Vehicular visual recognition device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10059264-B2
Application number	US-201715697849-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2017
Priority date	Sep 14, 2016
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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.

Assignees

• Tokai Rika Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kato Naofumi

Classifications

• B60R2300/70

  characterised by an event-triggered choice to display a specific image among a selection of captured images · CPC title

• B60R2300/8066

  for monitoring rearward traffic · CPC title

• B60R2300/8026

  in addition to a rear-view mirror system · CPC title

• B60R2001/1253

  with cameras, video cameras or video screens · CPC title

• H04N7/183

  for receiving images from a single remote source · CPC title