Ergonomically efficient side and rear vision system for motor vehicles
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1. An ergonomically efficient arrangement for viewing by a driver from a vehicular driving compartment, comprising a video camera and a video display screen in enabling arrangement;
- said video camera being mounted for viewing an area obstructed from said driver'"'"'s casual view;
said video display screen being mounted exterior to the driver compartment, contiguous with a reflected view means; and
, said video camera cooperating with said video display screen which enables generation of a video image on said screen which is consistent with the reflected image of said reflected view means.
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Abstract
The invention comprises an ergonomically efficient rear and/or side view monitoring system wherein a video camera is mounted at the rear and/or sides of a vehicle and transmits images to a viewing screen which is integrally mounted in a side view mirror arrangement and displays a mirrored image of a rear view as an insertion to the reflective mirrored view of the side view mirror.
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1. An ergonomically efficient arrangement for viewing by a driver from a vehicular driving compartment, comprising a video camera and a video display screen in enabling arrangement;
- said video camera being mounted for viewing an area obstructed from said driver'"'"'s casual view;
said video display screen being mounted exterior to the driver compartment, contiguous with a reflected view means; and
, said video camera cooperating with said video display screen which enables generation of a video image on said screen which is consistent with the reflected image of said reflected view means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- said video camera being mounted for viewing an area obstructed from said driver'"'"'s casual view;
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22. An ergonomically efficient viewing mirror assembly, comprising a reflective element and a video display screen;
- said reflective element comprising a transparent component and a reflective surface;
said video display screen being mounted juxtapositioned with said transparent component such that an image on said screen is visible through said transparent component of said reflective element and in continuity with a reflected image visible from said reflective surface. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- said reflective element comprising a transparent component and a reflective surface;
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