Electronic side--view mirrors for motor vehicles using exterior cameras wired to interior monitor
First Claim
1. An apparatus, being an electronic accessory for motor vehicles traveling on roadways, providing drivers with pictures of the landscape behind each side of the said vehicles, including following traffic, using electronic closed circuit TV technology of prior art comprising two wide-angle electronic cameras attachable to fenders over the front wheels of said motor vehicles at points where the body of said vehicles is widest, said cameras being electrically wired to a monitor screen incorporated into the dashboard of new vehicles or mounted thereon of existing models, positioned to be visible to drivers of said vehicles. said cameras recessed and shielded from elements of the weather being encased in aerodynamic housings with the camera lens facing towards the rear of said vehicles. said aerodynamic housings are tapered to the front to reduce wind resistance having dimensions of approximately three inches in length and one inch in width. said aerodynamic housing to also contain an infrared wide-angle camera for purpose of night-time use.
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Abstract
A side-viewing accessory for road motor vehicles, being two wide-angle cameras affixed to front fenders of said vehicles, electrically connected to transmit electronic signals to monitor screen mounted on dashboard. Monitor being either single-vision having knob switch for viewing left side and right side sequentially, or said monitor being dual-vision that views both left and right sides of landscape behind the travelling vehicle, side by side on the screen simultaneously. Said cameras recessed in aerodynamic housings, and monitor situated inside the vehicle, precludes poor visibility from elements of weather. A radar capability is claimed to warn when following vehicles draw up alongside. And also claimed is a rear view mirror having a convex shaped longitudinal aspect to broaden side viewing capability in the event of electrical or mechanical failure of the said accessory.
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1. An apparatus, being an electronic accessory for motor vehicles traveling on roadways, providing drivers with pictures of the landscape behind each side of the said vehicles, including following traffic, using electronic closed circuit TV technology of prior art
comprising two wide-angle electronic cameras attachable to fenders over the front wheels of said motor vehicles at points where the body of said vehicles is widest, said cameras being electrically wired to a monitor screen incorporated into the dashboard of new vehicles or mounted thereon of existing models, positioned to be visible to drivers of said vehicles. said cameras recessed and shielded from elements of the weather being encased in aerodynamic housings with the camera lens facing towards the rear of said vehicles. said aerodynamic housings are tapered to the front to reduce wind resistance having dimensions of approximately three inches in length and one inch in width. said aerodynamic housing to also contain an infrared wide-angle camera for purpose of night-time use.
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