Imaging apparatus
US-2019279365-A1 · Sep 12, 2019 · US
Passenger imaging device
US2020353865A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2020353865-A1 |
| Application number | US-201816628222-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | Jul 6, 2017 |
| Publication date | Nov 12, 2020 |
| Grant date | — |
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Provided is a passenger imaging device which is capable of reliably imaging the face of a passenger without spoiling an aesthetic property of an instrument panel. The passenger imaging device (12) is designed to image a passenger in a vehicle in which a display device (10) is provided on an instrument panel (4), and comprises a camera lens (22) which is built in the display device and whose entrance surface is oriented toward the passenger. The display device is provided to stand upwardly from an upper surface of the instrument panel. The display device comprises a display (16) and an outer frame (18) adjacent to at least a part of an outer edge of the display, and the camera lens is provided inside the outer frame.
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1 . A passenger imaging device for imaging a passenger in a vehicle in which a display device is provided on an instrument panel, comprising a camera lens which is built in the display device and whose entrance surface is oriented toward the passenger. 2 . The passenger imaging device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the display device is provided to stand upwardly from an upper surface of the instrument panel. 3 . The passenger imaging device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises a display, and an outer frame adjacent to at least a part of an outer edge of the display, and wherein the camera lens is provided inside the outer frame. 4 . The passenger imaging device as recited in claim 3 , which is configured to image a driver of the vehicle, wherein the camera lens is provided on the side of a driver seat with respect to the display in a vehicle-width direction of the vehicle. 5 . The passenger imaging device as recited in claim 4 , wherein the camera lens is provided on an upper side with respect to the display in an upward-downward direction of the vehicle. 6 . The passenger imaging device as recited in claim 1 , which is configured to image a driver of the vehicle, and further comprises a light-emitting unit which is built in the display device and whose emitting surface is oriented toward the driver, wherein the camera lens is provided at one of opposite ends of the display device on the side of a driver seat in a vehicle-width direction of the vehicle, and the light-emitting unit is provided at the other end of the display device on the side of a front passenger seat in the vehicle-width direction. 7 . The passenger imaging device as recited in claim 6 , wherein the display device comprises a display, and an outer frame adjacent to at least a part of an outer edge of the display, and wherein the camera lens is built in a portion of the outer frame on the side of the driver seat in the vehicle-width detection, and the light-emitting unit is built in a portion of the outer frame on the side of the front passenger seat in the vehicle-width detection. 8 . The passenger imaging device as recited in claim 7 , wherein the camera lens is built in a portion of the outer frame on the side of the driver seat in the vehicle-width detection and on an upper side in an upward-downward direction of the vehicle, and the light-emitting unit is built in a portion of the outer frame on the side of the front passenger seat in the vehicle-width detection and on a lower side in the upward-downward direction.
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provided with illuminating means · CPC title
Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title
Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title
Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle (B60K35/231 takes precedence) · CPC title
Display screens · CPC title
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- What does patent US2020353865A1 cover?
- Provided is a passenger imaging device which is capable of reliably imaging the face of a passenger without spoiling an aesthetic property of an instrument panel. The passenger imaging device (12) is designed to image a passenger in a vehicle in which a display device (10) is provided on an instrument panel (4), and comprises a camera lens (22) which is built in the display device and whose ent…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Mazda Motor
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60R1/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Thu Nov 12 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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