SURVEILLANCE APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE

• US 20150203034A1
• Filed: 05/23/2013
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ishimoto, Hidefumi, Kowatari, Yoichi, Inanobe, Yoshihiro
• Application Number:
  US14/418,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20150203034A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/23 with a predetermined field of view
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/27 providing all-round vision, e.g. using omnidirectional cameras
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/261 Surveying the work-site to be treated
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

An object is to bring an operation to recognize precisely situation of an underneath of a vessel provided at a transportation vehicle and rearward situation on the basis of camera image which is attached to the transportation vehicle. Surveillance system of the transportation vehicle according to the present invention comprises a lamp unit 13 mounted at a position under the vessel and rear end of a frame of a dump truck 1, a rearward camera 10B mounted above the lamp unit 13 directing an optical axis toward obliquely downward and having a field of view including at least partially of an axle 11 provided rear wheels 6 of the dump truck 1, a shield plate 16 provided between the lamp unit 13 and the rearward camera 10B to be extended at a position to be included at least partially in the rearward camera 10B, a monitor device provided in the cab 2 of the dump truck 11 to display camera image taken by the rearward camera 10B.

Claims

1. Surveillance apparatus for transportation vehicle comprising:

a lamp unit mounted to a frame rear end position of the transportation vehicle at under position of a vessel;

a rearward camera installed at a position above the lamp unit, visual field thereof being included at least partially of an axle for rear wheels of the transportation vehicle, and taking image of the rearward direction of the transportation vehicle directed the optical axis toward obliquely downward direction;

a shield member provided at a position between the lamp unit and the rearward camera, and extended to a position corresponding to be covered at least partially the axle within the visual field of the rearward camera; and

a display device provided in a cab of the transportation vehicle to show rearward camera image taken by the rearward camera.

2. Surveillance apparatus for transportation vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the rearward camera is extended to a position to include the rear end portion of the axle within the angle of view.

3. Surveillance apparatus for transportation vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising;

a left side camera for imaging the left side of the transportation vehicle and a right side camera for imaging the right side;

a view point converting section to create individual bird'"'"'s eye view images by converting respective view points to upper view points of the images taken by at least the rearward camera, the left side camera and the right side camera; and

a composite bird'"'"'s eye view image creating section to create a composite bird'"'"'s eye view image for composing these individual bird'"'"'s eye view image, and disposing around a symbol image symbolized the transportation vehicle;

whereby being adapted to display the rearward camera image and the composite bird'"'"'s eye view image on divided display areas formed in a screen of the display device.

4. Surveillance apparatus for transportation vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the divided display areas being displayed respectively an enlarged rearward camera image enlarged partially in a portion of the axle and opposing rear wheels of the rearward camera image instead of the rearward camera image and the composite bird'"'"'s eye view image.

5. Surveillance apparatus for transportation vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the divided display areas being displayed respectively an enlarged rearward bird'"'"'s eye view image from the rearward camera image being partially enlarged in a portion of the axle and opposing rear wheels of the rearward camera image instead of the rearward camera image and the composite bird'"'"'s eye view image.

6. Surveillance apparatus for transportation vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising;

a left side camera for imaging the left side of the transportation vehicle and a right side camera for imaging the right side;

a view point converting section to create individual bird'"'"'s eye view images by converting respective view points to upper view points of the images taken by at least the rearward camera, the left side camera and the right side camera; and

a composite bird'"'"'s eye view image creating section to create a composite bird'"'"'s eye view image for composing these individual bird'"'"'s eye view image, and disposing around a symbol image symbolized the transportation vehicle;

whereby being adapted to display the rearward camera image and the composite bird'"'"'s eye view image on divided display areas formed in a screen of the display device.