Vehicle and imaging device
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasaki Suto, Tomoya Hagihara, Tatsuya Yamasaki
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Abstract
A vehicle comprises: an imaging unit configured to image an occupant from front of the occupant in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a vehicle interior; and a light emitting unit including a first light emitting portion and a second light emitting portion configured to irradiate an imaging range of the imaging unit. An optical axis of irradiation light from the first light emitting portion and an optical axis of irradiation light from the second light emitting portion intersect with each other between the light emitting unit and the occupant in plan view.
Claims9
A vehicle comprising:
- an imaging unit configured to image an occupant from front of the occupant in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a vehicle interior;
- a light emitting unit including a first light emitting portion and a second light emitting portion configured to irradiate an imaging range of the imaging unit;
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- an instrument panel provided at a front portion of the vehicle interior, wherein
- an optical axis of irradiation light from the first light emitting portion and an optical axis of irradiation light from the second light emitting portion intersect with each other between the light emitting unit and the occupant in plan view,
- the light emitting unit is provided inside the instrument panel,
- a rear end of the light emitting unit is located on a front side with respect to a rear end of the imaging unit in the vehicle longitudinal direction,
- the instrument panel includes a cover portion covering the imaging unit below a display unit of the vehicle,
- the cover portion includes a first face extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and a second face extending at least downward from a rear end of the first face at an angle different from an angle of the first face, and
- the imaging unit images the occupant through the second face.
An imaging device comprising:
- an imaging unit configured to image an occupant from a front in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a vehicle interior;
- and
- a light emitting unit including a first light emitting portion and a second light emitting portion configured to irradiate an imaging range of the imaging unit from the front in the vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein
- an optical axis of irradiation light from the first light emitting portion and an optical axis of irradiation light from the second light emitting portion intersect with each other between the light emitting unit and the occupant in vehicle plan view, wherein
- the vehicle includes an instrument panel provided at a front portion of the vehicle interior,
- the light emitting unit is provided inside the instrument panel,
- a rear end of the light emitting unit is located on a front side with respect to a rear end of the imaging unit in the vehicle longitudinal direction,
- the instrument panel includes a cover portion covering the imaging unit below a display unit of the vehicle,
- the cover portion includes a first face extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and a second face extending at least downward from a rear end of the first face at an angle different from an angle of the first face, and
- the imaging unit images the occupant through the second face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.