Mirror replacement system for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A mirror replacement system for a vehicle including:
- an image capture unit,a supply unit configured to supply the image capture unit with control signals, andan image reproduction unit configured to be disposed in the vehicle interior in a manner viewable by a driver of the vehicle,wherein the supply unit or the image capture unit or the supply unit and the image capture unit is/are configured to perform video processing of the images captured by the image capture unit for reducing an amount of data to be transmitted to the image reproduction unit, andwherein the image capture unit and the supply unit are disposed in spaces separated from each other with respect to their sealing and are each disposed separated from and outside the image reproduction unit,wherein the image capture unit is disposed in a water-vapor-tight housing, andwherein a heating element is integrated into the image capture unit, the heating element being controlled by the supply unit and being coupled to temperature detecting elements or to vehicle control elements or being coupled to both temperature detecting elements and vehicle control elements.
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Abstract
A mirror replacement system for a vehicle includes an image capture unit, a supply unit configured to supply the image capture unit with control signals, and an image reproduction unit configured to be disposed in the vehicle interior. At least one of the supply unit and the image capture unit is configured to perform video processing of the images captured by the image capture unit. The image capture unit and the supply unit are disposed in spaces separated from each other with respect to their sealing and are each disposed separated from and outside the image reproduction unit. The image capture unit is disposed in a water-vapor-tight housing, and a heating element may be integrated into the image capture unit, the heating element being controlled by the supply unit and being coupled to at least one of temperature detecting elements and vehicle control elements.
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19 Claims
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1. A mirror replacement system for a vehicle including:
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an image capture unit, a supply unit configured to supply the image capture unit with control signals, and an image reproduction unit configured to be disposed in the vehicle interior in a manner viewable by a driver of the vehicle, wherein the supply unit or the image capture unit or the supply unit and the image capture unit is/are configured to perform video processing of the images captured by the image capture unit for reducing an amount of data to be transmitted to the image reproduction unit, and wherein the image capture unit and the supply unit are disposed in spaces separated from each other with respect to their sealing and are each disposed separated from and outside the image reproduction unit, wherein the image capture unit is disposed in a water-vapor-tight housing, and wherein a heating element is integrated into the image capture unit, the heating element being controlled by the supply unit and being coupled to temperature detecting elements or to vehicle control elements or being coupled to both temperature detecting elements and vehicle control elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 19)
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13. A mirror replacement system for a vehicle comprising:
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a common housing mountable on a left or right side of a driver'"'"'s cabin, outside the vehicle, an image capture unit sealed in a water-vapor-tight image capture unit case in the common housing, and a supply unit sealed in a supply unit case, the supply unit case being located inside the common housing and outside the image capture unit case, the supply unit case being less tightly sealed against an entry of water vapor than the image capture unit case, wherein the supply unit is configured to communicate with an image reproduction unit outside the common housing and in the vehicle interior in a location viewable by a driver of the vehicle, and wherein the supply unit is configured to process images captured by the image capture unit and to transmit the processed images to the image reproduction unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A mirror replacement system for a vehicle including:
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a common housing mountable on a left or a right side of a driver'"'"'s cabin, outside the vehicle, an image capture unit in the common housing, a supply unit in the common housing configured to supply the image capture unit with control signals, and an image reproduction unit outside the common housing and configured to be disposed in the vehicle interior in a manner viewable by a driver of the vehicle, wherein the supply unit or the image capture unit or the supply unit and the image capture unit is/are configured to perform video processing of the images captured by the image capture unit for reducing an amount of data to be transmitted to the image reproduction unit, and wherein the image capture unit is disposed in a first sealed, water-vapor-tight case in the common housing and the supply unit is disposed in a second sealed case in the common housing, the second case being less tightly sealed against an entry of water vapor than the first case. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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