Patent ID: 7858905

Claim:
A vehicular mirror system comprising: a reflective element assembly including a reflective element for providing a rearward view to an occupant of a vehicle, and a power distributor associated with said reflective element; at least one of an electrochromic dimming element and a turn signal indicator; said power distributor characterized by an array of electrically-conductive tracings incorporated into a planar reflective element support member and coincident with said reflective element, said electrically-conductive tracings including a singular module connection and at least one pair of contact points for distributing electric power to at least one of an electrochromic dimming element and a turn signal indicator; and a singular power supply connector, said singular power supply connector and said singular module connection coupled to define a singular power supply assembly for providing electric power from a remote power supply to said electrically-conductive tracings and said at least one of an electrochromic dimming element and a turn signal indicator; wherein said at least one of an electrochromic dimming element and a turn signal indicator can be selectively coupled with said power distributor by aligning said at least one of an electrochromic dimming element and a turn signal indicator for electrical contact with said at least one pair of contact points; and wherein electric power can be selectively provided to said array of electrically conductive tracings for both powering said array and powering said at least one of an electrochromic dimming element and a turn signal indicator through said singular power supply assembly.