MONITORING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20180079360A1
• Filed: 01/21/2016
• Published: 03/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: BISCHOFF, Klaus
• Granted Patent: US 10,899,276 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 1/28 with an adjustable field of view
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/20 characterised by the type of display used
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/605 the adjustment being automatic
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/8046 for replacing a rear-view mirror system
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3208 organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/69 Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming

Abstract

A monitoring device for a motor vehicle having at least one camera device and a display surface, wherein the camera device is arranged so that a lateral region of the motor vehicle is captured, wherein the monitoring device is embodied so that the recordings of the camera device are displayed on the display surface, wherein the monitoring device is embodied so that the recordings are projected onto a side window of the motor vehicle by projection optics or are displayed on a display on or in the side window.

Claims

1. A monitoring device for a motor vehicle, the monitoring device comprising:

at least one camera device; and

a display surface,

wherein the at least one camera device is arranged and configured so that a lateral region of the motor vehicle is acquired,

wherein the monitoring device is configured so that the pictures of the camera device are represented on the display surface, and

wherein the monitoring device is configured so that the pictures are projected by projection optics onto a side window of the motor vehicle or are represented on a display on or in the side window.

2. The monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the display is a film which is applied onto the inner side of the side window.

3. The monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the display is integrated into the side window.

4. The monitoring device of claim 3, wherein the display is an OLED display.

5. The monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the at least one camera device and the display surface are assigned to each lateral region of the motor vehicle.

6. The monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the viewing direction of the at least one camera device and/or the aperture angle of the camera device are adjustable.

7. The monitoring device of claim 6, wherein the monitoring device is configured so that the position of representation of the pictures of the at least one camera device on the side window is adapted automatically based on a sitting position and/or of the viewing direction of the camera device and/or of the aperture angle of the camera device.

8. The monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device has at least one further display surface, wherein the monitoring device is configured so that the pictures of the at least one camera device are represented on one or both of the display surfaces.