Patent · US Expired

Camera device for moving body

US5523811A · kind A · utility

299Cited by
11References
36Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 10, 1995
Grant dateJun 4, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2300/8066
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Camera apparatus for use with an automotive vehicle having a rear view mirror. The rear view mirror comprises a half-mirror, light reflected therefrom being visible to an occupant of the vehicle. A lens is disposed adjacent to the half-mirror and receives light passing through the half-mirror. An image pickup device is optically coupled to the lens and receives light passing therethrough to form an image signal corresponding to the received light.

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