PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve visibility in front of a vehicle.SOLUTION: The vehicular visibility auxiliary device comprises: an infrared illumination part for irradiating infrared in front of a vehicle; and an infrared camera 14 for imaging infrared images within a range where the infrared is irradiated. The vehicular visibility auxiliary device may further comprise an illumination control part, when a low-beam head light 32 of a visible light is being lit, for causing the infrared illumination part to irradiate the infrared farther than the low-beam head light 32 irradiates, or when a high-beam head light 31 of a visible light is being lit, for causing the infrared illumination part to irradiate the infrared nearer than the high-beam head light 31 irradiates.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
【課題】車両の前方の視認性を向上させる。【解決手段】車両用の視認補助装置は、車両の前方に赤外線を照射する赤外線照明部と、赤外線を照射した範囲の赤外線画像を撮像する赤外線カメラ14と、を備える。車両用の視認補助装置は、さらに、可視光線のロービームヘッドライト32が点灯しているとき、ロービームヘッドライト32より遠くに赤外線照明部に赤外線を照射させ、又は、可視光線のハイビームヘッドライト31が点灯しているとき、ハイビームヘッドライト31より近くに赤外線照明部に赤外線を照射させる照明制御部を備えてもよい。【選択図】図1
VEHICULAR VISIBILITY AUXILIARY DEVICE AND VEHICLE
車両用の視認補助装置および車両
2016-10-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
Japanese
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein |