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US 10,744,942 · App. 16/253,451 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Vehicle peripheral display device

Inventors: Jun Kadowaki (Kariya, JP); Kazuya Watanabe (Kariya, JP); Takashi Yamanaka (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60R1/00B62D15/0275B60R2300/105B60R2300/305B60R2300/307B60R2300/806G08B13/19619H04N7/181
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,744,942
App. No.
16/253,451
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The device is provided with an image acquisition unit for acquiring a peripheral image of a vehicle, the peripheral image being captured by an image pickup device provided to the vehicle; a display device for displaying the peripheral image, the display device being provided inside a vehicle cabin; and an indicator line output unit for causing an indicator line as a guide for a driver during a driving operation to be displayed superimposed on the peripheral image, at least one of a shadow portion and a side surface portion adjacent to the indicator line being added to the indicator line.

Claims (15)

1. A vehicle peripheral display device comprising:

an image acquisition unit for acquiring a peripheral image of a vehicle, the peripheral image being captured by an image pickup device provided to the vehicle;

a display device for displaying the peripheral image, the display device being provided inside a vehicle cabin; and

an indicator line output unit for causing an indicator line serving as a guide for a driver during a driving operation to be displayed superimposed on the peripheral image,

wherein the indicator line includes a pair of first indicator lines extending in a vehicle traveling direction, the first indicator lines being arranged with a predetermined distance therebetween at least in a vehicle width direction, and

in the pair of first indicator lines, each of the first indicator lines is provided with a shadow portion on a side opposing to the other first indicator line.

2. The vehicle peripheral display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the indicator line output unit moves the first indicator lines and the shadow portions in accordance with a steering angle.

3. The vehicle peripheral display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the shadow portions is added to the side of the first indicator line opposing to the other first indicator line, but not to a side opposite to the other first indicator line.

4. The vehicle peripheral display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the indicator line further includes a second indicator line orthogonal to the pair of first indicator lines, and

the shadow portion is also added to a close side of the second indicator line to the image pickup device.

5. The vehicle peripheral display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the shadow portion extends along the indicator line and has a brightness lower than a brightness of the indicator line.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2008-122557 · May 8, 2008 · national
JP 2008-276859 · Oct 28, 2008 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 12888157 · Sep 22, 2010
Division 12933994
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