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US 10,604,073 · App. 15/786,361 · Granted Mar 31, 2020

Pillar display system for blind spot of a vehicle

Inventor: Yong Joo Cho (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,604,073
App. No.
15/786,361
Granted
Mar 31, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pillar display system for a blind spot of a vehicle may include an A-pillar disposed inside a vehicle; and an image projector projecting a blind spot image of the vehicle taken with a camera, wherein a plurality of virtual ellipsoids are formed by setting an area where a driver's eyes are positioned and the image projector as focuses, and a pattern area formed by a combination of facets of the virtual ellipsoids is disposed at a position where the virtual ellipsoids and the A-pillar meet each other wherein the image from the image projector is displayed on the pattern area.

Claims (21)

1. A pillar display system for a blind spot of a vehicle, the system comprising:

an A-pillar disposed inside the vehicle; and

an image projector projecting a blind spot image of the vehicle taken with a camera,

wherein a plurality of virtual ellipsoids are formed by setting a predetermined area where a driver's eyes are disposed and the image projector as focuses, and a pattern area formed by a combination of facets of the virtual ellipsoids is disposed at a position where the virtual ellipsoids and the A-pillar meet each other and wherein an image from the image projector is displayed on the pattern area,

wherein the pattern area is disposed on at least a portion of the A-pillar, and

wherein the image from the image projector is reflected from the A-pillar to the driver's eyes.

2. The pillar display system of claim 1 , wherein the pattern area is formed in a height direction of the A-pillar.

3. The pillar display system of claim 1 , wherein a number of virtual ellipsoids forming the pattern area are at least one hundred or more.

4. The pillar display system of claim 1 , wherein the pattern area is formed by a combination of cells including surfaces of the ellipsoids.

5. The pillar display system of claim 1 , wherein the pattern area is embossed.

6. A pillar display system comprising:

a camera for taking a blind spot image of a vehicle;

an A-pillar disposed inside the vehicle; and

an image projector projecting an image of an external of the vehicle taken with the camera,

wherein a plurality of virtual ellipsoids are formed by setting a predetermined area where a driver's eyes are disposed and the image projector as focuses, and a pattern area formed by a combination of facets of the virtual ellipsoids is disposed at a position where the virtual ellipsoids and the A-pillar meet each other and wherein the image from the image projector is displayed on the pattern area,

wherein the pattern area is disposed on at least a portion of the A-pillar, and

wherein the image from the image projector is reflected from the A-pillar to the driver's eyes.

7. The pillar display system of claim 6 , wherein the pattern area is formed in a height direction of the A-pillar.

8. The pillar display system of claim 6 , wherein a number of ellipsoids forming the pattern area are at least one hundred or more.

9. The pillar display system of claim 6 , wherein the pattern area is formed by a combination of cells including surfaces of the ellipsoids.

10. The pillar display system of claim 6 , wherein the pattern area is embossed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2017
From: CHO, YONG JOO
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044324/0416 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0046056 · Apr 10, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180290593A1 · Oct 11, 2018