Vision system for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10059265-B2
Application number	US-201715837027-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2017
Priority date	Mar 2, 2000
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

A vision system for a vehicle includes a driver-side exterior mirror assembly having a driver-side camera for capturing driver-side image data and a passenger-side exterior mirror assembly having a passenger-side camera for capturing passenger-side image data. A video display disposed at the vehicle displays video images derived from image data captured by the driver-side and passenger-side cameras. The video display includes a driver-side display portion and a passenger-side display portion. The driver-side display portion of the video display displays video images derived from driver-side image data captured by the driver-side camera and does not display video images derived from any passenger-side image data captured by the passenger-side camera. The passenger-side display portion of the video display displays video images derived from passenger-side image data captured by the passenger-side camera and does not display video images derived from any driver-side image data captured by the driver-side camera.

First claim

We claim:

1. A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
a driver-side exterior mirror assembly configured to be mounted at a driver side of a vehicle equipped with said vision system;
wherein said driver-side exterior mirror assembly comprises a driver-side mirror reflective element that, with said driver-side exterior mirror assembly mounted at the driver side of the equipped vehicle, has a field of view at the driver side of the equipped vehicle, when viewed by a driver of the equipped vehicle, rearward of the equipped vehicle;
wherein the field of view of said driver-side mirror reflective element is adjustable by the driver via a driver-side driver-operable actuator of said driver-side exterior mirror assembly;
wherein said driver-side exterior mirror assembly comprises a driver-side camera that, with said driver-side exterior mirror assembly mounted at the driver side of the equipped vehicle, has at least a rearward field of view at the driver side of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said driver-side camera, with said driver-side exterior mirror assembly mounted at the driver side of the equipped vehicle, is operable to capture driver-side image data;
a passenger-side exterior mirror assembly disposed at a passenger side of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said passenger-side exterior mirror assembly comprises a passenger-side mirror reflective element that, with said passenger-side exterior mirror assembly mounted at the passenger side of the equipped vehicle, has a field of view at the passenger side of the equipped vehicle, when viewed by a driver of the equipped vehicle, rearward of the equipped vehicle;
wherein the field of view of said passenger-side mirror reflective element is adjustable by the driver via a passenger-side driver-operable actuator of said passenger-side exterior mirror assembly;
wherein said passenger-side exterior mirror assembly comprises a passenger-side camera that, with said passenger-side exterior mirror assembly mounted at the passenger side of the equipped vehicle, has at least a rearward field of view at the passenger side of the equipped vehicle;
wherein said passenger-side camera, with said driver-side exterior mirror assembly mounted at the passenger side of the equipped vehicle, is operable to capture passenger-side image data;
an interior rearview mirror assembly configured to be mounted at an interior portion of the equipped vehicle, wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises an interior mirror reflective element that, with said interior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the interior portion of the equipped vehicle, provides a rearward field of view to the driver when viewing said interior rearview mirror assembly;
a video display disposed at said interior rearview mirror assembly;
wherein, with said interior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the interior portion of the equipped vehicle, said video display is operable to display video images derived from driver-side image data captured by said driver-side camera;
wherein, with said interior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the interior portion of the equipped vehicle, said video display is operable to display video images derived from passenger-side image data captured by said passenger-side camera;
wherein said video display comprises a driver-side display portion and a passenger-side display portion;
wherein, with said interior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the interior portion of the equipped vehicle and with said video display disposed at said interior rearview mirror assembly, said driver-side display portion is located closer to said driver-side exterior mirror assembly than said passenger-side display portion;
wherein, with said interior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the interior portion of the equipped vehicle and with said video display disposed at said interior rearview mirror assembly, said passenger-side display portion is located closer to said passenger-side exterior mirror assembly than said driver-side display portion;
wherein said driver-side display portion of said video display displays video images derived from driver-side image data captured by said driver-side camera and does not display video images derived from any passenger-side image data captured by said passenger-side camera; and
wherein said passenger-side display portion of said video display displays video images derived from passenger-side image data captured by said passenger-side camera and does not display video images derived from any driver-side image data captured by said driver-side camera.

2. The vision system of claim 1 , wherein said driver-side display portion comprises a first video screen and said passenger-side display portion comprises a separate second video screen.

3. The vision system of claim 1 , wherein said driver-side camera is disposed behind said driver-side mirror reflective element and views through said driver-side mirror reflective element, and wherein said passenger-side camera is disposed behind said passenger-side mirror reflective element and views through said passenger-side mirror reflective element.

4. The vision system of claim 3 , wherein said driver-side camera is angled at a first angle relative to said driver-side mirror reflective element, such that said driver-side camera views at least a blind spot region adjacent the driver side of the equipped vehicle when said driver-side mirror reflective element is adjusted by the driver via said driver-side driver-operable actuator to provide the driver with the driver's desired rearward view at the driver side of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said passenger-side camera is angled at a second angle relative to said passenger-side mirror reflective element, such that said passenger-side camera views at least a blind spot region adjacent the passenger side of the equipped vehicle when said passenger-side mirror reflective element is adjusted by the driver via said passenger-side driver-operable actuator to provide the driver with the driver's desired rearward view at the passenger side of the equipped vehicle.

5. The vision system of claim 3 , wherein said driver-side mirror reflective element is supported by a driver-side carrier of said driver-side exterior mirror assembly, and wherein said driver-side camera is disposed at said driver-side carrier at the rear of said driver-side mirror reflective element, and wherein said passenger-side mirror reflective element is supported by a passenger-side carrier of said passenger-side exterior mirror assembly, and wherein said passenger-side camera is disposed at said passenger-side carrier at the rear of said passenger-side mirror reflective element.

6. The vision system of claim 3 , wherein said driver-side camera views through a partially light reflective and partially light transmissive mirror reflector of said driver-side mirror reflective element, and wherein said passenger-side camera views through a partially light reflective and partially light transmissive mirror reflector of said passenger-side mirror reflective element.

7. The vision system of claim 3 , wherein said driver-side mirror reflective element comprises a first transparent glass substrate coated with a mirror reflector and wherein said mirror reflector of said first transparent glass substrate has an at least partially transmissive portion, and wherein said driver-side camera is positioned behind the at least partially transmissive portion and includes a field of view that, with said driver-side exterior mirror assembly mounted at the driver side of the equipped vehicle, extends through said first transparent glass substrate at an angle away from the equipped vehicle in a general direction of a blind spot said driver-side mirror reflective element at the d

Assignees

• Magna Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Schofield Kenneth
• O'Brien Frank
• Bingle Robert L
• Lynam Niall R

Classifications

• G02B27/01

  Head-up displays · CPC title

• B60Q3/258

  Rear-view mirrors · CPC title

• B60R2001/1253

  with cameras, video cameras or video screens · CPC title

• B60R2300/8053

  for bad weather conditions or night vision · CPC title

• B60Q1/22

  for reverse drive · CPC title