Method and apparatus for simplifying marshalling with a vehicle
First Claim
1. A marshalling apparatus for a motor vehicle which includes a tail lift mounted thereon that is operable to assume a first, deactivated condition and a second, activated condition in which the tail lift is lowered, said marshalling apparatus comprising a camera, a display screen interconnected with a control unit, the display screen displays a picture taken with the camera of the area immediately behind the vehicle and in which the control unit superimposes a marshalling mark on said picture when the vehicle is operating in a marshalling mode, and wherein the marshalling mode ensues regardless of whether the vehicle is being driven in a forward direction or a reverse direction and said marshalling mark indicates an external contour of said tail lift corresponding to the lowered, activated condition of said tail lift.
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Abstract
A marshalling method and apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle including a camera (3), a display screen (4) and a control unit (5) connected to one another. The display screen shows a picture taken with the camera of the area immediately behind the vehicle and the control unit (5) superimposes a marshalling mark (11, 13) on the picture when the vehicle is in a marshalling mode. The marshalling mode ensues regardless of which direction the vehicle is being driven in.
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- 1. A marshalling apparatus for a motor vehicle which includes a tail lift mounted thereon that is operable to assume a first, deactivated condition and a second, activated condition in which the tail lift is lowered, said marshalling apparatus comprising a camera, a display screen interconnected with a control unit, the display screen displays a picture taken with the camera of the area immediately behind the vehicle and in which the control unit superimposes a marshalling mark on said picture when the vehicle is operating in a marshalling mode, and wherein the marshalling mode ensues regardless of whether the vehicle is being driven in a forward direction or a reverse direction and said marshalling mark indicates an external contour of said tail lift corresponding to the lowered, activated condition of said tail lift.
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11. A method for facilitating the marshalling of a vehicle which includes a tail lift mounted thereon that is operable to assume a first, deactivated condition and a second, activated condition in which the tail lift is lowered, comprising the following steps:
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using a camera mounted on the back of the vehicle to take a picture of the area immediately behind the vehicle, displaying the picture on a display screen in the driver'"'"'s cab of the vehicle, superimposing on the picture, by means of the control unit, a marshalling mark corresponding to the lowered, activated condition of the tail lift, the marshalling mark being an external contour corresponding to the lowered, activated condition of said tail lift, and displaying the picture on the display screen with said marshalling mark regardless of whether the vehicle is being driven in a forward direction or a reverse direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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