REARVIEW CAPTURE SYSTEM AND CAR USING SAME

• US 20110141271A1
• Filed: 02/23/2010
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: DAI, LUNG
• Application Number:
  US12/710,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20110141271A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/135
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 8/006 Converting flow of air into electric energy, e.g. by using wind turbines
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/004 outside the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

Abstract

A rearview capture system adapted to be used for a car includes a camera unit, a display unit, a processor, an energy conversion device, and a rechargeable battery. The camera unit is set in the car, and configured for capturing images of the rear view of the car. The display unit is provided in a compartment of the car. The processor is electrically connected to the camera unit and the display unit, and configured for controlling the display unit to display the images captured by the camera unit. The energy conversion device is configured for converting one or more types of natural energy into electrical energy. The rechargeable battery is capable of being charged by the energy conversion device, and configured for powering the rearview capture system.

Claims

1. A rearview capture system adapted to be used with a car, the rearview capture system comprising:

a camera unit set in the car, the camera unit configured for capturing images of the rear view of the car;

a display unit provided in a compartment of the car;

a processor electrically connected to the camera unit and the display unit, the processor configured for controlling the display unit to display the images captured by the camera unit;

an energy conversion device configured for converting one or more types of natural energy into electrical energy; and

a rechargeable battery capable of being charged by the energy conversion device, the rechargeable battery configured for powering the rearview capture system.

2. The rearview capture system of claim 1, wherein the energy conversion device comprises a solar panel set on the back of the display unit to receive sunlight penetrating through a windshield of the car, the solar panel is configured for converting solar energy into electrical energy, and charging the rechargeable battery.

3. The rearview capture system of claim 2, wherein the rechargeable battery has a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and the solar panel has a front electrode and a back electrode, the positive electrode of the rechargeable battery is connected to the front electrode of the solar panel, and the negative electrode of the rechargeable battery is connected to the back electrode of the solar panel.

4. The rearview capture system of claim 1, wherein the energy conversion device further comprises a wind energy conversion unit configured for converting wind energy into electrical energy and charging the rechargeable battery.

5. The rearview capture system of claim 4, wherein the wind energy conversion unit comprises:

a turbine comprising;

a support member fixed on a body of the car;

a rotating shaft rotatably mounted on the support member; and

a plurality of blades fixed on the rotating shaft; and

a generator provided on the body of the car, the generator comprising an input shaft coupled to the rotating shaft.

6. The rearview capture system of claim 5, wherein the generator comprises a rotor, a stator, and a driving belt, the rotor is connected to the rotating shaft by the driving belt, the driving belt is provided inside the body.

7. The rearview capture system of claim 1, wherein the camera unit comprises a base and a camera mounted on the base, the base is set in a rear portion of the car to hold the camera.

8. The rearview capture system of claim 1, wherein the camera unit comprises a base and a camera mounted on the base, the base is internally set in a body of the car to hold the camera for capturing images through a rear window of the car.

9. The rearview capture system of claim 1, further comprising a storage unit configured for storing the images captured by the camera unit.

10. The rearview capture system of claim 1, further comprising a tuning configured for receiving television signals and radio signals, the tuning comprising a television tuner for receiving the television signals and a frequency/amplitude modulation tuner for receiving the radio signals.

11. A car installed with a rearview capture system, the car comprising:

a rear portion for setting a camera unit of the rearview capture system to capture images of the rear view of the car;

a compartment for receiving a processor and a display unit of the rearview capture system, the processor configured for controlling the display unit to display the images captured by the camera unit; and

a body defining the compartment configured for setting an energy conversion device and a rechargeable battery of the rearview capture system, the energy conversion device configured for converting one or more types of natural energy into electrical energy, the rechargeable battery capable of being charged by the energy conversion device and configured for powering the rearview capture system.

12. The car of claim 11, further comprising a front windshield, a solar panel of the energy conversion device set on the back of the display unit to receive sunlight penetrating through the windshield.

13. The car of claim 11, further comprising a rear window set in the rear portion, the camera capturing images through the rear window.

14. The car of claim 11, wherein the body is further configured for fixing a wind energy conversion unit of the energy conversion device on the outside of the car to receive wind energy.