On-vehicle image pick-up apparatus and method of setting image pick-up direction
US6657176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/8053
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A prism for reflecting rays of light 17L and 17R incident from left and right image pick-up directions on the rear side of the direction of travel A is disposed in parallel to the vertical direction of a vehicle. The image pick-up optical axis of an image pick-up unit 15 is set to tilt vertically and obliquely with respect to a horizontal plane C, whereby the images in the respective image pick-up directions which are obliquely above or below the horizontal plane are picked up by the image pick-up unit 15.
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