JPH07117585A - Road traffic situation indicating device on vehicle - Google Patents

Road traffic situation indicating device on vehicle

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JPH07117585A
JPH07117585A JP27030393A JP27030393A JPH07117585A JP H07117585 A JPH07117585 A JP H07117585A JP 27030393 A JP27030393 A JP 27030393A JP 27030393 A JP27030393 A JP 27030393A JP H07117585 A JPH07117585 A JP H07117585A
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Osamu Okamoto
修 岡本
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Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a large vehicle, etc., from making the road traffic situation unrecognizable for cars behind by obstructing the forward visibility. CONSTITUTION:This device is constituted of a video camera 1 to pick up an image of a road traffic situation in the vehicle forwarding direction, a flat display 2 installed on the back surface of a vehicle to be seen from a car behind and an image device 3. The image device is constituted of an image forming part 4 to form a video signal from image information memorized in a floppy disc, a CDROM, etc., an image feedback part 5 to feed back the video signal from image information of a video soft tape or a video soft disc, a changeover part 6 to supply one of outputs of the video camera 1, the image forming part 4 and the image feedback part 5 by way of changing it over and selecting it and an operation part 8 set in the neighbourhood of a driver's seat. The image feedback part 5 is optional.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【０００１】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】この発明は、車両進行方向の道路
状況を後続車に案内表示する車載用道路状況表示装置に
関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an on-vehicle road condition display device for guiding and displaying a road condition in the traveling direction of a vehicle to a succeeding vehicle.

【０００２】[0002]

【従来の技術及び発明が解決しようとする課題】バス、
トラック等の大型車両のすぐ後に続いて運転している場
合、道路渋滞が長く続き、前方の道路状況が不明である
と不快であるばかりでなく、いらいらしたり、時には居
眠り運転に落ち入る恐れもあり、危険である。この発明
はこのような事情に鑑みてなされたものであり、車両が
後続車両に対して前方の視界をさえぎり、道路状況を不
明にするのを防止しようとするものである。2. Description of the Related Art Buses,
When driving immediately after a large vehicle such as a truck, road congestion continues for a long time, and it is not only unpleasant if the road condition in front is unknown, but it may cause frustration and sometimes fall asleep while driving. Yes, it is dangerous. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to prevent a vehicle from blocking the view in front of a following vehicle and obscuring the road condition.

【０００３】[0003]

【課題を解決するための手段】[Means for Solving the Problems]

（１）請求項１の車載用道路状況表示装置は、車両進行
方向の道路状況を撮像するビデオカメラと、後続車から
見えるように車両の背面に取付けられるフラットディス
プレイと、画像装置とより成る。その画像装置は、ＩＣ
メモリ、フロッピーディスクまたはＣＤＲＯＭの画像情
報からビデオ信号を生成する画像生成部と、前記ビデオ
カメラまたは画像生成部の出力を切換選択して前記フラ
ットディスプレイに供給する切換部と、装置内各部と、
前記ビデオカメラと、前記フラットディスプレイを制御
する制御部と、運転席の近傍に設置される操作部とより
成る。(1) The vehicle-mounted road condition display device according to claim 1 comprises a video camera for imaging the road condition in the traveling direction of the vehicle, a flat display mounted on the rear surface of the vehicle so as to be seen from the following vehicle, and an image device. The image device is an IC
An image generating section for generating a video signal from image information of a memory, a floppy disk or a CDROM; a switching section for switching and selecting the output of the video camera or the image generating section to supply to the flat display;
The video camera, a control unit that controls the flat display, and an operation unit installed near the driver's seat.

【０００４】（２）請求項２の発明は、前記（１）記載
の車載用道路状況表示装置において、前記画像装置が、
ビデオソフトテープまたはビデオソフトディスクの画像
情報からビデオ信号を再生する画像再生部を有し、その
出力を前記切換部で選択できるものである。(2) The invention according to claim 2 is the vehicle road condition display device according to (1), wherein the image device is:
An image reproduction unit for reproducing a video signal from image information on a video soft tape or a video soft disk is provided, and the output thereof can be selected by the switching unit.

【０００５】[0005]

【実施例】この発明の車載用道路状況表示装置は、図１
に示すように車両進行方向の道路状況を撮像するビデオ
カメラ１と、後続車から見えるように車両の背面に取付
けられるフラットディスプレイ２と、画像装置３とで構
成される。画像装置３は、ＩＣメモリ、フロッピーディ
スクまたはＣＤＲＯＭ等に記憶された画像情報からビデ
オ信号を生成する画像生成部４と、ビデオソフトテープ
またはビデオソフトディスク（レーザーディスクなど）
の画像情報からビデオ信号を再生する画像再生部５と、
ビデオカメラ１，画像生成部４または画像再生部５の出
力の１つを切換選択してフラットディスプレイ２に供給
する切換部６と、それら装置内各部と、ビデオカメラ１
と、フラットディスプレイ２とを制御する制御部７と、
運転席の近傍に設置される操作部８とで構成される。し
かし画像再生部５はオプションで必要に応じ設けられ
る。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle-mounted road condition display device according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the video camera 1 captures an image of the road condition in the traveling direction of the vehicle, the flat display 2 mounted on the rear surface of the vehicle so that it can be seen from the following vehicle, and the image device 3. The image device 3 includes an image generation unit 4 for generating a video signal from image information stored in an IC memory, a floppy disk, a CDROM or the like, and a video soft tape or a video soft disk (laser disk or the like).
An image reproduction section 5 for reproducing a video signal from the image information of
A switching unit 6 for switching and selecting one of the outputs of the video camera 1, the image generating unit 4 or the image reproducing unit 5 and supplying it to the flat display 2, the respective units in the apparatus, and the video camera 1.
And a control unit 7 for controlling the flat display 2,
The operation unit 8 is installed near the driver's seat. However, the image reproducing section 5 is optionally provided as needed.

【０００６】大型車両の運転者または助手は、道路が渋
滞している時は操作部８を操作してビデオカメラ１によ
り前方の道路状況を撮像し、そのビデオ信号をフラット
ディスプレイ２に表示する。後続車ではその画像によっ
て前方の道路状況を知ることができる。渋滞のない通常
の走行時には、画像生成部４または画像再生部５をオン
にしてコマーシャルなどの画像（動画または静止画）を
表示することができる。When a road is congested, a driver or an assistant of a large vehicle operates the operation unit 8 to take an image of the road situation ahead by the video camera 1, and displays the video signal on the flat display 2. In the following vehicle, the image of the road ahead can be known from the image. During normal traveling without traffic, the image generation unit 4 or the image reproduction unit 5 can be turned on to display images such as commercials (moving images or still images).

【０００７】なお、画像装置３の内部または外部にＬＣ
Ｄ等の小形のモニタ用ディスプレイ９を設けるのが望ま
しい。It should be noted that the LC is provided inside or outside the image device 3.
It is desirable to provide a small monitor display 9 such as D.

【０００８】[0008]

【発明の効果】この発明によれば、道路渋滞時に前方の
道路状況を後続の車両に案内、表示することができるの
で、いらいらの解消に役立つと共に車両事故の防止につ
ながる。特にバス、トラック等の大型車両に設ければ、
いっそう効果がある。また、通常の運行時には、コマー
シャル画像を表示し、各種の宣伝、広告に利用できる。According to the present invention, the road condition in front of the vehicle can be guided and displayed to the following vehicle at the time of traffic congestion, which helps to eliminate the annoyance and leads to the prevention of vehicle accidents. Especially when installed on large vehicles such as buses and trucks,
More effective. Also, during normal operation, commercial images can be displayed and used for various advertisements and advertisements.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図１】この発明の実施例を示す図で、Ａはブロック
図、ＢはＡを搭載した大型車両の側面図。FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which A is a block diagram and B is a side view of a large vehicle equipped with A.

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項１】 車両進行方向の道路状況を撮像するビデ
オカメラと、 後続車から見えるように車両の背面に取付けられるフラ
ットディスプレイと、 画像装置とより成り、 その画像装置が、ＩＣメモリ、フロッピーディスクまた
はＣＤＲＯＭの画像情報からビデオ信号を生成する画像
生成部と、 前記ビデオカメラまたは画像生成部の出力を切換選択し
て前記フラットディスプレイに供給する切換部と、 装置内各部と、前記ビデオカメラと、前記フラットディ
スプレイを制御する制御部と、 運転席の近傍に設置される操作部と、より成ることを特
徴とする、 車載用道路状況表示装置。1. A video camera for picking up an image of a road condition in a traveling direction of a vehicle, a flat display mounted on the back of the vehicle so as to be seen from a following vehicle, and an image device. The image device is an IC memory or a floppy disk. Alternatively, an image generation unit that generates a video signal from image information of a CDROM, a switching unit that selectively selects and outputs the output of the video camera or the image generation unit to the flat display, each unit in the apparatus, the video camera, An in-vehicle road condition display device comprising: a control unit that controls the flat display; and an operation unit that is installed near a driver's seat. 【請求項２】 請求項１記載の車載用道路状況表示装置
において、前記画像装置が、ビデオソフトテープまたは
ビデオソフトディスクの画像情報からビデオ信号を再生
する画像再生部を有し、その出力を前記切換部で選択で
きることを特徴とする。2. The on-vehicle road condition display device according to claim 1, wherein the image device has an image reproduction section for reproducing a video signal from image information of a video soft tape or a video soft disk, and outputs the output. It is characterized in that it can be selected by the switching unit.
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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2827823A1 (en) * 2001-07-25 2003-01-31 Jim Jean Ebina Field of vision transmitter to other following vehicles, has camera mounted on front of vehicle and display screen at rear for road ahead
JP2008191890A (en) * 2007-02-05 2008-08-21 Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd Safety travel support device
JP2010072713A (en) * 2008-09-16 2010-04-02 Asia Air Survey Co Ltd Large-vehicle rear image provision system
GB2541662A (en) * 2015-08-24 2017-03-01 Thomas Bolger Darren Bus overtaking safety system

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2827823A1 (en) * 2001-07-25 2003-01-31 Jim Jean Ebina Field of vision transmitter to other following vehicles, has camera mounted on front of vehicle and display screen at rear for road ahead
JP2008191890A (en) * 2007-02-05 2008-08-21 Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd Safety travel support device
JP2010072713A (en) * 2008-09-16 2010-04-02 Asia Air Survey Co Ltd Large-vehicle rear image provision system
GB2541662A (en) * 2015-08-24 2017-03-01 Thomas Bolger Darren Bus overtaking safety system

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