US 11,833,970 B2
Internal rearview device and vehicle
Andreas Herrmann, Stuttgart (DE); Chang Kyun Han, Chungcheongbuk-do (KR); Cheol Ho Yim, Chungcheongbuk-do (KR); Ho Jin Huh, Chungcheongbuk-do (KR); Won Sik Hong, Chungcheongbuk-do (KR); Geon Young Choi, Chungcheongbuk-do (KR); Chang Hwan Lim, Chungcheongbuk-do (KR); and Freshipali Ali, Chungcheongbuk-do (KR)
Assigned to Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/628,434
Filed by MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, London (GB)
PCT Filed Jul. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/070774
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 19, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/018718, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 4, 2021.
Application 17/628,434 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/524,953, filed on Jul. 29, 2019, abandoned.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 120 396.1 (DE), filed on Jul. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0266751 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 1/00 (2022.01); B60R 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); B60R 1/08 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01)
CPC B60R 1/04 (2013.01) [B60R 1/088 (2013.01); B60R 1/1207 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G02B 6/006 (2013.01); G02B 6/0068 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1223 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An internal rearview device adapted for use with a motor vehicle, comprising:
a rearview element comprising at least one of a reflective element or a display element;
a bezel surrounding the rearview element and being surrounded by a housing; and
a mount assembly configured to attach the housing to the vehicle;
wherein a perimeter edge of the bezel is exposed to and is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when said internal rearview device is mounted in the vehicle,
wherein said perimeter edge comprises a curved surface disposed between at least one of a front surface or a reflective surface of the rearview element and the housing, and
wherein the housing is provided with a protrusion projecting edgewise beyond the curved surface of the perimeter edge such that the protrusion is viewable by the driver when said internal rearview device is mounted in the vehicle.