REAR FACING VIEWING SYSTEM FOR LARGE VEHICLES

• US 20080068455A1
• Filed: 09/19/2006
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Richard J. Pratt
• Original Assignee: Richard J. Pratt
• Inventors: Pratt, Richard J.
• Application Number:
  US11/533,352
• Publication Number:
  US 20080068455A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/118
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/105 using multiple cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/106 using night vision cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/406 using wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8053 for bad weather conditions or night vision
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A vehicular viewing system is disclosed that allows a driver following a large vehicle the ability to see in front of the large vehicle. The viewing system may consist of an electronic viewing arrangement, a periscope viewing arrangement or both.

Claims

1. A rear facing viewing system for a large vehicle comprising:

at least one of an image capturing element,

at least one of an image displaying element, and

means for transmitting an image from the at least one image capturing element to the at least one image displaying element, wherein the at least one image displaying element is connected to a rear portion of the large vehicle and facing rearward, and

the at least one image capturing element is connected to the large vehicle and facing forward.

2. The rear facing viewing system of claim 1, wherein the image capturing element, the image displaying element and the means for transmitting an image from the image capturing element are contained within a periscope housing and the image capturing element consists of a first mirror operably positioned above the image displaying element and the image displaying element consists of a second mirror operably positioned below the second mirror.

3. The rear facing viewing system of claim 1, wherein the image capturing element is an electronic image capturing device, the image displaying element is an electronic image displaying device.

4. The rear facing viewing system of claim 3, wherein the means for transmitting consists of a wireless arrangement.

5. The rear facing viewing system of claim 3, wherein the means for transmitting consists of a wired arrangement.

6. A rear facing viewing system for a large vehicle comprising:

at lease one of an electronic imaging system and

at least one of a periscope imaging system, wherein the at least one electronic imaging system consists of at least one electronic display connected to a first area of a rear portion of the large vehicle and facing rearward, and the at least one periscope imaging system is connected to a second area of a rear portion of the large vehicle with a display mirror facing rearward.