HUD integrated cluster system for vehicle camera
First Claim
1. A head-up display (HUD) integrated cluster system for a vehicle camera, comprising:
- a rear capture unit comprising a rear camera and a horizontal rotation motor, the rear camera being horizontally rotatably coupled to a back of a vehicle to capture an image of a rear center, rear left side or rear right side of the vehicle, and the horizontal rotation motor being installed on the back of the vehicle to horizontally rotate the rear camera and having a horizontal output shaft coupled with the rear camera;
a plurality of rear sensing units installed on the back of the vehicle to sense objects positioned at the rear center and rear left and right sides of the vehicle or approaching the vehicle;
a cluster installed in a dashboard installed in front of a steering wheel of the vehicle and electrically connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) for receiving information from various sensors installed in the vehicle to display current driving conditions of the vehicle, the cluster comprising a cluster display unit configured to display route information related to a location and route of the vehicle or at least one of images of the rear center, rear left side and rear right side of the vehicle captured by the rear capture unit while displaying a warning light according to sensed values of the rear sensing units in a blinking manner; and
an HUD electrically connected to the cluster and the ECU to display the current driving conditions of the vehicle and enable the image and warning light displayed on the cluster display unit of the cluster to be projected onto a windshield in front of a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle, the HUD being installed in the dashboard in front of the driver'"'"'s seat.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an HUD integrated cluster system for a vehicle camera. The HUD integrated cluster system displays captured images of the rear view of the vehicle on a cluster and an HUD in front of the driver'"'"'s seat. Thereby, the gaze shift distance and time may be reduced in watching the environment behind the vehicle and a traffic accident resulting from distraction from the front view may be prevented. The HUD integrated cluster system also displays, on the cluster and the HUD in front of the driver'"'"'s seat, an image of at least one of the views of the rear center, rear left side and rear right side of the vehicle according to the speed of the vehicle, gear shift, blinking of a turn signal, and a steering direction of the steering wheel. Thereby, the driver may easily observe the rear view according to respective situations. In addition, the HUD integrated cluster system displays a captured image of a rear view of the vehicle and a warning light according to an object which is positioned near or is approaching the vehicle. Thereby, the driver'"'"'s attention may be readily drawn when the vehicle moves backward or changes lanes.
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1. A head-up display (HUD) integrated cluster system for a vehicle camera, comprising:
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a rear capture unit comprising a rear camera and a horizontal rotation motor, the rear camera being horizontally rotatably coupled to a back of a vehicle to capture an image of a rear center, rear left side or rear right side of the vehicle, and the horizontal rotation motor being installed on the back of the vehicle to horizontally rotate the rear camera and having a horizontal output shaft coupled with the rear camera; a plurality of rear sensing units installed on the back of the vehicle to sense objects positioned at the rear center and rear left and right sides of the vehicle or approaching the vehicle; a cluster installed in a dashboard installed in front of a steering wheel of the vehicle and electrically connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) for receiving information from various sensors installed in the vehicle to display current driving conditions of the vehicle, the cluster comprising a cluster display unit configured to display route information related to a location and route of the vehicle or at least one of images of the rear center, rear left side and rear right side of the vehicle captured by the rear capture unit while displaying a warning light according to sensed values of the rear sensing units in a blinking manner; and an HUD electrically connected to the cluster and the ECU to display the current driving conditions of the vehicle and enable the image and warning light displayed on the cluster display unit of the cluster to be projected onto a windshield in front of a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle, the HUD being installed in the dashboard in front of the driver'"'"'s seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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