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Interior rearview mirror for motor vehicles
Assignee: Reitter and Schefenacker GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1995-06-30
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Granted: 1997-10-21
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Expires: 2015-06-30
Abstract
Abstract An interior rearview mirror for motorized vehicle has a mirror support and a mirror housing pivotably connected to the mirror support. A mirror glass is mounted in the mirror housing. A part of a garage door opener is mounted within the mirror housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Zimmermann
- 👤 Djuanarto Kusuma
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:54
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R1/00; B60R1/12; E; E05; E05F; E05F15/00; E05F15/70; E05F15/77; E05Y; E05Y2900/00; E05Y2900/10; E05Y2900/106
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
An interior rearview mirror for motorized vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising: a mirror support; a mirror housing pivotably connected to said mirror support; said mirror housing comprising a housing portion, a mirrorglass holder connected to said housing portion and a cap-shaped receiving member detachably connected to said housing portion opposite said mirrorglass holder; said receiving member completing said housing portion and said mirrorglass holder to form said mirror housing; a mirror glass mounted in said mirrorglass holder of said mirror housing; a garage door opener positioned within said receiving member of said mirror housing; and said receiving member being transmissive to signals emitted by said garage door opener.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
An interior rearview mirror for motorized vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising: a mirror support; a mirror housing pivotably connected to said mirror support; said mirror housing comprising a housing portion, a mirrorglass holder connected to said housing portion and a cap-shaped receiving member detachably connected to said housing portion opposite said mirrorglass holder; said receiving member completing said housing portion and said mirrorglass holder to form said mirror housing; a mirror glass mounted in said mirrorglass holder of said mirror housing; a garage door opener positioned within said receiving member of said mirror housing; and said receiving member being transmissive to signals emitted by said garage door opener.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A rearview mirror according to claim 1, wherein said signals are radio signals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A rearview mirror according to claim 1, wherein said garage door opener is programmable.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A rearview mirror according to claim 1, wherein said garage door opener comprises a transmitter and a receiver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
140 words
An interior rearview mirror for motorized vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising: a mirror support; a mirror housing pivotably connected to said mirror support; said mirror housing comprising a housing portion, a mirrorglass holder connected to said housing portion and a cap-shaped receiving member detachably connected to said housing portion opposite said mirrorglass holder; said receiving member completing said housing portion and said mirrorglass holder to form said mirror housing; a mirror glass mounted in said mirrorglass holder of said mirror housing; a garage door opener positioned within said receiving member of said mirror housing; wherein said garage door opener comprises a transmitter and a receiver, said receiving member being transmissive to signals emitted by said garage door opener; and wherein said garage door opener further comprises a microcomputer and wherein said transmitter and said receiver are connected to said microcomputer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
140 words
An interior rearview mirror for motorized vehicles, said rearview mirror comprising: a mirror support; a mirror housing pivotably connected to said mirror support; said mirror housing comprising a housing portion, a mirrorglass holder connected to said housing portion and a cap-shaped receiving member detachably connected to said housing portion opposite said mirrorglass holder; said receiving member completing said housing portion and said mirrorglass holder to form said mirror housing; a mirror glass mounted in said mirrorglass holder of said mirror housing; a garage door opener positioned within said receiving member of said mirror housing; wherein said garage door opener comprises a transmitter and a receiver, said receiving member being transmissive to signals emitted by said garage door opener; and wherein said garage door opener further comprises a microcomputer and wherein said transmitter and said receiver are connected to said microcomputer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A rearview mirror according to claim 5, further comprising a decoder connected between said microcomputer and said receiver.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A rearview mirror according to claim 5, further comprising an encoder connected between said microcomputer and said transmitter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A rearview mirror according to claim 5, further comprising signal lines with which said microcomputer is connected to said transmitter and said receiver for setting the operating signal frequency of said garage door opener.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
A rearview mirror according to claim 5, further comprising: a decoder connected between said microcomputer and said receiver; an encoder connected between said microcomputer and said transmitter; signal lines with which said microcomputer is connected to said decoder and said encoder for controlling said decoder and said encoder.
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