JPH0939739A - On-vehicle accident image and voice recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a record from disappearing in error by always installing an on-vehicle accident image and voice recording device on a vehicle to be operated without an obstacle to a driver's driving operation to record an image and voice immediately before a traffic accident of the vehicle when the traffic accident occurs. SOLUTION: An on-vehicle accident image and voice recording device comprises a monitoring camera and microphone 1 installed inside or outside a vehicle for taking a photo of approaching vehicles or the like in a field of view, a recording device for endlessly recording the image and voice taken by the monitoring camera and microphone 1, a recording start and stop device 3 for starting and stopping the record in a designated condition, and a power supply device 4 for supplying power for a vehicle to the monitoring camera and microphone 1, the recording device 2 and the recording start and stop device 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for recording video and audio immediately before and after a vehicle traffic accident occurs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many vehicle accidents occur every day, but in most cases, the state immediately before and immediately after the accident is not clear. That is, it is not possible to confirm after the accident whether the signal was ignored, the vehicle suddenly jumped out, or the vehicle was operated incorrectly.
As a means for confirming this, a means for recording by mounting a video camera on the vehicle is conceivable, but with a conventional general video camera, it is necessary to always install it on the vehicle such as shape, weight, power supply, installation method etc. It was not suitable, and endless recording was difficult.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is always installed in a vehicle and records video and audio immediately before and immediately after a vehicle traffic accident occurs, and the recording is incorrect. The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a device that prevents the loss of the light.

[0004]

In a vehicle-mounted accident video and audio recording apparatus according to the present invention, a surveillance camera installed inside or outside a vehicle and capable of photographing the field of view of another approaching vehicle, and the like. A microphone, an endless recording of video and audio captured by the surveillance camera and the microphone, a removable recording device, and a recording start and stop device for starting and stopping recording in a predetermined state,
The monitoring camera, the microphone, the recording device, the recording start / stop device, and the power supply device for supplying the vehicle power are provided.

[0005]

In the in-vehicle accident video and audio recording device configured as described above, when a traffic accident occurs, the video and audio immediately before and after the traffic accident is recorded, and the recording is erroneously lost. Prevent.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
The video and audio captured by the surveillance camera and the microphone 1 installed inside or outside the vehicle are sent to the recording device 2. At this time, in consideration of the storage capacity of the recording device 2, the recording data may be monochrome video data. Also, the number of video data recorded per second may be reduced. Further, for nighttime use, the surveillance camera and the microphone 1 may be a night-vision camera and a microphone.

The recording device 2 has excellent durability and a small volume, and may be a flash memory, a DRAM, a hard disk, an endless tape, or the like. The recording time depends on the capacity of the recording medium, and can record and hold several tens of seconds to several minutes. Further, the recording medium or the recording device 2 itself can be removed, and the recording is prevented from being accidentally lost by removing the recording medium after the recording is stopped due to the occurrence of an accident. Further, the recording device 2 is set with a unique personal identification number or scrambled to protect personal information during reproduction.

The recording start / stop device 3 starts recording in a predetermined state and stops recording in a predetermined state when a traffic accident occurs in the vehicle. At this time, the starting method is started by operating the start switch 5 of the recording start / stop device 3 after the connection operation of the main switch of the vehicle.
Stopping methods include stop by disconnecting the main switch of the vehicle, recording start and stop by operating the stop switch 6 of the stop device 3, and stop by reaction of the sensor. Sensor reactions include stopping the vehicle engine, opening and closing vehicle doors, impacts, tilting, activating parking levers and signals, releasing seat belts, and activating safety devices. In the case of the stop due to the reaction of the sensor, the recording is stopped after a predetermined time has passed by the timer setting. The operation status of the recording device can be confirmed by the recording lamp 7 on the recording start / stop device 3. Further, the combination of the start method and the stop method can be changed, and if the use condition is to remove the recording medium or the recording device 2 itself after stopping the recording due to the occurrence of an accident, the start switch 5 at the start of recording It is also possible to omit the operation of.

The power supply device 4 converts the vehicle power supply so as to be suitable for the surveillance camera and the microphone 1, the recording device 2, the recording start and stop device 3, etc., and supplies the same.

[0010]

As described above, the present invention is installed in a vehicle at all times, operates without disturbing the driving operation of the driver, and can record video and audio immediately before and immediately after the occurrence of a traffic accident in the vehicle. At that time, the recording medium can be removed, so that the recording is prevented from being accidentally lost. Therefore, the situation at the time of the traffic accident of the vehicle can be confirmed later.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 surveillance camera and microphone 2 recording device 3 recording start and stop device 4 power supply device 5 start switch 6 stop switch 7 recording lamp 8 video transmission cable 9 data cable 10 power cable

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A surveillance camera and a microphone (1) installed inside or outside the vehicle and capable of photographing another approaching vehicle or the like within a field of view, and a video and a sound captured by the surveillance camera and the microphone. A recording device (2) that can be recorded and removed endlessly, a recording start and stop device (3) that starts and stops recording in a predetermined state, a surveillance camera and a microphone, a recording device, a recording start and stop device, and a vehicle. An in-vehicle accident video and audio recording device including a power supply device (4) for supplying power for use.