Distance measurement device
US8077295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2011/004
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A distance measurement device having better measurement accuracy than conventional distance measurement devices. A stereo camera (1) has a camera stay (4) to be secured to a housing (12) of a vehicle and also has a pair of cameras (2, 3) mounted on the camera stay (4). The camera stay (4) has an installation section (4a) located between the pair of cameras (2, 3) and to be mounted on the housing of the vehicle via fixation sections (6, 7, 8). The installation section (4a) is movable in the direction of a base line interconnecting the cameras (2, 3).
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