On-vehicle image pick-up apparatus and method of setting image pick-up direction
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1. An apparatus for watching around a vehicle, the apparatus mounted thereon, the apparatus comprising:
- an image pick-up unit for picking up an image on at least one of the front end portion, the left side and right side of the vehicle, the image pick-up unit fitted to an opening of a grille formed outside a vehicular radiator;
a display unit for displaying the image, the display unit provided in the vehicle;
a control unit for processing the image to control the movement of another vehicle; and
a warning unit coupled to the control unit and transmitting a warning signal to a user of another vehicle.
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Abstract
A prism for reflecting rays of light 17L and 17R incident from left and right image pick-up directions on the rear side of the direction of travel A is disposed in parallel to the vertical direction of a vehicle. The image pick-up optical axis of an image pick-up unit 15 is set to tilt vertically and obliquely with respect to a horizontal plane C, whereby the images in the respective image pick-up directions which are obliquely above or below the horizontal plane are picked up by the image pick-up unit 15.
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1. An apparatus for watching around a vehicle, the apparatus mounted thereon, the apparatus comprising:
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an image pick-up unit for picking up an image on at least one of the front end portion, the left side and right side of the vehicle, the image pick-up unit fitted to an opening of a grille formed outside a vehicular radiator;
a display unit for displaying the image, the display unit provided in the vehicle;
a control unit for processing the image to control the movement of another vehicle; and
a warning unit coupled to the control unit and transmitting a warning signal to a user of another vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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