Patent · US Expired

Distance sensing device

US5541891A · kind A · utility

10Cited by

3References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Bernd Waldmann · Jeffery Road, DE
Djunarato Kusuma · Rödental, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 1995
Grant date	Jul 30, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2015

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S367/909
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A distance sensing device for a motor vehicle, positioned at the rear of the motor vehicle, for sensing a distance to an obstacle to the rear of the motor vehicle, has a brake light unit positioned in the interior of the motor vehicle at the rear window. At least one sensor for sensing the distance is provided. An optical display unit located within the brake light unit is provided, and the at least one sensor is connected to the optical display unit.

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