Vehicle window glass raising/lowering device, vehicle door, and vehicle
First Claim
1. A vehicle window glass moving device, comprising:
- a drive mechanism arranged on a vehicle door, the vehicle door comprising a storage portion for housing a window glass and a frame portion provided above the storage portion, the drive mechanism configured to vertically move the window glass relative to the frame portion;
a control unit for controlling the drive mechanism; and
a camera for capturing an image of a detection line provided on a vehicle interior side with respect to the window glass, the detection line being along at least a portion of the frame portion and an upper surface of a door trim attached on a vehicle interior side of the storage portion,wherein the camera comprises an optical system comprising at least one lens and an image pickup device onto which a subject image is focused by the optical system wherein a portion of the optical system is arranged above the door trim,wherein the control unit comprises a detection means for detecting a blocked state in which the detection line captured in an image by the camera is at least partially blocked by a foreign object, and a pinching prevention means that causes the drive mechanism to perform a pinch prevention operation for preventing pinching by the window glass when the blocked state is detected by the detection means during when the window glass is moved by the drive mechanism,wherein the camera is attached to an edge of a hole within the frame portion, andwherein a portion of the optical system protrudes from an opening formed on an inner circumferential surface of the frame portion toward the door trim.
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Abstract
A vehicle window glass raising/lowering device includes a drive mechanism, a control unit for controlling the drive mechanism, and a camera for capturing an image of a detection line. The camera includes an optical system. The control unit includes a detection means for detecting a blocked state in which the detection line captured in an image by the camera is at least partially blocked by a foreign object, and a pinching prevention means when the blocked state is detected by the detection means during when the window glass is moved by the drive mechanism. The optical system is arranged at a position corresponding to an opening formed on an inner circumferential surface of the frame portion so that an optical axis of the optical system passes through the opening.
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11 Claims
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1. A vehicle window glass moving device, comprising:
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a drive mechanism arranged on a vehicle door, the vehicle door comprising a storage portion for housing a window glass and a frame portion provided above the storage portion, the drive mechanism configured to vertically move the window glass relative to the frame portion; a control unit for controlling the drive mechanism; and a camera for capturing an image of a detection line provided on a vehicle interior side with respect to the window glass, the detection line being along at least a portion of the frame portion and an upper surface of a door trim attached on a vehicle interior side of the storage portion, wherein the camera comprises an optical system comprising at least one lens and an image pickup device onto which a subject image is focused by the optical system wherein a portion of the optical system is arranged above the door trim, wherein the control unit comprises a detection means for detecting a blocked state in which the detection line captured in an image by the camera is at least partially blocked by a foreign object, and a pinching prevention means that causes the drive mechanism to perform a pinch prevention operation for preventing pinching by the window glass when the blocked state is detected by the detection means during when the window glass is moved by the drive mechanism, wherein the camera is attached to an edge of a hole within the frame portion, and wherein a portion of the optical system protrudes from an opening formed on an inner circumferential surface of the frame portion toward the door trim. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle door, comprising:
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a storage portion for housing a window glass; a frame portion provided above the storage portion; a drive mechanism that vertically moves the window glass relative to the frame portion; a control unit for controlling the drive mechanism; and a camera for capturing an image of a detection line provided on an interior of a vehicle, the detection line being along at least a portion of the frame portion and an upper surface of a door trim attached on a vehicle interior side of the storage portion, wherein the camera comprises an optical system comprising at least one lens and an image pickup device onto which a subject image is focused by the optical system wherein a portion of the optical system is arranged above the door trim, wherein the control unit comprises a detection means for detecting a blocked state in which the detection line captured in an image by the camera is at least partially blocked by a foreign object, and a pinching prevention means that causes the drive mechanism to perform a pinch prevention operation for preventing pinching by the window glass when the blocked state is detected by the detection means during when the window glass is moved by the drive mechanism, wherein the camera is attached to an edge of a hole within the frame portion, and wherein a portion of the optical system protrudes from an opening formed on an inner circumferential surface of the frame portion toward the door trim. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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