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US 10,059,264 · App. 15/697,849 · Granted Aug 28, 2018

Vehicular visual recognition device

Inventor: Naofumi Kato (Aichi-ken, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
B60R1/00B60R1/02B60R1/04B60R1/12H04N7/183B60R2001/1253B60R2300/70B60R2300/8026B60R2300/8066
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Patent No.
US 10,059,264
App. No.
15/697,849
Granted
Aug 28, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a vehicular visual recognition device including: an imaging section that is provided at a rear of a vehicle and that captures images rearward of a vehicle; a display section that displays an image captured by the imaging section; an optical mirror that is provided at a display face side of the display section, that transmits the captured image being displayed when the display section is in a display state, and that reflects light from rearward of the vehicle when the display section is in a non-display state; and a controller that controls the display section so as to switch the display state of the display section in accordance with a predetermined signal.

Claims (18)

1. A vehicular visual recognition device comprising:

a camera that is provided at a rear of a vehicle and that captures images rearward of a vehicle;

a monitor that displays an image captured by the camera;

an optical mirror that is provided at a display face side of the monitor, that transmits the captured image being displayed when the monitor is in a display state, and that reflects light from rearward of the vehicle when the monitor is in a non-display state; and

a controller that controls the monitor so as to switch the display state of the monitor in accordance with a predetermined signal in at least one of:

the non-display state when a signal indicating opening of a back door has been detected as the predetermined signal;

the display state when a signal indicating closing of the back door has been detected as the predetermined signal;

the display state when a signal indicating seating of an occupant in the center of a rear seat has been detected as the predetermined signal, and

the non-display state when a signal indicating that an occupant is not seated in the center of a rear seat has been detected as the predetermined signal.

2. A vehicular visual recognition device comprising:

a camera that is provided at a rear of a vehicle and that captures images rearward of a vehicle;

a monitor that displays an image captured by the camera;

an optically adjustable mirror that is provided at a display face side of the monitor, and that is able to switch a reflective state between transmitting the captured image being displayed and reflecting light from rearward of the vehicle; and

a controller that controls the optically adjustable mirror so as to switch the reflective state in accordance with a predetermined signal in at least one of:

reflecting when a signal indicating opening of the back door has been detected as the predetermined signal;

transmitting when a signal indicating closing of the back door has been detected as the predetermined signal;

transmitting when a signal indicating seating of an occupant in the center of the rear seat has been detected as the predetermined signal, and

reflecting when a signal indicating that an occupant is not seated in the center of the rear seat has been detected as the predetermined signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: KATO, NAOFUMI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
Reel/Frame 043522/0680 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-179851 · Sep 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180072227A1 · Mar 15, 2018
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