VEHICLE CAMERA LENS DIRT PROTECTION VIA AIR FLOW
    11.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE CAMERA LENS DIRT PROTECTION VIA AIR FLOW 有权
    车辆相机镜头通过空气流动保护

    公开(公告)号:US20140104426A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-17

    申请号:US14052945

    申请日:2013-10-14

    Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera having an imager and a lens. The camera is disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle and has a field of view exterior of the vehicle. An air flow element has an inlet port and an outlet port, with the outlet port configured to direct air flow in front of the lens to direct debris away from the lens. The outlet port is configured to direct air flow at a velocity that is greater than a velocity of air flow that is flowing into the inlet port. The inlet port may have an inlet area that is substantially greater than an outlet area of the outlet port. The system may include an air flow generating device for generating or enhancing air flow through the air flow device.

    Abstract translation: 车辆的视觉系统包括具有成像器和透镜的照相机。 相机设置在车辆的外部部分,并且具有车辆外部的视场。 空气流动元件具有入口端口和出口端口,出口端口被配置为引导透镜前面的空气流动以将碎屑引导离开透镜。 出口端口被配置为以大于流入入口的空气流速度的速度引导空气流。 入口端口可以具有基本上大于出口端口的出口区域的入口面积。 该系统可以包括用于产生或增强通过空气流动装置的气流的空气流产生装置。

    Method for displaying reduced distortion video images via a vehicular vision system

    公开(公告)号:US11472338B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US17248421

    申请日:2021-01-25

    Abstract: A method for displaying video images via a vehicular vision system includes providing a rear backup camera having an imager and a wide angle lens disposed at the imager with its center axis vertically offset from a center region of an imaging array sensor of the imager. A distant central horizon region is imaged at the upper region of the imaging array sensor via light that has passed through a center region of the wide angle lens, and a closer region is imaged at the center region and the lower region of the imaging array sensor via light that has passed through a lower peripheral region of the wide angle lens. Video images derived from image data captured by the rear backup camera are displayed on a video display for viewing by a driver of the vehicle during a reversing maneuver of the vehicle.

    Vehicular vision system with reduced distortion display

    公开(公告)号:US10899277B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US16734502

    申请日:2020-01-06

    Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes a rear backup camera that is operable to capture image data. The rear backup camera is configured to be disposed at the vehicle so as to have a rearward field of view. The rear backup camera has an imager and a wide angle lens, which is disposed at the imager with its center axis offset from a center region of the imager so as to be disposed at and to image at an upper region of the imager. A distant central horizon region is imaged at the upper region of the imager and a closer region is imaged at the center region and the lower region of the imager. Video images derived from image data captured by the rear backup camera are displayed on a video display for viewing by a driver of the vehicle during the reversing maneuver of the vehicle.

    VEHICULAR TRAILERING SYSTEM
    14.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190039649A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-07

    申请号:US16147946

    申请日:2018-10-01

    Abstract: A vehicular trailering system includes a plurality of cameras disposed at a vehicle, and a control having an image processor that processes image data captured by the plurality of cameras. With a trailer hitched to the vehicle, the system determines trailer angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle responsive at least in part to processing of image data captured by at least some of the cameras during forward motion of the vehicle. With the cameras disposed at the vehicle and with the trailer hitched to the vehicle and responsive at least in part to processing of image data captured by at least some of the cameras during forward motion of the vehicle, an object exterior of the vehicle is detected. Responsive to detection of the detected object, the system plans a path of forward travel of the vehicle towing the trailer that avoids contact with the detected object.

    VEHICLE CAMERA HAVING MOLDED INTERCONNECT DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20180072239A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-15

    申请号:US15784226

    申请日:2017-10-16

    Abstract: A camera for a vision system of a vehicle includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion and configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle. The camera includes a connector portion for electrically connecting circuitry of the camera to an electrical connector of the vehicle when the camera is disposed at the vehicle. The front housing portion houses a lens assembly. A MID (Molded Interconnect Device) frame includes electrically conductive traces and is integrated in the rear housing portion with circuit board connecting elements and connector connecting elements exposed at an inner surface of the rear housing portion. The connector portion includes terminals that contact respective exposed connector connecting elements of the MID frame to electrically connect the connector portion terminals to circuitry of the circuit board via the MID frame.

    VEHICLE SENSING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS

    公开(公告)号:US20180068191A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:US15695380

    申请日:2017-09-05

    Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at the vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle. A control, via processing of image data captured by the camera, is operable to detect the presence of a vehicle and a blinking light source in the field of view of the camera. The control, via processing of captured image data, determines an angle of the detected vehicle relative to the equipped vehicle and, responsive to determination of the angle, determines a middle region of an end of the detected vehicle. Responsive to detection of the vehicle and the blinking light source, the vision system is operable to determine whether the detected blinking light source is a left turn signal indicator of the detected vehicle or a right turn signal indicator of the detected vehicle.

    Vehicle camera lens dirt protection via air flow

    公开(公告)号:US11279287B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US15651383

    申请日:2017-07-17

    Abstract: A system for mitigating contamination of a lens of an exterior vehicular camera includes a passive air flow device disposed at the vehicle and configured to passively direct air flow across an outer surface of a lens of the camera to establish a passive air stream curtain. An active air flow device is operable to actively propel air across the outer surface of the lens of the camera to establish an active air stream curtain. A control is operable to activate and deactivate the active air flow device. When the vehicle is driven at a speed of travel below a threshold level, the control activates the active air flow device to actively propel air across the outer surface of the lens of the camera. When the vehicle is in motion, the passive air stream curtain deflects polluting particles away from the outer surface of the lens of the camera.

    VEHICULAR DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH USER INPUT DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20200215975A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16819734

    申请日:2020-03-16

    Abstract: A vehicular display system includes a camera that is disposed in a vehicle and that views a hand of a driver of the vehicle. A heads up display system establishes a heads up display viewable by the driver and derived at least in part from image data captured by the camera. The heads up display includes (i) information representative of user actuatable inputs for controlling at least one accessory of the vehicle and (ii) images representative of at least a part of the driver's hand. The images representative of at least a part of the driver's hand are derived at least in part from image data captured by the camera. The images representative of at least a part of the driver's hand are partially transparent so the information representative of the user actuatable inputs are viewable through the images representative of at least a part of the driver's hand.

    Vehicle display system with user input display

    公开(公告)号:US10589676B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US15610766

    申请日:2017-06-01

    Abstract: A display system for a vehicle includes an interior camera disposed in an interior cabin of a vehicle and having a field of view interior of the vehicle that encompasses an area at or near a user input for an accessory, with the user input being accessible by a driver of the vehicle when the driver is normally operating the vehicle. A display device is viewable by the driver when the driver is normally operating the vehicle. The display device is operable to display images derived from image data captured by said interior camera. The display device displays images depicting the driver's hand as the driver's hand approaches the user input for the accessory for actuating the user input to adjust or control the accessory.

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