Front-viewing system for vehicles
First Claim
1. A front-viewing system for vehicles by which a driver can indirectly view a region located forward of a vehicle below a lower limit line, the lower limit line designating a lower limit of an area which the driver can directly views, the front-viewing system for vehicles being placed between an eye point of the driver and a front end of the vehicle, the front-viewing system for vehicles comprising:
- a wedge prism for refracting rays traveling from an area in front of the vehicle toward the eye point of the driver, the wedge prism being positioned above the lower limit line.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a front-viewing system for vehicles with high performance and low fabricating costs, by which a driver can indirectly view a region below a lower limit line, the lower limit line denoting a lower limit of an area which the driver can view in the forward direction, and which does not obstacle driver'"'"'s view obtained directly through a front window when being un-necessary. Further, the front-view system is placed between an eye point of a driver and a front end of the vehicle, and includes a wedge prism which is positioned above the blind spot and which refracts rays traveling from the front end of the vehicle toward the eye point of the driver.
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1. A front-viewing system for vehicles by which a driver can indirectly view a region located forward of a vehicle below a lower limit line, the lower limit line designating a lower limit of an area which the driver can directly views, the front-viewing system for vehicles being placed between an eye point of the driver and a front end of the vehicle, the front-viewing system for vehicles comprising:
a wedge prism for refracting rays traveling from an area in front of the vehicle toward the eye point of the driver, the wedge prism being positioned above the lower limit line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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