Image display device and installation device thereof

• US 20050275512A1
• Filed: 05/27/2005
• Published: 12/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Shimoyama, Isao
• Application Number:
  US11/139,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20050275512A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/435
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/005 using a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0015 Back-rests
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0017 Head-rests
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0061 using key-type connections
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0073 using key-type connections
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/008 Adjustable or movable supports
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0085 with adjustment by rotation in their operational position

Abstract

An image display device installed for a rear seat passenger of a vehicle, including: a display section for displaying an image information that includes an image of an outside rear part of the vehicle which is taken with a back camera; and a driving sensor for detecting that the vehicle is set to a rearward driving mode, wherein when the driving sensor detects the setting of the rearward driving mode, the display section is rotated to allow a driver who turns to a rear side of the vehicle to see the image of the outside rear part of the vehicle.

Claims

1. An image display device installed for a rear seat passenger of a vehicle, comprising:

a display section for displaying an image information that includes an image of an outside rear part of the vehicle which is taken with a back camera; and

a driving sensor for detecting that the vehicle is set to a rearward driving mode, wherein

when the driving sensor detects the setting of the rearward driving mode, the display section is rotated to allow a driver who turns to a rear side of the vehicle to see the image of the outside rear part of the vehicle.

2. The image display device according to claim 1, further comprising

a rotation mechanism for rotating the display section which faces the rear side of the vehicle to allow the driver to see the display section.

3. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein

when the driving sensor detects the setting of the rearward driving mode, the display section displays the image of the outside rear part of the vehicle.

4. The image display device according to claim 2, wherein

when the driving sensor detects the setting of the rearward driving mode, the display section displays the image of the outside rear part of the vehicle, and the rotation mechanism automatically rotates the display section.

5. An image display device installed for a rear seat passenger of a vehicle, comprising

a display section for displaying an image information that includes an image of an outside rear part of the vehicle which is taken with a back camera, wherein

the display section includes:

a front side display section which faces the front side of the vehicle; and

a rear side display section which faces the rear side of the vehicle; and

the front side display section displays the image of the outside rear part of the vehicle to allow a driver who turns to the rear side of the vehicle to see the image.

6. An installation device for an image display device installed for a rear seat passenger of a vehicle, comprising:

a rotation mechanism for rotating the image display device; and

a maintaining member for maintaining the rotation mechanism at a shaft of a headrest of a front seat of the vehicle, wherein;

the image display device includes;

a display section for displaying an image information that includes an image of an outside rear part of the vehicle which is taken with a back camera; and

a driving sensor for detecting that the vehicle is set to a rearward driving mode; and

when the driving sensor detects the setting of the rearward driving mode, the display section is rotated to allow a driver who turns to a rear side of the vehicle to see the image of the outside rear part of the vehicle.

7. The installation device according to claim 6,

when the driving sensor detects the setting of the rearward driving mode, the rotation mechanism automatically rotates the display section to allow the driver seating on the driver seat of the vehicle to see the display section.