VEHICLE MONITOR APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A vehicle monitor apparatus comprising:
- a camera disposed in a vehicle interior of a vehicle and adapted to take an exterior image outside the vehicle interior; and
other region projecting member located in an image taking region of the camera and adapted to project an image of an other region except for a region subjected to direct image taking with the camera;
wherein there are the following regions formed in the image taking region of the camera;
an image taking region which is a region where the image projected by the other region projecting member is taken; and
a direct image taking region which is the region subjected to the direct image taking with the camera, except for the image taking region; and
wherein an extended region of the image taking region blocked by the other region projecting member includes a part of the vehicle.
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Abstract
To provide a vehicle monitor apparatus capable of acquiring more information through effective utilization of an image taking region of a camera on the occasion of taking interior and exterior images of a vehicle with the camera.
A vehicle monitor apparatus 1 is provided with a drive recorder 11 and a reflecting mirror 12. The drive recorder 11 is provided with a camera 14 and the camera 14 is arranged to take a forward image of the vehicle 2. In an image taking region of the camera 14, the reflecting mirror 12 is located in a range where a hood 23 should be imaged if the reflecting mirror 12 were excluded, and the camera 14 takes an image of an exterior situation outside the vehicle viewed through a windshield 22, and an image projected by the reflecting mirror 12.
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4 Claims
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1. A vehicle monitor apparatus comprising:
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a camera disposed in a vehicle interior of a vehicle and adapted to take an exterior image outside the vehicle interior; and other region projecting member located in an image taking region of the camera and adapted to project an image of an other region except for a region subjected to direct image taking with the camera; wherein there are the following regions formed in the image taking region of the camera;
an image taking region which is a region where the image projected by the other region projecting member is taken; and
a direct image taking region which is the region subjected to the direct image taking with the camera, except for the image taking region; andwherein an extended region of the image taking region blocked by the other region projecting member includes a part of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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