SWITCHABLE REARVIEW MIRROR

摘要

A passenger vehicle includes a windshield and a mirror. The mirror is positioned to view objects toward a rear of the passenger vehicle reflected off of the mirror. The mirror blocks a field of view of a user through the windshield.

主权项

1. An adjustable mirror for use in a passenger vehicle, the adjustable mirror comprising;
a housing adapted to be coupled to a vehicle windshield; a reflective surface in the housing to enable a user to view a rear view of the vehicle; and means for changing an opacity of the reflective surface between an opaque state wherein a user can view the rear view of the vehicle and a transparent state wherein the reflective surface becomes transparent such that the user can view objects positioned on an opposite side of the reflective surface from the user through the transparent reflective surface such that the user can view objects that would otherwise be blocked from view by the reflective surface while in the opaque state.