Side turn signal lamp, periphery monitoring device,body construction and imaging device for vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorGoro Asai
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Abstract
A side turn signal light that flashes during operation is disposed on a vehicle body side surface of a vehicle. Further, a camera that images a vehicle side zone that includes the side turn signal light in a section thereof, and a near-infrared LED for night-time illumination are respectively housed in a door mirror. A coating that allows visible light component to pass through while reducing near-infrared component is applied to a lamp bulb of the side turn signal light. Alternatively, a film that allows visible light component to pass through while reducing near-infared component is applied to a lens of the side turn signal light.
Claims15
A side turn signal light provided in a vehicle, comprising:
- a lamp bulb that flashes based upon a predetermined flash control;
- and
- an infrared light reduction member which reduces infrared light of flashing light emitted by the lamp bulb and which is provided for one of the lamp bulb and a periphery of the lamp bulb.
A vehicle periphery monitoring device comprising:
- an imaging unit which is sensitive to infrared light and which is disposed such that a vehicle side zone including a side turn signal light provided on a vehicle body side surface can be imaged;
- a display unit that displays a shot image that is imaged by the imaging unit;
- and
- a display control portion that inhibits display on the display unit of the shot image from the imaging unit when the side turn signal light is lit.
A vehicle body construction comprising:
- an imaging unit which is sensitive to infrared light and which images a vehicle side zone including a side turn signal light provided on a vehicle body side surface;
- a display unit that displays a shot image that is imaged by the imaging unit;
- and
- a shielding portion that shields an optical path that connects the side turn signal light and the imaging unit.
A vehicle imaging device comprising:
- an imaging unit which is sensitive to infrared light and which images a vehicle side zone including a side turn signal light provided on a vehicle body side surface;
- and
- a polarized filter disposed at a position that makes it possible to block, amongst light that is incident on the imaging unit, light from an imaged area of the side turn signal light.
A vehicle periphery monitoring device comprising:
- imaging means which is sensitive to infrared light and which is disposed such that a vehicle side zone including a side turn signal light provided on a vehicle body side surface can be imaged;
- display means that displays a shot image that is imaged by the imaging means;
- and
- display control means that inhibits display on the display unit of the shot image from the imaging means when the side turn signal light is lit.
A vehicle body construction comprising:
- imaging means which is sensitive to infrared light and which images a vehicle side zone including a side turn signal light provided on a vehicle body side surface;
- display means that displays a shot image that is imaged by the imaging means;
- and
- shielding means that shields an optical path that connects the side turn signal light and the imaging means.
A vehicle imaging device comprising:
- imaging means which is sensitive to infrared light and which images a vehicle side zone including a side turn signal light provided on a vehicle body side surface;
- and
- polarized filtering means disposed at a position that makes it possible to block, amongst light that is incident on the imaging means, light from an imaged area of the side turn signal light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.