REARVIEW VISION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A rearview vision system for a vehicle, the vehicle having a front portion, a driver side portion, a passenger side portion and a rear portion, the driver side portion having at least one driver side entrance door and the passenger side portion having at least one passenger side entrance door, said rearview vision system comprising:
- a camera module disposed at a side portion of the vehicle, the side portion comprising one of the driver side portion of the vehicle and the passenger side portion of the vehicle;
wherein said camera module comprises a casing disposed at the vehicle body at the side portion of the vehicle;
wherein said camera module comprises a reflective element disposed in said casing;
wherein said camera module comprises a camera disposed in said casing and having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of said reflective element, and wherein said camera is disposed within 15 cm of said reflective element;
wherein said reflective element comprises a curved surface viewed by said camera to provide a wide angle field of view of the area sideward and rearward of the vehicle;
a display device that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when normally operating the vehicle;
wherein said camera module is disposed at the side portion of the vehicle so that images of the exterior scene occurring to the side and rear of the vehicle are reflected off of said reflective element and image data representative of the reflected images is captured by said camera; and
wherein said display device displays images derived from the captured image data representative of the reflected images so as to provide a sideward and rearward field of view to the driver when the driver is viewing said display device.
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Abstract
A rearview vision system for a vehicle includes a camera module disposed at a side portion of the vehicle. The camera module includes a casing, a reflective element disposed in the casing, and a camera disposed in the casing and having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the reflective element. The camera module is disposed at the side portion of the vehicle so that images of the exterior scene occurring to the side and rear of the vehicle are reflected off of the reflective element and image data representative of the reflected images is captured by the camera. A display device displays images derived from the captured image data representative of the reflected images so as to provide a sideward and rearward field of view to the driver when the driver is viewing the display device.
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20 Claims
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1. A rearview vision system for a vehicle, the vehicle having a front portion, a driver side portion, a passenger side portion and a rear portion, the driver side portion having at least one driver side entrance door and the passenger side portion having at least one passenger side entrance door, said rearview vision system comprising:
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a camera module disposed at a side portion of the vehicle, the side portion comprising one of the driver side portion of the vehicle and the passenger side portion of the vehicle; wherein said camera module comprises a casing disposed at the vehicle body at the side portion of the vehicle; wherein said camera module comprises a reflective element disposed in said casing; wherein said camera module comprises a camera disposed in said casing and having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of said reflective element, and wherein said camera is disposed within 15 cm of said reflective element; wherein said reflective element comprises a curved surface viewed by said camera to provide a wide angle field of view of the area sideward and rearward of the vehicle; a display device that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when normally operating the vehicle; wherein said camera module is disposed at the side portion of the vehicle so that images of the exterior scene occurring to the side and rear of the vehicle are reflected off of said reflective element and image data representative of the reflected images is captured by said camera; and wherein said display device displays images derived from the captured image data representative of the reflected images so as to provide a sideward and rearward field of view to the driver when the driver is viewing said display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A rearview vision system for a vehicle, the vehicle having a front portion, a driver side portion, a passenger side portion and a rear portion, the driver side portion having at least one driver side entrance door and the passenger side portion having at least one passenger side entrance door, said rearview vision system comprising:
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a camera module disposed at a side portion of the vehicle, the side portion comprising one of the driver side portion of the vehicle and the passenger side portion of the vehicle; wherein said camera module comprises a casing disposed at the vehicle body at the side portion of the vehicle; wherein said camera module comprises a reflective element disposed in said casing; wherein said camera module comprises a camera disposed in said casing and having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of said reflective element; wherein said camera module is disposed at the side portion of the vehicle so that images of the scene occurring to the side and rear of the vehicle are reflected off of said reflective element and image data representative of the reflected images is captured by said camera; wherein image data captured by said camera is processed by an image processor, and wherein said image processor processes captured image data and generates an output representative of the reflected images; a display device that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when normally operating the vehicle; wherein said display device displays images derived from the output of said image processor so as to provide a sideward and rearward field of view to the driver when the driver is viewing said display device; and wherein said image processor adjusts processing of captured image data to adjust the displayed sideward and rearward field of view provided to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A rearview vision system for a vehicle, the vehicle having a front portion, a driver side portion, a passenger side portion and a rear portion, the driver side portion having at least one driver side entrance door and the passenger side portion having at least one passenger side entrance door, said rearview vision system comprising:
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a camera module disposed at a side portion of the vehicle, the side portion comprising one of the driver side portion of the vehicle and the passenger side portion of the vehicle; wherein said camera module comprises a casing disposed at the vehicle body at the side portion of the vehicle; wherein said camera module comprises a reflective element disposed in said casing; wherein said camera module comprises a camera disposed in said casing and having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of said reflective element; wherein said camera module is disposed at the side portion of the vehicle so that images of the scene occurring to the side and rear of the vehicle are reflected off of said reflective element, and wherein image data representative of the reflected images is captured by said camera; a display device that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when normally operating the vehicle; wherein said display device displays images derived from the captured image data representative of the reflected images so as to provide a sideward and rearward field of view to the driver when the driver is viewing said display device; and wherein said rearview vision system is operable to adjust said camera module to adjust the field of view provided to the driver. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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