Holding device and method for detecting a vehicle environment with at least one camera
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorWerner Pöchmüller
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Abstract
A holding fixture for a camera and a method for monitoring the surrounding area of a vehicle, using at least one camera, which is used to draw a holding fixture out of the body shell of a vehicle, as needed. The holding fixture is extended as a function of a speed signal or a transmission-setting signal, and, in addition to a camera, the holding fixture has a further device, in particular a washer device or a trunk handle. Furthermore, the holding fixture can be drawn out as a function of a signal from a control element. Holding fixtures having cameras can be attached at various positions of the vehicle.
Claims14
A holding fixture system for a camera on a vehicle, comprising:
- a camera;
- a holding fixture for the camera, the holding fixture being attached to a body shell of the vehicle, wherein the camera is mounted on the holding fixture, and wherein the holding fixture is configured to be selectively drawn out of the body shell as a function of a speed signal;
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- in addition to the camera, the holding fixture accommodates a further device, the further device being one of a wiper device and a trunk handle.
A method for monitoring a surrounding area of a vehicle using at least one camera, comprising the step of:
- drawing out of a body shell of the vehicle a holding fixture for the at least one camera, wherein the camera is mounted on the holding fixture;
- wherein the at least one camera is retracted in response to a predefined speed value being exceeded.
A device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first holding fixture which is retractable into a first well in a body of the vehicle and extendible beyond the body of the vehicle;
- a first camera attached to the first holding fixture and directed to a rear of the vehicle;
- a second holding fixture which is retractable into a second well in the body of the vehicle and extendible beyond the body of the vehicle;
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- a second camera attached to the second holding fixture and directed to a front of the vehicle;
- wherein the first holding fixture is extended and the first camera is powered when the vehicle is in reverse;
- and
- wherein the second holding fixture is extended and the second camera is powered when the vehicle is in forward and traveling at a low rate of speed.
A holding fixture system for a camera on a vehicle, comprising:
- a camera;
- a holding fixture for the camera, the holding fixture being attached to a body shell of the vehicle, wherein the camera is mounted on the holding fixture, and wherein the holding fixture is configured to be selectively drawn out of the body shell, and wherein the holding fixture is integrated into a vehicle-manufacturer emblem that is attached to a trunk lid, and wherein the vehicle-manufacturer emblem is configured to selectively open to enable the holding fixture to be drawn out of the body shell, the holding fixture being extended in response to the vehicle traveling in reverse, and the holding fixture being retracted again in response to (a) forward travel and (b) a predefined speed value being exceeded.
A holding fixture system for a camera on a vehicle, comprising:
- a camera;
- a holding fixture for the camera, the holding fixture being attached to a body shell of the vehicle, wherein the camera is mounted on the holding fixture, and wherein the holding fixture is configured to be selectively drawn out of the body shell as a function of a speed signal, and wherein the holding fixture is integrated into a vehicle-manufacturer emblem that is attached to a trunk lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.