REAR VIEW DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20150358590A1
• Filed: 08/19/2015
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents), Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: SMR Patents Sarl (SMR Patents)
• Inventors: Hottmann, Philipp, Heinemann, Patrick, Liepold, Markus, Prcklmeier, Andreas
• Application Number:
  US14/830,406
• Publication Number:
  US 20150358590A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/006 Side-view mirrors, e.g. V-shaped mirrors located at the front or rear part of the vehicle combined with rear-view mirrors B60R1/08; side-view periscopes B60R1/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/26 to the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/105 using multiple cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/408 using a data bus
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/607 from a bird's eye viewpoint
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/802 for monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior blind spot views
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8046 for replacing a rear-view mirror system
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

Motor vehicle rear view device includes a common circuit board secured within a motor vehicle. An image evaluation circuit board is secured to the common circuit board. The image evaluation circuit board includes a programmable processor. A display receiver circuit board is secured to the common circuit board and electrically connected to the image evaluation circuit board to form a receiver module. A display electrically operatively connected to the image evaluation circuit board through the display receiver circuit board. An optical sensor is connected to the image evaluation circuit board through said receiver circuit board. The optical sensor receives light and produces optical output signals based thereon to be displayed. Data cables formed within the common circuit board are less than 100 mm long to evaluate image data without delay.

Claims

1. Motor vehicle rear view device for use with a motor vehicle, said motor vehicle rear view device comprising:

a common circuit board fixedly secured within the motor vehicle;

an image evaluation circuit board fixedly secured to said common circuit board, said image evaluation circuit board including a programmable processor;

a display receiver circuit board fixedly secured to said common circuit board and electrically connected to said image evaluation circuit board to form a receiver module;

a display electrically operatively connected to said image evaluation circuit board through said display receiver circuit board;

a receiver circuit board;

an optical sensor electrically connected to said image evaluation circuit board through said receiver circuit board, said optical sensor receiving light and producing optical output signals based thereon to be displayed on said display;

circuit board connection cables, said circuit board connection cables electrically connecting said image evaluation circuit board and said display receiver circuit board, and said circuit board connection cables electrically connecting said optical sensor and said receiver circuit board, wherein said circuit board connection cables provide a serial connection for serial data having a length between 1 meter and 10 meters; and

data cables, said data cables formed within said common circuit board and electrically connecting said display receiver circuit board and said display, and said data cables electrically connecting said receiver circuit board and said image evaluation circuit board, said data cables providing a parallel connection for parallel data and extending a length less than 100 mm to evaluate image data without delay.

2. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 1, wherein said connection cables are twisted quad cables.

3. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 1, wherein serial data of an image signal is coded for transmission with a transmission coding.

4. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 1, wherein said programmable processor of the image evaluation circuit board rectifies image data.

5. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 4, wherein said programmable processor of said image evaluation circuit board additionally subjects image data to an image evaluation for hazardous situations or information situations.

6. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 1, wherein said image evaluation circuit board includes a plurality of interfaces.

7. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 6, wherein each of said plurality of interfaces serve as a connection to a bus system of the motor vehicle or to a warning device.

8. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 1, wherein image data of said display receiver circuit board is connected to a test circuit board via said data cable.

9. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 8, wherein said test circuit board prepares data for evaluation and/or recording via a test circuit interface.

10. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 1, including a multiple receiver circuit board, which is connected to said image evaluation circuit board, containing a programmable processor.

11. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 10, wherein said multiple receiver circuit board includes the programmable processor and brings together image data from a plurality of optical sensors.

12. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 1, wherein said display shows image data in a bird'"'"'s eye view.

13. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 1, wherein a multiple receiver circuit board is connected to the display receiver circuit board via a further connection of 2 to 10 m in length.

14. A motor vehicle rear view device according to claim 1, wherein image data of the optical sensor are signals in raw image format (RAW) and red-green-blue (RGB) color mode or signals in luminance-chrominance (YUV) color mode.