Semi-truck side-view mirror with integral camera
OwnerKeshon Austininventor
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Abstract
The semi-truck side-view mirror with integral camera comprises a side view mirror, a camera, a rotation mechanism, a mounting arm, and a display screen. The semi-truck side-view mirror with integral camera may be adapted to provide a driver with visibility of a tail end of a trailer during a backing turn. The camera within the side view mirror may present an image on the display screen showing the tail end of the trailer. During the backing turn, the rotation mechanism may rotate the side view mirror about a vertically-oriented axis of rotation to keep the tail end of the trailer within the field of view of the camera.
Claims18
A semi-truck side-view mirror with integral camera comprising:
- a side view mirror, a camera, a rotation mechanism, a mounting arm, and a display screen;
- wherein the semi-truck side-view mirror with integral camera is adapted to provide a driver with visibility of a tail end of a trailer during a backing turn;
- wherein the camera within the side view mirror presents an image on the display screen showing the tail end of the trailer;
- wherein during the backing turn, the rotation mechanism rotates the side view mirror about a vertically-oriented axis of rotation to keep the tail end of the trailer within the field of view of the camera;
- wherein the side view mirror comprises one or more mirror segments;
- wherein the one or more mirror segments comprise a first mirror segment and a second mirror segment;
- wherein the first mirror segment and the second mirror segment are mounted within a side view mirror housing;
- wherein the second mirror segment is adjacent to the first mirror segment;
- wherein the side view mirror housing is a triangular housing when viewed from above with the one or more mirror segments on a first surface of the triangular housing and the display screen mounted on a second surface of the triangular housing where the second surface is located between the center of the side view mirror and the front of the truck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.