PILLAR DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR BLIND SPOT OF VEHICLE

• US 20180290593A1
• Filed: 10/17/2017
• Published: 10/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: CHO, Yong Joo
• Granted Patent: US 10,604,073 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 1/002 specially adapted for covering the peripheral part of the vehicle, e.g. for viewing tyres, bumpers or the like integrated in the windows B60R1/001; combined with rear-view mirrors B60R1/08
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/25 to the sides of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/202 displaying a blind spot scene on the vehicle part responsible for the blind spot
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/602 with an adjustable viewpoint
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/802 for monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior blind spot views
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/54 with projector
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/00 Projectors or projection-type viewers; Accessories therefor devices for changing pictures G03B23/00
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/28 Reflectors in projection beam in illumination beam G03B21/2066
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/60 characterised by the nature of the surface

Abstract

A pillar display system for a blind spot of a vehicle may include an A-pillar disposed inside a vehicle; and an image projector projecting a blind spot image of the vehicle taken with a camera, wherein a plurality of virtual ellipsoids are formed by setting an area where a driver'"'"'s eyes are positioned and the image projector as focuses, and a pattern area formed by a combination of facets of the virtual ellipsoids is disposed at a position where the virtual ellipsoids and the A-pillar meet each other wherein the image from the image projector is displayed on the pattern area.

Claims

1. A pillar display system for a blind spot of a vehicle, the system comprising:

an A-pillar disposed inside a vehicle; and

an image projector projecting a blind spot image of the vehicle taken with a camera,

wherein a plurality of virtual ellipsoids are formed by setting a predetermined area where a driver'"'"'s eyes are disposed and the image projector as focuses, and a pattern area formed by a combination of facets of the virtual ellipsoids is disposed at a position where the virtual ellipsoids and the A-pillar meet each other and wherein an image from the image projector is displayed on the pattern area.

2. The pillar display system of claim 1, wherein the pattern area is formed in a height direction of the A-pillar.

3. The pillar display system of claim 1, wherein a number of virtual ellipsoids forming the pattern area are at least one hundred or more.

4. The pillar display system of claim 1, wherein the pattern area is disposed on at least a portion of the A-pillar and wherein the image from the image projector is reflected from the A-pillar to the driver'"'"'s eyes.

5. The pillar display system of claim 1, wherein the pattern area is formed by a combination of cells including surfaces of the ellipsoids.

6. The pillar display system of claim 1, wherein the pattern area is embossed.

7. A pillar display system, the system comprising:

a camera for taking a blind spot image of a vehicle;

an A-pillar disposed inside the vehicle; and

an image projector projecting an image of an external of the vehicle taken with the camera,

wherein a plurality of virtual ellipsoids are formed by setting a predetermined area where a driver'"'"'s eyes are disposed and the image projector as focuses, and a pattern area formed by a combination of facets of the virtual ellipsoids is disposed at a position where the virtual ellipsoids and the A-pillar meet each other and wherein the image from the image projector is displayed on the pattern area.

8. The pillar display system of claim 7, wherein the pattern area is formed in a height direction of the A-pillar.

9. The pillar display system of claim 7, wherein a number of ellipsoids forming the pattern area are at least one hundred or more.

10. The pillar display system of claim 7, wherein the pattern area is disposed on at least a portion of the A-pillar and wherein the image from the image projector is reflected from the A-pillar to the driver'"'"'s eyes.

11. The pillar display system of claim 7, wherein the pattern area is formed by a combination of cells including surfaces of the ellipsoids.

12. The pillar display system of claim 7, wherein the pattern area is embossed.