GB2395177A - Imaging system providing lateral images from the front bumper of a vehicle - Google Patents

Imaging system providing lateral images from the front bumper of a vehicle Download PDF

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GB2395177A
GB2395177A GB0226814A GB0226814A GB2395177A GB 2395177 A GB2395177 A GB 2395177A GB 0226814 A GB0226814 A GB 0226814A GB 0226814 A GB0226814 A GB 0226814A GB 2395177 A GB2395177 A GB 2395177A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R1/00—Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
    • B60R1/20—Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
    • B60R1/22—Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles for viewing an area outside the vehicle, e.g. the exterior of the vehicle
    • B60R1/23—Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles for viewing an area outside the vehicle, e.g. the exterior of the vehicle with a predetermined field of view
    • B60R1/25—Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles for viewing an area outside the vehicle, e.g. the exterior of the vehicle with a predetermined field of view to the sides of the vehicle
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/18—Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
    • H04N7/181—Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B60R11/02—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
    • B60R11/0229—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof for displays, e.g. cathodic tubes
    • B60R11/0235—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof for displays, e.g. cathodic tubes of flat type, e.g. LCD
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B60R11/04—Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/48—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects combined with, or convertible into, other devices or objects, e.g. bumpers combined with road brushes, bumpers convertible into beds
    • B60R19/483—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects combined with, or convertible into, other devices or objects, e.g. bumpers combined with road brushes, bumpers convertible into beds with obstacle sensors of electric or electronic type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R11/00—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B60R2011/0001—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by position
    • B60R2011/0003—Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by position inside the vehicle
    • B60R2011/0035—Sun visors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R2300/00—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle
    • B60R2300/10—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle characterised by the type of camera system used
    • B60R2300/105—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle characterised by the type of camera system used using multiple cameras
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R2300/00—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle
    • B60R2300/80—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle characterised by the intended use of the viewing arrangement
    • B60R2300/802—Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle characterised by the intended use of the viewing arrangement for monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior blind spot views

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Abstract

An imaging system which provides a vehicle driver with images approximately perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle in the region of the front bumper. The system comprises wide-angle TV cameras (bc, fig 2) mounted in the front bumper or front wings of the vehicle which relay left and right images to a flat screen TV (S, fig 3) mounted in the driver's sun visor. The system has particular use in negotiating road junctions safely, providing the driver with images of road conditions to the left and right of the junction before entering the carriageway.

Description

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o BUMPER CAMERA
This invention relates to a Bumper Camera.
Todays roads are very crowded and urban street parking can be a problem. This is because of the limited amount, hence every usable space is occupied, even close up to road Junctions.
This then can cause problems to vehicles exiting from side roads on to main roads, due to the limited vision caused by parked cars.
Numerous accidents are caused by vehicles attempting this manoeuvre without adequate visibility of traffic approaching from both sides.
This invention provides means to see down a main road from a side road junction, by the use of two wide angle lens TV cameras.The cameras are mounted and moulded within the front bumper of the vehicle, one on the left and one on the right. These cameras look in a direction at approximately 90 degrees to the direction of travel.
The cameras transmit pictures to a small flat screen TV, mounted inside the vehicle on the back side of the drivers sun visor.
At a poor visibility sanction, the driver can pull down the sun visor, activate the cameras, which will give him information to negotiate the junction safely. The visor can then be returned to the up position.
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows a typical poor visibility junction.
Figure 2 camera position.
Figure 3 shows TV position.
Referring to fig I the driver of vehicle (C) has a restricted view at junction due to parked cars (P). However travelling cars (T) can be observed within field of view (f) of Bumper
Cameras. The Bumper Cameras (be) are mounted as shown in fig 2 The TV screen (s) is mounted as shown in fig 3 on the back of the sun visor. It is push button operated and shows a view from the left, and one from the right.

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  1. o CLA1IUS
    A traffic monitoring system for use when exiting from a road at a junction with restricted visibility. TV cameras are mounted in the vehicles front bwnper,or wings' one looking left and one looking right.
    These cameras transmit information to a TV screen mounted at the rear of the drivers sun visor allowing the driver to negotiate the junction safely.
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GR1009443B (en) * 2018-01-03 2019-01-23 Σωτηρης Θεοδωρου Χαραλαμπους Cross side visibility system for vehicles

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GB2244187A (en) * 1990-05-16 1991-11-20 Laurence David Scott Allen Video camera mounted in the front side of a vehicle
GB2258199A (en) * 1991-08-02 1993-02-03 Jonathan Adrian Gilbert A viewing device for a vehicle
JPH0664479A (en) * 1992-08-24 1994-03-08 Alpine Electron Inc On-vehicle left and right confirming device
EP0825064A1 (en) * 1996-08-23 1998-02-25 Yoshihisa Furuta Apparatus for checking blind spots of vehicle
DE19739352A1 (en) * 1997-09-08 1999-03-11 Brabus Gmbh Sun blind with integrated display for e.g. motor vehicle
GB2341028A (en) * 1998-08-19 2000-03-01 Tseng Chun Jung Vehicle mounted camera array and monitor for driver blind-spot imaging
JP2000177483A (en) * 1998-12-11 2000-06-27 Fujitsu Ten Ltd External monitor for vehicle
US6473001B1 (en) * 2001-08-06 2002-10-29 Alvin S. Blum Electronic lateral viewers for a vehicle

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JPS62231847A (en) * 1986-04-01 1987-10-12 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Vehicle loaded image device
GB2244187A (en) * 1990-05-16 1991-11-20 Laurence David Scott Allen Video camera mounted in the front side of a vehicle
GB2258199A (en) * 1991-08-02 1993-02-03 Jonathan Adrian Gilbert A viewing device for a vehicle
JPH0664479A (en) * 1992-08-24 1994-03-08 Alpine Electron Inc On-vehicle left and right confirming device
EP0825064A1 (en) * 1996-08-23 1998-02-25 Yoshihisa Furuta Apparatus for checking blind spots of vehicle
DE19739352A1 (en) * 1997-09-08 1999-03-11 Brabus Gmbh Sun blind with integrated display for e.g. motor vehicle
GB2341028A (en) * 1998-08-19 2000-03-01 Tseng Chun Jung Vehicle mounted camera array and monitor for driver blind-spot imaging
JP2000177483A (en) * 1998-12-11 2000-06-27 Fujitsu Ten Ltd External monitor for vehicle
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GR1009443B (en) * 2018-01-03 2019-01-23 Σωτηρης Θεοδωρου Χαραλαμπους Cross side visibility system for vehicles

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