TWM509151U - Cleaning and image processing device for capturing image of a running vehicle - Google Patents

Description

Driving image capture cleaning and image processing device

The present invention relates to a cleaning and image processing device for driving image capture, in particular to a cleaning component mounted on a lens, and when the cleaning component is activated, the processing unit processes the image captured by the camera unit and outputs the image displayed in the vehicle. The unit is used to remove the image of the cleaning element to cover the lens and to remove dust or rain from the lens.

According to the development of science and technology and the improvement of the quality of life in the general society, vehicles in modern society, such as cars and locomotives, have become one of the necessary means of transport for the people's livelihood, and indeed bring great transportation convenience. However, it is also true. The use of passers-by to cause different degrees of influence, and even cause traffic accidents will more seriously threaten the safety of life and property of passers-by, so driving safety has become an issue of public concern.

Due to the rapid development of electronic commodity technology, the research and development technology for small video equipment has been quite mature. Together with the gradual lightness and portability of photographic equipment, and the maturity of related technologies, the development of driving recorders and parking radars and other related driving images Auxiliary devices, therefore, the use of the device as a driving recorder to facilitate the clear recording of the immediate condition of the driving, therefore, it has been found that most owners install a driving recorder on the vehicle to record or present the driving state of the vehicle. It is useful for recognizing the driving condition of the car body, and when a traffic accident or driving dispute occurs in the vehicle, it can be used as evidence to clarify the responsibility of the accident, and quickly clarify the responsibility and reduce the dispute.

For example, the Republic of China No. M487234 provides an exterior lens cleaning system including an exterior lens, a vehicle signal input unit, a vehicle control module and a clearing device; the vehicle signal input unit receives at least one vehicle operation information transmitted from the outside, and the vehicle control module The group is connected to the vehicle signal input unit and receives at least one vehicle operation information to generate a control signal. The cleaning device is electrically connected to the vehicle control module and corresponds to the exterior lens. The cleaning device includes a fan, wherein the cleaning device receives the control signal. And controlling the fan to run the air to the outside lens to remove foreign objects on the outside lens; however, the patent No. M487234 can be used to blow off the rain or foreign matter attached to the mirror surface by the wind. However, after the rainwater evaporates, the rainwater is easily stored. The trajectory of the slide, therefore, is easy to affect the safety of the image captured by the driver while driving; in addition, most of the driving image aids have improved the quality and function of the recorded image, however, due to the majority of the installation On the outside of the vehicle, it is easy to weather due to bad weather or long-term exposure to the sun. The environment causes the dust of the conventional traffic recorder to be dusty or rainy. Therefore, a wiper is attached to the lens to remove dirt or rain on the lens, but the lens is cleaned by a wiper to remove dirt or Rainwater can easily cause the lens to be blocked when the wiper is in operation, which makes it impossible for the driver to clearly see the image taken by the lens, which in turn affects the safety of the passerby in the workshop.

In view of this, the creator specially researched and improved the driving recorder, and improved the above problems with a better design. After long-term research and development and continuous testing, the creation of this creation began.

Therefore, in order to solve the conventional driving recorder and to activate the wiper, the creation of the image recorder has a track of the wiper operation, which is easy for the driver to watch the driving recorder on the screen, and it is not clear. Watch the situation outside the vehicle.

In order to achieve the above objectives, our creators provide a cleaning and image processing apparatus for driving image capture, comprising: a photographing unit having a lens for photographing and capturing and outputting images; a cleaning component The device is mounted on one end of the lens to clean the lens, and a processing unit coupled to the photographing unit, the processing unit receives the image, and the front and rear of the cleaning unit are captured by the photographing unit. The image is superimposed and compared to remove the cleaning element in the image.

The processing unit is further coupled to a display unit that receives and displays an image processed by the processing unit.

According to the cleaning and image processing apparatus of the driving image, the display unit is installed inside the vehicle.

According to the cleaning and image processing device of the driving image, the cleaning component is a wiper.

According to the cleaning and image processing device of the driving image, the camera unit is a driving recorder.

According to the cleaning and image processing device of the driving image, the processing unit is further coupled to a switching element for opening and closing the cleaning component.

The cleaning and image processing apparatus of the driving image capturing device according to the above, wherein the photographing unit is installed outside the vehicle.

According to the cleaning and image processing device of the driving image, the switching element is disposed inside a vehicle.

In summary, with the above settings, compared with the prior art, it is obvious that the present invention has the following several advantages and effects, which are detailed as follows:

1. By creating a cleaning element on the lens, the driver turns on the switching element in the vehicle, so that the cleaning element removes dust or rain attached to the lens, thereby maintaining the lens unit mounted on the outside of the vehicle to maintain the lens. Cleanliness.

2. The creation transmits the image captured by the photographic unit to the processing unit, and the processing unit superimposes and compares the images before and after the displacement of the cleaning component captured by the photographic unit, thereby removing the displacement cleaning component in the image, processing the unit and moving After the image of the cleaning component is output to the display unit, the driver can view the image of the operation track of the cleaning component on the display unit after the driver opens the cleaning component in the vehicle, so that the driver can clearly understand the situation outside the vehicle to reduce the situation. The accident occurred.

This creation is a cleaning and image processing device for driving image capture. Its implementation methods, features and functions are described in detail below with reference to the drawings, which are explained in detail below. Agree with this creation.

First, please refer to Figures 1 and 2, which is a cleaning and image processing device for driving image capturing, which comprises:

a camera unit 1, which is mounted on a vehicle recorder and is mounted outside a vehicle 2, the camera unit 1 is provided with a lens 11, the camera unit 1 captures and captures and outputs images 3a, 3b, 3c;

a cleaning element 111, which is a wiper, the cleaning element 111 is mounted on one end of the lens 11, thereby cleaning the lens 11;

A processing unit 4 is coupled to the photographing unit 1. The processing unit 4 receives the images 3a, 3b, and 3c, and captures the images 3a, 3b, and 3c before and after the cleaning unit 111a is displaced by the photographing unit 1. Performing a stacking comparison to remove the cleaning element 111a displaced in the image 3a, 3b, 3c;

A display unit 5 is coupled to the processing unit 4, and the display unit 5 displays the images 3a, 3b, and 3c processed by the processing unit 4, and the display unit 5 is installed inside the vehicle 2;

A switching element 6 is coupled to the processing unit 4, and the switching element 6 is used to open and close the cleaning element 111, and the switching element 6 is disposed inside the vehicle 2.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, since the photographing unit 1 is installed outside the vehicle 2, the photographing unit 1 is easily exposed to the sun or the rain, causing the lens 11 to be dirty and causing the photographed images 3a, 3b. 3c is not good, and it is easy for the driver to clearly view the images 3a, 3b, and 3c of the display unit 5 in the vehicle 2, which also jeopardizes the safety of the driver's driving; therefore, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. By mounting the photographing unit 1 outside the vehicle 2, for example, a water tank cover, and the cleaning element 111 is mounted on the lens 11 of the photographing unit 1, the driver can be installed on the rainy day or after cleaning the vehicle 2 The switching element 6 in the vehicle activates the cleaning element 111, so that the driver can quickly remove the dust or rain on the lens 11 without leaving the vehicle body 2, thereby achieving the effect of cleaning the lens 11.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again, the cleaning element 111 is activated by the switching element 6 to remove dust or rain on the lens 11. However, the cleaning element 111 is activated to cause the image 11a, 3b of the lens 11 to be photographed. 3c stores the trajectory of the cleaning process of the cleaning element 111a, so that the driver cannot clearly view the images 3a, 3b, and 3c captured by the photographing unit 11 through the display unit 5 in the vehicle 2, and therefore, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. The photographing unit 1 transmits the photographed images 3a, 3b, and 3c to the processing unit 4, and the processing unit 4 superimposes the image 3a before the displacement of the cleaning element 111a, the image 3b in the displacement, and the image 3c after the displacement. After the comparison, the image 3a before the displacement, the image 3b in the displacement, the cleaning element 111a in the displaced image 3c, and the image 3d from which the cleaning element 111a is removed are output to the display unit 5, so that the driver can In the vehicle 2, the display unit 5 clearly and accurately understands the situation outside the vehicle 2, thereby reducing the regret of the accident.

Looking at the above, the technical means exposed in this creation is not only unprecedented, but also achieves the intended purpose and effect, so it is both novel and progressive. It is a new type of patent law that is called the whole. In terms of structure, it has indeed met the statutory requirements of the Patent Law and has filed a new type of patent application in accordance with the law.

However, the above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be used as a limitation to the scope of implementation of the creation, that is, the equivalent changes and modifications made by the applicant in accordance with the scope of the patent application and the contents of the specification should still be Belonging to the scope covered by this creation patent.

[this creation]
1‧‧‧Photographic unit
11‧‧‧ lens
111, 111a‧‧‧ cleaning components
2‧‧‧ Vehicles
3a, 3b, 3c, 3d‧‧‧ images
4‧‧‧Processing unit
5‧‧‧Display unit
6‧‧‧Switching elements

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the creation. Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the present invention when installed in a vehicle. Figure 3 is a schematic view of the image of the cleaning element displacement of the present invention and the image of the cleaning element removed by the processing unit and displayed on the display unit.

1‧‧‧Photographic unit

11‧‧‧ lens

111‧‧‧ cleaning elements

4‧‧‧Processing unit

5‧‧‧Display unit

6‧‧‧Switching elements

Claims (8)

A cleaning and image processing device for driving image capture, comprising: a photographing unit, which is provided with a lens, the photographing unit captures and captures and outputs an image; and a cleaning component is installed at one end of the lens, thereby Cleaning the lens; and a processing unit coupled to the photographing unit, the processing unit receives the image, and superimposes and compares images captured by the photographing unit before and after the cleaning component is removed, thereby removing the image The person who is displaced in the middle of the cleaning element. The cleaning and image processing device of the vehicle image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further coupled to a display unit that receives and displays the image processed by the processing unit. The cleaning and image processing apparatus for driving image capture according to claim 2, wherein the display unit is installed inside the vehicle. The cleaning and image processing apparatus for driving image capturing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cleaning element is a wiper. The cleaning and image processing apparatus for driving image capturing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the photographing unit is a driving recorder. The cleaning and image processing device for driving image capture according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the processing unit is further coupled to a switching element for opening and closing the cleaning component. The cleaning and image processing apparatus for driving image capture according to claim 5, wherein the photographing unit is installed outside the vehicle. The cleaning and image processing device for driving image capturing according to claim 6, wherein the switching element is disposed inside a vehicle.