Rear view vision system for a vehicle
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1. A rear-view vision system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a reflection device mounted adjacent a front windshield surface to redirect a reflection of a rear view of the vehicle, wherein the reflection device includes a reflection surface to redirect the rear view of the vehicle and an array of louver slats adjacent the reflection surface, and wherein a distance between adjacent louver slats in the array of louver slats is a common distance;
an image capturing device having a field of view facing the reflection device to capture a rear-view image of the reflection; and
a display unit in communication with the image capturing device for displaying the captured rear-view image to a vehicle operator,whereby a louver slat in the array of louver slats is spaced from an adjacent louver slat by the common distance such that the array of louver slats provides a continuous background to the reflection surface when viewed from the field of view of the image capture device.
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Abstract
A rear-view vision system for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a reflection device mounted adjacent a front windshield surface to redirect a reflection of a rear view of the vehicle. The system includes an image capturing device having a field of view facing the reflection device to capture a rear-view image of the reflection. The system may also include a display unit in communication with the image capturing device for displaying the captured rear-view image to a vehicle operator.
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1. A rear-view vision system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a reflection device mounted adjacent a front windshield surface to redirect a reflection of a rear view of the vehicle, wherein the reflection device includes a reflection surface to redirect the rear view of the vehicle and an array of louver slats adjacent the reflection surface, and wherein a distance between adjacent louver slats in the array of louver slats is a common distance; an image capturing device having a field of view facing the reflection device to capture a rear-view image of the reflection; and a display unit in communication with the image capturing device for displaying the captured rear-view image to a vehicle operator, whereby a louver slat in the array of louver slats is spaced from an adjacent louver slat by the common distance such that the array of louver slats provides a continuous background to the reflection surface when viewed from the field of view of the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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