second lateral-view mirrors to the rear-view mirror to the driver. The lateral-view mirror assembly is helpful when backing out of a parking space and also when changing lanes. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090027787 | VEHICLE MIRROR - A mirror assembly for an articulated vehicle incorporates an image sensor which detects part of the trailer e.g. the end of the trailer, so that as the vehicle turns the image sensor maintains the image in its field of view and the mirror is automatically adjusted to maintain the driver's view of the part of the trailer in the mirror. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090059403 | Vehicle Detection and Alert System with Blind Spot Elimination Function - The invention relates to a modified structure for automatic rear view mirror, especially a vehicle detection and alert system with blind spot elimination function. It consists of a rear view mirror main body that contains a lens; a driving motor that is installed inside the rear view mirror main body and connects to the lens to control the lens angle; a sensor that is installed inside the rear view mirror main body to detect approaching objects; a control chip module that is installed inside the rear view mirror main body and connects with the sensor and the driving motor to receive the detection signals from the sensor and control the driving motor to obtain the optimal lens angle. Thus, the driver safety is greatly improved. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090109559 | SIDE MOUNTED VEHICLE MIRROR WITH INTEGRAL OBJECT - A side object detection (SOD) system is integrated into the side view mirror assembly ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090244741 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE MIRRORS WITH BLIND SPOT DETECTION - A system, apparatus and method to automatically move a side mounted mirror on a vehicle from an inward position to an outward position in response to a signal from a detector indicative of an object outside an operator normal field of vision. The detector may be a blind spot detection system or a lane departure system, or any other system to detect vehicles in a blind spot. The system, apparatus and method further includes permitting an operator to manually actuate the movement of mirror on a vehicle to determine whether there are any objects in the operator's normal field of vision. The systems and method may optionally include hysteresis during mirror movement. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090310237 | LANE CHANGE AID SIDE-MIRROR SYSTEM - A vehicle-mounted system for automatically adjusting a viewing angle of at least one rear-view mirror of a vehicle. The system includes a sensing unit for detecting and obtaining the positional parameters of an object in a side blind zone of the vehicle. The system also includes a control unit that is capable of adjusting the rear-view mirror based on the positional parameters received from the sensing unit, to facilitate viewing of the object by a driver of the vehicle. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100039720 | ROAD-ADAPTIVE SIDE MIRROR ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for automatically adjusting the viewing angle of both side rear-view mirrors on a vehicle when the vehicle is traveling on a hill. The system estimates the slope of the hill, and uses the estimated slope to determine a corrected viewing angle of the rear-view mirrors. Depending on whether the vehicle is traveling uphill or down-hill, would depend on which direction the rear-view mirrors will be adjusted. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100039721 | REARVIEW MIRROR ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR TRAILER ATTACHED VEHICLE - A system and method for automatically correcting the viewing angle of a rear-view mirror on a vehicle towing a trailer when the vehicle is traveling around a curve. If the dimensions of the trailer are unknown, then the corrected viewing angle is the same as the hitch angle between the vehicle and the trailer. If the dimensions of the trailer are known, then trigonometry is used to determine the corrected viewing angle. Depending on whether the road is curving to the right or to the left will determine whether the left side rear-view mirror or the right side rear-view mirror is adjusted. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100039722 | ROAD CURVATURE ESTIMATION FOR REARVIEW MIRROR ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for automatically correcting the viewing angle of a rear-view mirror on a vehicle when the vehicle is traveling around a curve. The system estimates the curvature of the road using only vehicle speed and vehicle steering angle information. The road curvature estimation is used to determine the radius of curvature of the road, which can then be used to determine the corrected viewing angle of the rear-view mirror. Depending on whether the road is curving to the right or to the left will determine whether the left side rear-view mirror or the right side rear-view mirror will be adjusted. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100046104 | Vehicle Rear-View Mirror Shifting System Implemented With Aim To Eliminate The Dead Angle - The rear-view mirror system for an automobile to eliminate driver blind spots comprises electrically controlled external side rear-view mirrors and an electrically controlled interior center rear-view mirror, and a control unit which rotates the external rear-view mirrors and moves and turns the interior center rear view mirror to provide a view of the blind spot. The system is activated either by the driver by a button press, or automatically upon initiation of a turn signal or upon turning of the steering wheel, and then automatically released to return the mirrors to their normal position after a predetermined length of time or upon completion of a turn. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100085652 | ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE MIRROR APPARATUS - An automatic mirror adjustment mechanism includes a side rear view mirror mounted on a drivable vehicle. The drivable vehicle has a trailer pivotally mounted thereto. A sensor is mounted on the drivable vehicle, wherein the sensor is configured to determine the distance between the drivable vehicle and the trailer. A control mechanism adjusts the position of the rear view mirror based on the change in distance between the drivable vehicle and the trailer. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100177412 | ADAPTIVE VEHICLE SIDE MIRROR SYSTEM - Systems and methods for automatically adjusting the orientation of one or more mirrors present on a motorized vehicle are responsive to the spatial position of a component of a driver seat present in such motorized vehicle and the vehicle's primary rear-view mirror. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100177413 | VEHICLE MIRROR CONTROL WITH SEAT POSITION INFORMATION - Systems and methods for automatically adjusting the orientation of one or more mirrors present on a motorized vehicle are responsive to the spatial position of at least one component of a driver seat present in such motorized vehicle. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100220406 | Blind Spot Detection System - A method and system to control a side mirror are disclosed in which a blind spot detector is used to determine whether an alien vehicle is present in a blind spot of a host vehicle. A sensor proximate a driver's seat detects whether the seat is in a first range or a second range. The side mirror is rotated a first predetermined angle when the alien vehicle is detected and the seat is in the first range; and the side mirror is rotated a second predetermined angle when the alien vehicle is detected and the seat is in a second range. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100226027 | ACTIVE BLINDSPOT/LANE DEPARTURE DETECTION MIRROR SYSTEM - A system to polarize a reflective layer on a vehicle mirror to reveal a convex mirror to view objects in a vehicle blindspot and method of operating the same. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100232045 | VEHICLE INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH ACTUATOR - A rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mounting structure, an electrical actuator and a reflective element. The mounting structure may be configured to be detachably mounted at an attachment element adhered to an inner surface of the vehicle windshield. The mounting structure is adjustable relative to the vehicle windshield to generally vertically adjust a nominal setting of a rearward field of view of the reflective element. The electrical actuator is operable to adjust the reflective element in order to vertically and horizontally adjust a rearward field of view of the reflective element. The interior rearview mirror assembly may include an imaging sensor having a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield. The forward field of view of the imaging sensor may not be adjusted when the electrical actuator adjusts the rearward field of view of the reflective element. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100238571 | MIRROR OPTIC SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a component for a mirror optic system characterized in that the component comprises a thermoplastic polyester composition comprising polyethylene terephthalate (PET); and reinforcing fibres. The composition is substantially free of plasticizers and the weight % of PET and reinforcing fibers accounts for at least 95 weight % relative to the total weight of the composition. The components have sufficient dimensional and vibrational stability to meet the performance criteria required to perform in high temperature, high vibration environments. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100254034 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE SIDEVIEW MIRROR - An automobile adjustment device is provided for a sideview mirror of an automobile. The automatic adjustment device includes at least one main controller and a sensor element. The sensor element includes a microprocessor and is connected to a signal source of shift stick reverse position and signal sources of turn signal lights and is also connected to a drive unit of the sideview mirror. The sensor element is connected to the main controller to detect and transmit a parameter representing an angular position of the sideview mirror to the microprocessor of the main controller with which the microprocessor makes judgment. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100265600 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF VEHICLE OUTSIDE MIRRORS - A method for adjusting an outside mirror of a vehicle includes providing at least one seat position sensor, a driver position detector and a mirror actuator. The position of the driver's seat is determined with the at least one seat position sensor. An angular orientation of the outside mirror is adjusted with the mirror actuator based on the determined position of the driver's seat such that a rear of the vehicle is visible in the outside mirror. Thereafter, a location of a driver's head may be determined with the driver position detector when the driver is seated in the driver's seat. The angular orientation of the outside mirror is readjusted with the mirror actuator based on the detected position of the driver's head such that a rear of the vehicle is visible in the outside mirror when the driver is seated in the driver's seat. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100271720 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING ASSISTANCE AT ROAD INTERSECTIONS - Described herein is a system and a method for the automatic adjustment of rear-view devices of a vehicle travelling a lane or road, based on shooting scenes representing an environment surrounding the vehicle in the travel direction and on the identification of at least one from among a collection of predetermined shapes and indicia along the road indicating a road intersection between the lane or road traveled by the vehicle and an incident lane or road, whereby the movement of at least one rear-view device is actuated for representing to the driver a rear and side scene with respect to the vehicle comprising the incident lane or road. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110051266 | COVECTED-SHAPED EDGE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention is a rear view mirror provided on a vehicle with a flat glass reflective panel section, a plurality of convect-shaped curved outer and lower edges disposed onto flat glass reflective panel section that provide a clear view to a rear side of a vehicle, into a blind spot and also at ground level and a convect-shaped edge rear view mirror housing that is fitted with said flat-glass reflective panel section that is curved forward along the curved outer and lower edges. The rear view mirror can also be provided as a complete rear view mirror replacement on an aftermarket vehicle. There is also a method of using a convected-shape edge rear view mirror as well. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110085255 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING SIDE MIRRORS OF AN AUTOMOBILE - The present invention provides a device for adjusting side mirrors of an automobile, in which a film mirror of a side mirror is manipulated to be convex simultaneously with the blinking of a turn signal lamp when a driver turns directions during road traveling. This allows the driver to conveniently recognize the situations of the road behind, thereby preventing accidents caused by a blind spot. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110122520 | VEHICLE MIRROR ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and system of automatically adjusting a mirror ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110141593 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AVOIDING A COLLISION OF AN OBJECT WITH A FIRST VEHICLE DOOR OF A STATIONARY VEHICLE - A method and apparatus are provided for avoidance of a possible collision of an object with a first vehicle door of a stationary vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to determining at least one first parameter of the vehicle, with the first parameter characterizing the stationary state of the vehicle. In addition, a first outside mirror of the vehicle is displaced from a first position into a second position. The first outside mirror in the second position makes a first dead angle region of the vehicle substantially visible for a first vehicle occupant. The first outside mirror is disposed on the same vehicle side as the first vehicle door. Furthermore, at least one second parameter of the vehicle is determined and the first outside mirror is displaced from the second position into the first position. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110157730 | PERIPHERAL VISION AMPLIFYING POSTERIOR, LATERAL, EXTERNAL REAR-VIEW MIRROR (BACK-UP MIRROR) FOR AUTOMOBILE VEHICLES - A peripheral vision amplifying posterior, lateral, external rear-view mirror (back-up minor system | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110299182 | EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH AIR FLOW - An exterior rear view mirror housing, which consists of at least a first housing part and a second housing part, and which comprises an opening on its rear side for a mirror glass, whereby the second housing part contains the walls surrounding the opening. The first housing part and at least one of the walls of the second housing part surrounding the opening comprise inner surfaces which face each other oppositely. On at least one of the inner surfaces which face each other oppositely, at least one ridge is arranged, which runs parallel to the rear side and extends from the one inner surface up to a remaining clearance to the opposing inner surface. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120069462 | Outside Mirror for Vehicle - An outside mirror apparatus mounted to a sidewall of a vehicle to provide a driver's rear view, may include a front glass layer, a transmissivity variation unit attached to a rear surface of the front glass layer, the transmissivity variation unit selectively transmitting light or interrupting light transmission according to an electric signal, a rear glass layer attached to a rear surface of the transmissivity variation unit, and a control unit applying the electric signal to the transmissivity variation unit, wherein the front glass layer and the second glass layer have a different refractive index. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120162797 | ADJUSTABLE REAR-VIEWING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A system for adjusting one or more mirror in a vehicle based on an estimated location of the driver's head in both a vertical and horizontal plane. A controller receives a linear position signal indicating a linear position of an adjustable driver's seat and an angular position signal indicating an angular position of the back-rest of the driver's seat. The controller calculates an estimated location of the driver's head in both the vertical and horizontal plane based at least in part on the linear position and angular position. The controller then changes the orientation of at least one of the three mirrors of the vehicle based on an intersection of the estimated location of the driver's head in the vertical and horizontal planes. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120162798 | VEHICLE MIRROR CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE MIRROR CONTROL DEVICE - When a mirror angle is automatically displaced toward a target position, if the movement is mechanically locked before reaching the target position, power supply to a motor can promptly be halt, and in the case of a low temperature and a low voltage where the operating speed is slow, the mirror angle can also reach the target position. If time during which no change in the mirror angle is detected after the start of power supply exceeds a long-term determination period, the power supply to the motor is halted. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120275039 | AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - An automatically adjusting side mirror assembly for a vehicle having an eye gaze detection system has a mirror subassembly, a support bracket, an actuator mechanism and a biasing mechanism. The mirror subassembly has a first and second position. The second position aligns the mirror subassembly generally parallel to the vehicle in order to provide better aerodynamics. The support bracket connects to the vehicle. The mirror subassembly is connected to the support bracket. The actuator mechanism and the biasing mechanism each connects to the mirror subassembly. The actuator mechanism has a first and second position corresponding to the first and second position of the mirror subassembly. The actuator mechanism is in electrical communication with the eye gaze detection system to position the mirror subassembly to the first position in response to an output of the eye gaze detection system. The biasing mechanism biases the mirror subassembly to the first position. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130155534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE TO VISIBLY OBSERVE OBJECTS LOCATED IN A BLIND SPOT - A system for enabling a driver of a vehicle to visibly observe objects located in a blind spot includes, but is not limited to, a rear view viewing device that is mounted to the vehicle and configured to be electronically adjustable. The system further includes a sensor that is associated with the vehicle and that is configured to detect a location of an object with respect to the vehicle and to generate a first signal indicative of the location of the object. The system further includes a processor that is communicatively coupled with the sensor and that is operatively coupled with the rear view viewing device. The processor is configured to obtain the first signal from the sensor and to command the rear view viewing device to adjust such that the object is visibly observable to the driver when the processor receives the first signal. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130258512 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE MIRRORS AUTOMATICALLY BASED ON DRIVER HEAD POSITION - An automatically adjusting mirror system including a mirror assembly, a head position sensor configured and arranged to detect a pose of a head of a driver of a vehicle, and a master controller in communication with the mirror assembly and head position sensor. The master controller is configured to receive input from the mirror assembly and head position sensor, and adjust the mirror assembly based on the input from the mirror assembly and the input from the head position sensor to maintain a line of sight for the driver. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130279033 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM HAVING AN INDICATOR AT A BACK PLATE OF AN EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror reflective element that is fixedly attached at a mirror back plate. The mirror back plate includes an indicator structure that has a passageway that extends from the back plate at an angle relative to the portion of the back plate. At least one baffle is disposed within the passageway and is angled at the angle relative to the portion of the back plate. An indicator is mounted at an end portion of the passageway, and light emitted by the indicator passes through the passageway and through the mirror reflective element via an opening in the back plate. When the indicator is activated, light passing through the passageway and emanating from the mirror reflective element is at least partially shielded from direct view by the driver of the vehicle by the at least one baffle. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140240860 | Motor Vehicle with an External Rear-View Mirror - A motor vehicle having an external rearview mirror includes a mirror drive assigned to the external rearview mirror, by which the external rearview mirror can be moved into a first mirror position or into a second mirror position, at least one display unit that can be viewed by the driver of the motor vehicle, and a camera directed at the rearward vehicle surroundings, which camera supplies an image signal on which an image of the surroundings is based that can be displayed by the display unit. A vehicle speed sensor and a control unit are provided by which the mirror drive can be controlled as a function of the driving speed such that the external rearview mirror is moved from the first mirror position into the second mirror position. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140268379 | MIRROR BRACKET FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A mirror bracket supports a mirror. A mirror bracket includes a base and an attachment member for attaching the base to a vehicle. A member moves relative to the base. The member is movable in a rotational or linear direction. The member is urged opposite to the rotational or linear direction. The member includes a mirror receiver where the mirror is coupled to the member. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150131176 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIDE-VIEW MIRROR - An apparatus and method for controlling side-view mirrors are provided. The method includes determining, by a controller, whether a turn signal is input from vehicle information collected while a vehicle is traveling and detecting a traveling speed when a turn signal is input to determine a control mode of side-view mirrors based on the traveling speed of the vehicle. A position of a left or right side-view mirror is then adjusted based on the turn signal when the control mode of the side-view mirrors is set to a lane change mode the position of the left or right side-view mirror is adjusted when the control mode of the side-view mirrors is set to a vehicle turn mode. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150353015 | Automobile Mirror Control System - A control system for mirror in a vehicle as well as a method for controlling the side mirrors of a vehicle are disclosed. The control system may include a processor module and a memory module as well as a control console. The control console may include a mirror toggle switch, a mirror control switch, and two sets of memory recall switches. The first set of memory recall switches may be associated with set side mirror positions in a first operation state of the vehicle, which could for instance occur when the vehicle is operating in a drive gear. The second set of memory recall switches may be associated with set side mirror positions in a second operation state of the vehicle, which could for instance occur when the vehicle is operating in a reverse gear. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160046238 | Side View Mirror Alignment System - A side view mirror alignment system is provided. The side view mirror alignment system includes a housing having a laser and a rotation assembly. The housing is removably mounted to an automobile's side view mirror. The alignment system is in communication with the vehicle's transmission or gearbox so as to determine when the vehicle is in reverse. The laser is activated when the automobile is in reverse and is directed to a reflector having a light sensor at the rear of the vehicle. The rotation assembly of the housing is adapted to rotate the side view mirror until the laser aligns with the light sensor on the reflector thereby providing automatically adjusting side view mirrors to improve visibility. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160107578 | METHOD OF SELECTING MIRRORS FOR ADJUSTMENT - A mirror adjustment system is provided including a switch to allow a vehicle operator to provide input to adjust a rearview mirror. A sensory system is provided to determine which mirror the driver intends to adjust. A controller is provided which is cognizant of a driver's intended mirror and causes the intended mirror to respond to the driver's switch input. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160121795 | SIDE MIRROR SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES - A side mirror system for a vehicle is provided, including right and left mirror units, each including multiple mirrors, which are configured to be adjustable for viewing vicinities of the vehicle during driving forward and during driving in reverse. One or more of the multiple mirrors are configured to be adjustable for viewing a blind spot. The system further includes a mirror control module coupled to the right and left mirror units and used for adjusting mirror orientations and storing one or more settings of the mirror orientations customized for the one or more users, respectively. The setting for each of the one or more users includes a first subset for driving forward and a second subset for driving in reverse, and the mirror control module controls the mirror orientations according to the second subset for driving in reverse upon detecting that the gear is in reverse. | 05-05-2016 |
