Method and device for preventing injuries and material damage caused by motor vehicle doors
First Claim
1. A method for preventing injuries and material damage caused by a vehicle door of a stopped vehicle, which comprises the steps of:
- providing at least one monitoring unit monitoring an outside area;
providing an evaluation unit receiving data from the monitoring unit, in an event of an undershoot of a fixed or variable threshold value being detected by the evaluation unit, or an unlocking signal to unlock a locking mechanism of the vehicle door being detected by the evaluation unit, the evaluation unit;
activating a door handle monitoring mode for monitoring an inside door handle of the vehicle door; and
initiating an output of a warning signal immediately upon an occupant and/or a corresponding device actuating and/or unlocking the inside door handle of the vehicle door, if a substantially stationary or approaching object being detected in a monitored area by the monitoring unit.
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Abstract
The invention relates to the prevention of injuries and material damage caused by doors (2) of stopped and/or parked motor vehicles (1) by means of at least one camera (4) which monitors the exterior (3) of, especially the space next to and/or above, the vehicle (1). According to the invention, a mode of operation monitoring the inner (7) and/or outer (8) door handle is activated and the exterior (3) of the motor vehicle (1) is monitored by means of the camera (4) if an evaluation unit (6) detects that a fixed or variable speed-related, acceleration-related, and/or distance-related threshold value (SW) is not met, e.g. when the vehicle (1) is stopped, or if said evaluation unit (6) detects that a signal unlocking the locking mechanism of the vehicle doors (2) is received while causing an acoustic, optical, and/or haptic warning signal to be issued as soon as a person actuates or unlocks optionally in an automated manner the vehicle door (2) handle (7, 8) even though a stationary (9) or approaching (10) object has been detected in the field of vision (5) of the camera (4).
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72 Claims
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1. A method for preventing injuries and material damage caused by a vehicle door of a stopped vehicle, which comprises the steps of:
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providing at least one monitoring unit monitoring an outside area; providing an evaluation unit receiving data from the monitoring unit, in an event of an undershoot of a fixed or variable threshold value being detected by the evaluation unit, or an unlocking signal to unlock a locking mechanism of the vehicle door being detected by the evaluation unit, the evaluation unit; activating a door handle monitoring mode for monitoring an inside door handle of the vehicle door; and initiating an output of a warning signal immediately upon an occupant and/or a corresponding device actuating and/or unlocking the inside door handle of the vehicle door, if a substantially stationary or approaching object being detected in a monitored area by the monitoring unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for preventing injuries or material damage caused by a vehicle door of a stopped or parked vehicle, which comprises the steps of:
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providing at least one monitoring unit monitoring an outside area; providing an evaluation unit with data from the monitoring unit, in an event of an undershoot of a fixed or variable threshold value being detected by the evaluation unit or in the event of an unlocking signal to unlock a locking mechanism of the vehicle door being detected by the evaluation unit, the evaluation unit; activating a door handle monitoring mode for monitoring an outside door handle of the vehicle door; and initiating an output of a warning signal immediately after an occupant and/or a corresponding device actuates or unlocks the outside door handle of the vehicle door, if an approaching object or a fixed object above the vehicle being detected in a monitored area by the monitoring unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A device for preventing injuries and material damage caused by a vehicle door of a stopped vehicle, the device comprising:
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at least one monitoring unit monitoring an exterior space; an evaluation unit receiving data provided by said monitoring unit, said evaluation unit having; means for detecting if a fixed or variable threshold value is undershot and/or for detecting receipt of a signal for unlocking a locking mechanism of the vehicle door; and means for activating an operating mode for monitoring an inside door handle of the vehicle door; and means for outputting a warning signal immediately upon an occupant and/or a corresponding device at actuating and/or unlocking the inside door handle of the vehicle door, if an sustantially fixed object or an approaching object is detected in a monitored area by said monitoring unit. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A device for preventing injuries or material damage caused by a vehicle door of a stopped or parked vehicle, the device comprising:
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at least one monitoring unit monitoring an external space; an evaluation unit receiving data provided by said monitoring unit, said evaluation unit containing; means for detecting if a fixed or variable threshold value is undershot and/or for detecting receipt of a signal for unlocking a locking mechanism of the vehicle door; and means for activating an operating mode monitoring an outside door handle of the vehicle door; and means for outputting a warning signal immediately upon a person and/or a corresponding device actuating and/or unlocking the outside door handle of the vehicle door, if an approaching or fixed object above the vehicle is detected in a monitored area by said monitoring unit. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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