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AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorMasayoshi Imoto
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In a vehicle periphery visual confirmation apparatus, between the vertical angle portion 5 of a prism 4 and the front end portion 28 of a case 3A is interposed a light shield portion 3a which shields light rays crossing substantially in the right and left direction in front of the prism 4. Even in case where light rays coming from the outside enter in front of the vertical angle portion 5 of the prism 4 and are going to cross in front of the prism 4, the light rays can be prevented by the light shield portion 3a. This can prevent the overlapped reflection of a vision image resulting from the fact that the light rays crossing in front of the prism are reflected by the internal surfaces of the penetration window portions and enter the interior portion of the prism.
A vehicle periphery visual confirmation apparatus comprising a picture camera apparatus disposed on the outside of a vehicle, said picture camera apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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With a predetermined field of view: to the sides of the vehicle
Details of viewing arrangements using cameras and displays, specially adapted for use in a vehicle: characterised by the type of camera system used
Characterised by the intended use of the viewing arrangement: for pedestrian protection
Characterised by the intended use of the viewing arrangement: for lane monitoring
Term ended 6 Sep 2021 (estimated)
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a vehicle periphery visual confirmation apparatus which, under a poor visibility condition, takes a picture of a peripheral scene before or behind a vehicle, or, a picture of the right-side or left-side scene oft he vehicle, that is, the scene of a blind spot to a driver, and displays the picture of such vehicle peripheral scene to the driver.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of a vehicle periphery visual confirmation apparatus according to a first
FIG. 2 is a view of a state of a vehicle on which there is disposed a picture camera apparatus forming part of the above vehicle periphery visual confirmation apparatus;
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a picture camera apparatus forming a vehicle periphery visual confirmation apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention;
Embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(First Embodiment)
Now, a description will be given below of a first embodiment of a vehicle periphery visual confirmation apparatus according to the invention with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of a vehicle periphery visual confirmation apparatus according to the first embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 2 is a view of a state of a vehicle on which there is disposed a picture camera apparatus forming part of the present vehicle periphery visual confirmation apparatus. By the way, in the present embodiment, parts thereof having similar functions to those employed in the above-mentioned conventional vehicle periphery visual confirmation apparatus are given the same designations.