Vehicle safety apparatus
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1. A vehicle safety apparatus comprising:
- a detection means for detecting an approach of an object to a vehicle;
a warning means for giving a warning to said object; and
a control means for starting said warning means when said detection means detects an approach of said object to said vehicle and a distance between said vehicle and said detected object reaches a predetermined value,wherein said control means starts said warning means when said detection means detects an occurrence of an abnormal state in which said distance between said detected object and said vehicle is less than a first predetermined threshold and said detected object has an apparent size larger than a second predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
When a detection unit (3) detects an approach of an object to a vehicle in which a vehicle safety apparatus is mounted, a main controller (2) determines whether a positional relationship between the vehicle and the detected object reaches a predetermined positional one. The main controller (2) can start a warning unit according to a determination result obtained thereby, and can issue a warning before the vehicle gets damaged.
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1. A vehicle safety apparatus comprising:
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a detection means for detecting an approach of an object to a vehicle; a warning means for giving a warning to said object; and a control means for starting said warning means when said detection means detects an approach of said object to said vehicle and a distance between said vehicle and said detected object reaches a predetermined value, wherein said control means starts said warning means when said detection means detects an occurrence of an abnormal state in which said distance between said detected object and said vehicle is less than a first predetermined threshold and said detected object has an apparent size larger than a second predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle safety apparatus comprising:
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a detection means for detecting an approach of an object to a vehicle; a warning means for giving a warning to said object; and a control means for starting said warning means when said detection means detects an approach of said object to said vehicle and a distance between said vehicle and said detected object reaches a predetermined value, wherein said warning means is a monitor means for displaying an image, said monitor means including a display unit for displaying said image and a holding means for variably holding a direction of said display unit in three dimension, and, when said detection means detects an approach of an object, said control means turns on said monitor means and performs drive control of said holding means so as to aim said display unit at said detected object, and changes at least one of brightness and foreground color of said monitor means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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