Vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016236558-A1
Application number	US-201614995659-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 14, 2016
Priority date	Feb 17, 2015
Publication date	Aug 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus includes: a camera that captures images of an outside of the vehicle; a storage chamber in which the camera is stored; a lid that opens and closes an aperture extending between an inside of the storage chamber and an outside of the storage chamber. Moreover, the vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus further includes an opening switch that is actuated in response to pressure applied to the lid and that sends a signal for opening a door of a luggage compartment of the vehicle when the opening switch is actuated. Thus, the opening switch and the camera can be disposed in a same position of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus that is configured to be mounted on a vehicle, the vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus comprising:
a camera that captures images of an outside of the vehicle; a storage chamber in which the camera is stored; a lid that opens and closes an aperture extending between an inside of the storage chamber and an outside of the storage chamber; and an opening switch that is actuated in response to pressure applied to the lid and that sends a signal for opening a door of a luggage compartment of the vehicle when the opening switch is actuated.

2 . The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a movement mechanism that moves the camera through the aperture.

3 . The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the movement mechanism rotates the camera around a rotation shaft while moving the rotation shaft linearly.

4 . The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a switch knob that causes the opening switch to be actuated by moving in a predetermined direction toward the opening switch, wherein when the pressure is applied to the lid, the lid presses the switch knob to move the switch knob in the predetermined direction.

5 . The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
a main surface of the lid is surrounded by a main surface of the switch knob.

6 . The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the camera captures images of an area behind the vehicle, the luggage compartment is a rear luggage compartment of the vehicle, and the opening switch sends the signal for opening the door of the rear luggage compartment of the vehicle.

7 . A vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus that is configured to be mounted on a vehicle, the vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus comprising:
a camera that captures images of an outside of the vehicle; a lid that protects the camera; and an opening switch that is actuated in response to pressure applied to the lid and that sends a signal for opening a door of a luggage compartment of the vehicle when the opening switch is actuated.

8 . The vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the camera captures images of an area behind the vehicle, the luggage compartment is a rear luggage compartment of the vehicle, and the opening switch sends the signal for opening the door of the rear luggage compartment of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ten Ltd

Inventors

• Koseki Tomohisa
• Otomi Masashi

Classifications

• H04N23/50

  Constructional details · CPC title

• H04N23/51 Primary

  Housings · CPC title

• B60R11/04 Primary

  Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle · CPC title

• B60R1/00

  Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles · CPC title

• H04N5/23216

  Electricity · mapped topic