Patent ID: 11890989
Assignee: SMR PATENTS S.à.R.L.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 23:
24. An external rearview device for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a base assembly provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle, and
a head assembly attached to the base assembly, the head assembly comprising
a first head assembly comprising a first rearview device comprising at least one reflective element in form of a mirror glass, and
a second head assembly comprising
at least one reflective element in form of an at least partly translucent mirror glass,
a display unit integrated in the head assembly or provided together with the reflective element, and
at least one camera unit, the camera unit configured to obtain a rearview image through the reflective element

wherein the head assembly is configured to be detachable and is selected to be the first or second head assembly, with the first and second head assembly being exchangeable with each other, and
a control unit for controlling the at least one camera unit and the display unit, wherein at least one sensor unit is connected to the control unit, and wherein the display unit is configured to be viewable through the reflective element when activated depending on an output signal of the at least one sensor unit, via the control unit.