An electro-optic window includes a first substrate; an electro-optic element generally parallel to the first substrate, the electro-optic element including: a second substrate; a third substrate generally parallel to the second substrate; a sealing member disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of one of the second and third substrates and extending therebetween; and a cavity defined between the second and third substrates. The sealing member defines the sidewalls of the cavity. A first layer of film having a perimeter portion and a central portion is disposed between at least a portion of the first and second substrates, and may be coextensive with the sealing member.

A filtering vision element forming a windshield or rearview mirror of a road vehicle includes a lower region and an upper region. The filtering vision element is designed so that a difference in attenuation between two linear polarizations of an incident radiation has values that are of opposite signs in the lower and upper regions. The two linear polarizations may respectively be horizontal and contained in a vertical plane. Blinding of the driver caused by a spot of reflected light produced on a road by headlights of an external vehicle may thus be decreased or prevented.

A motor vehicle having at least one rear-view mirror provided for use by the driver and having a reflecting mirror surface formed by a mirror material, in particular an interior mirror and/or an exterior mirror, and/or at least one passenger compartment window, in particular a windshield and/or a rear window and/or at least one side window, comprising a window material, in particular glass; the at least one rear-view mirror and/or the at least one passenger compartment window comprising a filter medium which absorbs light within at least one wavelength range and/or, in the case of the rear-view mirror which reflects said light in a different direction from light outside the wavelength range.

A vehicle vision system, disposed for use in either non-convertibles or convertibles vehicles, and for use in either hardtop or soft top systems. The system includes window panels that convert from day vision to night vision system mechanism and the system may include one window panel or two window panels. The rear window (day vision) will depress to a back compartment and the night vision window will elevate to replace the day window. In an additional embodiment, the night depress to a front compartment and the night vision window will elevate to replace the night window. This will also be performed vice versa for both the front and rear window. Side mirrors will also convert at the same time the window panels convert from day light to night light system mechanism, and vice versa.

A mirror base, a mirror housing rotatable to the mirror base between a non-driving retracted position and a driving protracted position around an axis (X), a non-metallic spring for providing an axial spring force between the mirror base and the mirror housing whose force differs at least between the non-driving retracted and the driving protracted positions; and a first guide portion for contacting a first contact area of the non-metallic spring, and a second guide portion for contacting a second contact area of the non-metallic spring. The guide portions are configured such that, during rotation of the mirror housing to the mirror base, at least one deformable portion of the non-metallic spring between the first and second contact areas is deformed in a direction (Y) substantially perpendicular to the mirror rotation axis (X).

An anti-glare system for vehicles has a linear polarized filter mounted to a headlight of a vehicle with the positive side of the filter placed at a 135 degree angle relative to a horizontal line. A second linear polarized filter is mounted to a windshield of the vehicle with the negative side of the second filter placed at an angle of 45 degrees relative to a horizontal line. When vehicles equipped with this anti-glare system meet travelling in opposite directions, the polarized light emitted by the headlight of one vehicle is blocked by the filter installed in the windshield of the other vehicle. A third linear polarized filter may be mounted to rear and side view mirrors of the vehicle with the positive side of the third filter placed at an angle of 135 degrees relative to a horizontal line. When vehicles equipped with the anti-glare system meet travelling in the same direction, the polarized light emitted by the headlight of one vehicle is blocked by the filter installed in the rear or side view mirror of the other vehicle.

A display device may comprise a transmittance control structure having a variable transmittance and a mirror type display panel disposed on a rear surface of the transmittance control structure. The mirror type display panel may comprise a substrate, a display member disposed on the substrate, the display member including a light emission region, a first transmission region, and a peripheral region surrounding the light emission region and the first transmission region, and a reflective member facing the substrate with respect to the display member, the reflective member including an opening region corresponding to the light emission region, a second transmission region corresponding to the first transmission region, and a reflective region surrounding the opening region and the second transmission region.

A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a first indicator light associated with a first function or a first state of the vehicle (e.g., a brake light), and circuitry coupled to the first indicator light. The circuitry is configured to cause the first indicator light to emit light when the vehicle is performing the first function or is operating in the first state, and detect an amount of light incident on the first indicator light. Thus, the indicator light can be used to detect incoming light to perform various vehicle functions (e.g., automatically dimming mirrors based on the incoming light) without the need for a dedicated light sensor.

A vehicular mirror system includes: a driving mode acquiring unit configured to acquire one of a first driving mode in which a vehicle travels using an occupant's driving operation and a second driving mode in which the vehicle travels regardless of the occupant's driving operation as a driving mode; and a mirror control unit configured to change a reflectance of a vehicular mirror facing rearward according to a light intensity difference between a light intensity on a side in front of the vehicle and a light intensity on a side to the rear of the vehicle with respect to the vehicular mirror when the driving mode is the first driving mode and to keep the reflectance of the vehicular mirror in a state in which the reflectance is lower than that in a normal state when the driving mode is the second driving mode.

The invention relates to a rear view mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising a housing configured for mounting to a vehicle; one or more mirror units disposed in the housing, wherein each mirror unit comprises a reflective mirror element and a mirror mount for securing the mirror element within the housing, wherein at least one mirror unit is an overhead mirror unit that is positioned to allow an operator in the vehicle to see an area that is behind the operator and above the vehicle.