VEHICLE HAVING IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM

• US 20140307094A1
• Filed: 03/25/2014
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: SHEU, YI-ZHONG
• Application Number:
  US14/225,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20140307094A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/26 to the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/105 using multiple cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/20 characterised by the type of display used
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8026 in addition to a rear-view mirror system

Abstract

A vehicle includes a main body, a front windshield mounted on the main body, an image capturing system and a display system. The image capturing system is mounted on the main body and is configured for capturing images of the surrounding of the vehicle. The display system is adhered to the front windshield and configured for displaying the images captured by the image capturing system.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

a main body;

a front windshield mounted on the main body;

an image capturing system mounted on the main body and configured for capturing images of surrounding of the vehicle; and

a display system adhered to the front windshield and configured for displaying the images captured by the image capturing system.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the image capturing system comprises a plurality of image capturing devices, the display system comprises a plurality of display devices corresponding to the image capturing devices one by one, each display device comprises a thin film display for displaying images captured by the corresponding image capturing device.

3. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the front windshield comprises an observation area located at a center of the front windshield and a display area surrounding the observation area, and the thin film display is adhered to the display area.

4. The vehicle of claim 3, wherein the image capturing system comprises a first image capturing device mounted at a rear of the main body for capturing images of the rear of the vehicle, a second image capturing device mounted at a left side of the main body for capturing images of left and back side of the vehicle, and a third image capturing device mounted at a right side of the main body for capturing images of right and back side of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle of claim 4, wherein the display system comprises a first display device, a second display device and a third display device, the first display device comprises a first thin film display above the observation area, the second display device comprises a second thin film display adjacent to a left side of the observation area, and the third display device comprises a third thin film display adjacent to a right side of the observation area.

6. The vehicle of claim 4, wherein the main body comprises a left mirror and a right mirror, the second image capturing device is mounted on the left mirror, and the third image capturing device is mounted on the right mirror.