PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a steering device that can adjust a camera position in a vertical direction and that can properly maintain the cameral position after adjustment.SOLUTION: A steering device 17 comprises a steering wheel 10 for steering of a vehicle having an approximately annular ring part 11 for being gripped during the steering, and a face detection part 20 in which a camera 23 capable of taking an image of a driver's face is arranged in the ring part 11. The camera 23 comprises a lock mechanism which is mounted so that an area of an angle of view with respect to the driver can be vertically adjusted and vertically rotated about an axis of rotation along a horizontal direction, and which regulates the rotation of the camera 23.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
【課題】カメラの位置を上下方向に調整可能とし得て、且つ調整後のカメラの位置を良好に維持することができるステアリング装置を提供すること。【解決手段】ステアリング装置17は、操舵時に把持する略円環状のリング部11を有した車両の操舵用のステアリングホイール10と、運転者の顔を撮影可能なカメラ23をリング部11に配設させてなる顔検出部20と、を備える。カメラ23は運転者に対する画角のエリアを上下に調整可能に、左右方向に沿った回転軸周りに上下方向に回動可能に取り付けられ、カメラ23の回動を規制するロック機構を備えている。【選択図】図1
STEERING DEVICE AND WARNING UNIT FOR DRIVER
ステアリング装置及び運転者用警告装置
2018-08-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
Japanese
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