Patent ID: 9616815
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: B60R,G02B,G02F

Claim:
1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising: a mounting structure configured to mount to an interior portion of a vehicle; a housing; a reflective element disposed at said housing; wherein said reflective element comprises a prismatic reflective element; wherein said housing and said reflective element are adiustable to provide a desired rearward field of view to a driver of the vehicle; an actuator disposed in said housing and connected to said reflective element; wherein said actuator comprises a first motor connected to said reflective element via a first drive element and a second motor connected to said reflective element via a second drive element; wherein, responsive to an input, said actuator is operable to adjust an orientation of said reflective element in tandem with said housing relative to said mounting structure; and wherein said first and second motors operate in tandem to adjust the orientation of said reflective element and said housing relative to said mounting structure; wherein, responsive to a glare sensor of said interior rearview mirror assembly, said actuator is automatically operable to adjust said reflective element and said housing about a generally horizontal axis to switch said reflective element between the daytime position and the nighttime anti-glare position; and wherein a control is operable to actuate said actuator to adjust said reflective element responsive to a driver monitoring system's determination of a location of the driver's head or eyes.