Rotary imaging device for wheels and automobile

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11724647-B2
Application number	US-202117209584-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2021
Priority date	Apr 3, 2020
Publication date	Aug 15, 2023
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023

Abstract

A rotary imaging device for wheels and an automobile are disclosed. The rotary imaging device for wheels includes a housing matched with the wheels, and a processing component, a display component and a power supply that are installed in the housing, the processing component being electrically connected with the display component and the processing component and the display component being both electrically connected with the power supply. The processing component is configured to send received or read to-be-displayed content to the display component after preset processing, and the display component is configured to display the to-be-displayed content sent by the processing component. According to the rotary imaging device for wheels and the automobile, images or videos can be formed through rotation of the wheels.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An automobile comprising wheels and a rotary imaging device installed on the wheels, wherein the rotary imaging device is a rotary imaging device for wheels comprising a housing matched with the wheels, and a processing component, a display component and a power supply that are installed in the housing, the processing component being electrically connected with the display component and the processing component and the display component being both electrically connected with the power supply, and wherein the processing component is configured to send received or read to-be-displayed content to the display component after a preset processing, the preset processing comprising adjusting the number of frames displayed according to a vehicle speed; and the display component is configured to display the to-be-displayed content sent by the processing component,
wherein the automobile further comprises a brightness detection device electrically connected with the rotary imaging device, so that the rotary imaging device is able to determine whether to work according to a brightness of light, and to adjust brightness and contrast displayed according to the brightness of the light.

2. The automobile according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises an inner housing of which an inner side is fixed to spokes of the wheels, and an accommodating cavity for placing the processing component and the display component is arranged in a middle of the inner housing.

3. The automobile according to claim 2 , wherein the rotary imaging device for wheels further comprises an outer cover plate covering the inner housing, and a part, corresponding to the accommodating cavity, of the outer cover plate is where a preset material or a preset structure of the display component is configured to be seen.

4. The automobile according to claim 3 , wherein the power supply is a rechargeable storage battery.

5. The automobile according to claim 3 , wherein the power supply is a generator that generates power when the wheels rotate.

6. The automobile according to claim 3 , wherein the power supply comprises a rechargeable storage battery and a generator, an input end of the rechargeable storage battery is connected with the generator, and an output end of the rechargeable storage battery is connected with the processing component and the display component.

7. The automobile according to claim 3 , wherein the power supply comprises a generator, a rechargeable storage battery and a power management component, an output end of the generator and an output end of the rechargeable storage battery being both connected with the processing component and the display component, and wherein, when the generator is working, the power management component controls the output end of the generator to output power; otherwise, the power management component controls the output end of the rechargeable storage battery to output power.

8. The automobile according to claim 1 , further comprising a vehicle speed detection device electrically connected with the rotary imaging device.

Assignees

• Citic Dicastal Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xu Shiwen
• Li Minglei
• Dai Yao
• Wang Shaoqian
• Liu Weidong
• Li Xi

Classifications

• B60R1/002 Primary

  specially adapted for covering the peripheral part of the vehicle, e.g. for viewing tyres, bumpers or the like (integrated in the windows B60R1/001; combined with rear-view mirrors B60R1/08) · CPC title

• H04N23/51 Primary

  Housings · CPC title

• H04N23/632

  for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters · CPC title

• H04N23/65

  Control of camera operation in relation to power supply · CPC title

• B60B19/00 Primary

  Wheels not otherwise provided for or having characteristics specified in one of the subgroups of this group · CPC title