Accessory mounting system for a vehicle

摘要

An accessory mounting system for a vehicle includes a bracket attached at a windshield of a vehicle. The bracket has a windshield-facing side and a cabin-facing side. The cabin-facing side of the bracket has first structure. An accessory module has a housing, with an electronic device and circuitry housed in the housing. The electronic device includes a camera that has a CMOS imaging array. The circuitry is in communication with a vehicle bus system of the vehicle. The housing has second structure that is configured to engage the first structure of the bracket when the housing is being attached to the bracket.

主权项

1. An accessory mounting system for a vehicle, said Accessory mounting system comprising:
a first attachment element adhesively attached to an in-cabin surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said accessory mounting system; wherein said first attachment element comprises a mirror mounting button; an interior rearview mirror assembly attached at said mirror mounting button; a second attachment element adhesively attached to the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle at a position spaced from where said mirror mounting button is attached to the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield; wherein said second attachment element comprises a bracket; said bracket comprising a windshield-facing side; said bracket comprising a cabin-facing side; the cabin-facing side of said bracket comprising first structure; an accessory module comprising a housing; wherein said accessory module is configured to mount to said bracket; wherein an electronic device and circuitry are housed in said housing; wherein said electronic device comprises a camera and wherein said camera comprises a Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) imaging array; wherein said circuitry is in communication with a vehicle bus system of the equipped vehicle; said housing comprising second structure; and wherein said second structure of said housing engages said first structure of said bracket when mounting said accessory module to said bracket.