Arrangement for a driver assistance system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025037406-A1
Application number	US-202218696864-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 7, 2022
Priority date	Sep 29, 2021
Publication date	Jan 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, includes a radiation source for emitting infrared radiation, a radiation receiver for receiving infrared radiation, a windshield formed of an outer pane and an inner pane which are connected to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein the windshield has at least one functional layer reflecting infrared radiation, wherein the radiation source is arranged such that infrared radiation can be reflected from the functional layer as first reflection radiation onto the face of a driver, the first reflection radiation can be reflected from the face of the driver as second reflection radiation onto the functional layer, and wherein the radiation receiver is arranged such that the second reflection radiation reflected from the functional layer as third reflection radiation can be reflected to the radiation receiver and received by the radiation receiver.

First claim

1 . An arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, comprising:
a radiation source for emitting infrared radiation, a radiation receiver for receiving infrared radiation, a windshield formed of an outer pane and an inner pane which are connected to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein the windshield has at least one functional layer reflecting infrared radiation, wherein the radiation source is arranged such that infrared radiation is reflectable from the functional layer as first reflection radiation onto a face of a driver, the first reflection radiation is reflectable from the face of the driver as second reflection radiation onto the functional layer, and wherein the radiation receiver is arranged such that the second reflection radiation reflected from the functional layer as third reflection radiation is reflectable to the radiation receiver and received by the radiation receiver.

2 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the radiation source is arranged such that the first reflection radiation has a radiation component which can impinge perpendicularly on the face of the driver.

3 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the radiation receiver is arranged such that third reflection radiation is receivable as reflected second reflection radiation, wherein the second reflection radiation has a radiation component which was reflected perpendicularly from the face.

4 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the radiation source is arranged such that the first reflection radiation is reflected from a first sub-region of the windshield which results at least partially from a horizontal projection of the face of the driver onto the windshield.

5 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the radiation receiver is arranged such that the third reflection radiation is reflected from a second sub-region of the windshield which results at least partially from a horizontal projection of the face of the driver onto the windshield.

6 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the functional layer is arranged on a side of the inner pane facing the interior of the vehicle.

7 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the functional layer is a low-emissivity functional layer.

8 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the functional layer is arranged on a surface of the inner pane or outer pane facing the respective other pane.

9 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the functional layer is a functional layer with sun protection effect.

10 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the functional layer is arranged over a large area on the outer pane or inner pane.

11 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the functional layer is arranged only on a first sub-region which serves to reflect the first reflection radiation, and/or wherein the functional layer is arranged only on a second sub-region which serves to reflect the third reflection radiation.

12 . The arrangement for a driver assistance system of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the functional layer has one, two, three, four or more silver functional layers which are separated from one another by dielectric layers.

13 . A driver assistance system with an infrared-based monitoring function for drivers of a vehicle, comprising:
an arrangement according to claim 1 , at least one actuator and/or at least one signal output device, an electronic control device that is configured to determine information about the driver on the basis of an output signal of the radiation receiver, and to output an electrical signal to the at least one actuator for performing a mechanical action and/or to the at least one signal output device for outputting a visual and/or acoustic signal on the basis of the determined information.

14 . A method for monitoring a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
a) emitting infrared radiation onto a functional layer reflecting infrared radiation of a windshield, such that infrared radiation reflected from the functional layer impinges on the face of the driver as first reflection radiation, wherein the first reflection radiation from the face of the driver impinges on the functional layer as second reflection radiation and is reflected from the functional layer as third reflection radiation, b) receiving the third reflection radiation, c) determining information about the driver, d) performing an action and/or outputting a visual and/or acoustic signal on the basis of the determined information about the driver.

15 . A method comprising providing the arrangement according to claim 1 in a driver assistance system with infrared-based monitoring of a driver of a vehicle for transport on land, water or in the air.

Assignees

• Saint Gobain

Inventors

• Cappuccilli Michele
• Do Rosario Jefferson
• Ramesh Kumar Varun
• Kewitz Markus
• Gomer Andreas

Classifications

• H04N23/20

  for generating image signals from infrared radiation only · CPC title

• G06V20/597 Primary

  Recognising the driver's state or behaviour, e.g. attention or drowsiness · CPC title

• G06V10/14 Primary

  Optical characteristics of the device performing the acquisition or on the illumination arrangements · CPC title

• G08B21/06

  indicating a condition of sleep, e.g. anti-dozing alarms · CPC title

• B60J3/007

  Sunglare reduction by coatings, interposed foils in laminar windows, or permanent screens (layered glass products B32B17/00; process of coating windows C03C17/00) · CPC title