Patent ID: 6545598
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B60R,G01C

Abstract:
An accessory for a motor vehicle, comprising:a rear-view mirror case of either an inside or outside rear-view mirror; a screen housing of a data display device of the liquid crystal type, wherein the screen housing is attached to one side of the rear-view mirror case without disturbing vision in the mirror of the rear-view mirror case, and wherein the mirror of the rear-view mirror case and the screen of the data display device are simultaneously and fully visible to a driver of the vehicle; and means for adjusting the orientation of the surface of the screen with respect to the surface of the mirror of the rear-view mirror case in order that the driver can observe the liquid crystal screen perpendicularly to its surface; wherein the screen is adapted to the display of navigation or guidance information; and wherein the rear-view mirror case, the screen housing, or both, comprise all or part of electronic elements providing one or several of the following functions to be displayed on the screen: navigation, radar, map, guidance, traffic instruction.