IP Library Granted Patent US 12,432,432
Granted Patent B2
US 12,432,432 · App. 18/250,137 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Driver monitoring system

Inventors: Marius Zamfir (Iasi, RO); Adrian Cacu (Iasi, RO)
Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS SWEDEN AB
H04N23/54H04N23/51H04N23/56
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,432,432
App. No.
18/250,137
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vision module ( 1 ) for monitoring a driver ( 20 ) of vehicle ( 3 ) is provided in the monitoring system ( 15 ). A first vision module support ( 4 ) and a second vision module support ( 5 ) is provided. The first vision module supports ( 4, 5 ) has at least two slots ( 6, 7, 8, 9 ) and the second vision module support has at least two slots ( 6 a, 7 a, 8 a, 9 a ,) for holding the vision module ( 4, 5 ) between the first and the second vision module support ( 4, 5 ) in a position defined by the slots ( 6, 7, 8, 9, 6 a, 7 a, 8 a, 9 a ).

Claims (19)

1. A driver monitoring system having a vision module for monitoring a driver of a vehicle, comprising:

a first vision module support,

a second vision module support,

each of the first and second vision module supports having at least two slots for holding the vision module between the first and the second vision module support in a position of two or more different position options each defined by the slots, and wherein the two or more different position options are each different in at least one of a vertical angle and a horizontal angle.

2. The driver monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the slots of the first vision module support has at least one corresponding slot of the second vision module support.

3. The driver monitoring system according to claim 1 , further comprising a vision module guiding plate is attached to the vision module and where the vision module guiding plate is attached between one of the slots of the first vision module support and one corresponding slot of the second vision module support.

4. The driver monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein the vision module is a camera.

5. A driver monitoring system having a vision module for monitoring a driver of a vehicle comprising:

a first vision module support,

a second vision module support,

each of the first and second vision module supports having at least two slots for holding the vision module between the first and the second vision module support in a position defined by the slots, and

further comprising the vision module is a first vision module and a second vision module, a first vision module support having the at least two slots, and a second vision module support having at least two slots for holding the second vision module between the first and the second vision module support in a position defined by the slots.

6. The driver monitoring system according to claim 5 , wherein each of the slots of the first vision module support has at least one corresponding slot of the second vision module support.

7. The driver monitoring system according to claim 5 , wherein the second vision module is an illumination device.

8. The driver monitoring system according to claim 7 , further comprising an illumination guiding plate attached to the illumination device and where the illumination guiding plate is attached between one of the slots of the first vision module support and the corresponding slot of the second vision module support.

9. The driver monitoring system according to claim 6 , where the illumination guiding plate comprises a circuit board.

10. The driver monitoring system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising in that the slots of the first vision module support, and the corresponding slot of the second vision module support are shaped to hold the vision module in a determined horizontal angle (α) to an optical axis and a determined vertical angle (β) to the optical axis.

11. The driver monitoring system as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising in that the determined horizontal angle (α) has a value of −25≤α≥5 degrees and the determined vertical angle (β) has a value of −25≤β≥25 degrees.

12. The driver monitoring system as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising in that the first vision module support comprises 4 of the slots and that the second vision module support comprises 4 of the slots.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 10, 2024
From: VEONEER US, LLC
To: MAGNA ELECTRONICS, LLC
Reel/Frame 067380/0695 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 18, 2024
From: VEONEER SWEDEN AB
To: MAGNA ELECTRONICS SWEDEN AB
Reel/Frame 066816/0846 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2023
From: ZAMFIR, MARIUS; CACU, ADRIAN
To: VEONEER SWEDEN AB
Reel/Frame 063411/0509 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20203234 · Oct 22, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
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