Large vehicle camera assembly for monitoring dead spots
First Claim
1. In a large vehicle having a driver cab with a dead angle zone in front and laterally of a driver seated in the driver cab, a camera assembly for monitoring the dead angle zone comprising:
- a support arm carried by the driver cab having a first end extending away from the driver cab, and a second end mounted to a portion of the driver cab;
a camera carried by said first end of said support arm in such a manner that the camera monitors a front dead angle zone in front of the cab in a direction across the front of said driver cab;
a display monitor disposed within the driver cab in such a manner that the driver'"'"'s viewing direction for the monitor and a main exterior rear-view mirror is approximately the same; and
,wherein said camera is constructed and arranged to monitor a front dead angle zone in front and laterally of the driver cab, and said support arm comprises first and second articulated arms connected by means of a rotatable and adjustable knuckle joint so that said camera carried on an end of said first articulated arm may be properly adjusted to monitor said dead angle zone.
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Abstract
A camera assembly for a driver cab of a large vehicle is disclosed for monitoring a front dead angle zone extending in front of and laterally across the driver cab, the camera assembly comprises a display monitor carried within the driver cab; and a camera in communication with the display monitor for monitoring the dead angle zones. A support arm has a first arm and a second arm. The camera is mounted to the first arm of the support arm, and the second arm of the support arm being affixed to the driver cab. An adjustable joint connects the first and second arms so that the first arm may be moved to adjust the viewing position of the camera and the camera may be positioned properly for monitoring the dead angle zone.
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Citations
19 Claims
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1. In a large vehicle having a driver cab with a dead angle zone in front and laterally of a driver seated in the driver cab, a camera assembly for monitoring the dead angle zone comprising:
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a support arm carried by the driver cab having a first end extending away from the driver cab, and a second end mounted to a portion of the driver cab; a camera carried by said first end of said support arm in such a manner that the camera monitors a front dead angle zone in front of the cab in a direction across the front of said driver cab; a display monitor disposed within the driver cab in such a manner that the driver'"'"'s viewing direction for the monitor and a main exterior rear-view mirror is approximately the same; and
,wherein said camera is constructed and arranged to monitor a front dead angle zone in front and laterally of the driver cab, and said support arm comprises first and second articulated arms connected by means of a rotatable and adjustable knuckle joint so that said camera carried on an end of said first articulated arm may be properly adjusted to monitor said dead angle zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A camera assembly for a driver cab of a large vehicle to monitor a front dead angle zone extending in front of and laterally across the driver cab, said camera assembly comprising:
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a display monitor carried within said driver cab; a camera in communication with said display monitor for monitoring said dead angle zone; a support arm having a first arm and a second arm; said camera being mounted to said first arm of said support arm, and said second arm of said support arm being affixed to said driver cab; and an adjustable joint connecting said first and second arms so that said first arm may be moved to adjust the viewing position of said camera;
so that said camera may be positioned properly for monitoring said dead angle zone. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. In a large vehicle having a driver cab with a dead angle zone in front and laterally of a driver seated in the driver cab, a camera assembly for monitoring the dead angle zone comprising:
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a support arm carried by the driver cab having a first end extending away from the driver cab, and a second end mounted to a portion of the driver cab; a camera carried by said first end of said support arm in such a manner that the camera monitors a front dead angle zone in front of the cab in a direction across the front of said driver cab; a mounting bracket mounted on an A-frame column of the driver cab, and said second end of said support arm being affixed to said mounting bracket; wherein said camera assembly is mounted on the driver cab by means of said mounting bracket affixed at the front of the driver cab generally at a lateral edge of said driver cab under the windshield of the driver cab; and
,wherein said support arm includes a first articulated arm and a second articulated arm, said first and second articulated arms being connected to each other by means of a rotatable knuckle joint having an adjustable, fixed positions.
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