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US 11,535,156 B2Granted
Apparatus for monitoring the blind spot of a motor vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristoph Arndt, Uwe Gussen, Frederic Stefan
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Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring the blind spot of a motor vehicle has a mirror assembly with at least one mirror element that can be moved using an actuator, and a microphone assembly. The microphone assembly is designed to determine the sound direction, and the movable mirror element is in the form of a sound reflector.
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An apparatus for monitoring a blind spot of a motor vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a mirror assembly with a first mirror element, and a second movable mirror element in a form of a sound reflector, wherein the second movable mirror element is movable from a first position to a second position, the first mirror element and the second movable mirror element forming a co-planar mirror surface with the second movable mirror element in the first position;
- an actuator to move the second movable mirror element;
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- a microphone assembly positioned to receive sound reflected from the second movable mirror element to determine a direction of the sound.
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A motor vehicle comprising:
- a blind spot assistant apparatus having:
- a mirror assembly with a first mirror element moveable relative to a second mirror element, the first mirror element forming a sound reflector,
- an actuator to move the first mirror element, and
- a microphone assembly having first and second microphones positioned to receive sound emitted by a road user and reflected from the first mirror element to determine a direction of the sound.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.