Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi Astemo Ltd.

Ken Ohsumi

Tatsuhiko Monji

Masaaki Fukuhara

Shoji Muramatsu

Jun Hayakawa

Hiroshi Takenaga

Yuji Otsuka

Hidenori Shinohara

Isao Furusawa

Yoshiyuki Sasada

Hiroyuki Kasuya

Norio Koike

Irizo Naniwa

Satoshi Yamazaki

Masaya Horino

Kenichi Takeuchi

Kazuo Matsuura

Kazutaka Satou

Fumiaki Komori

An object of the present invention is to provide is an on-vehicle image processing device that achieves low cost and provides high mounting accuracy and high electrical adjustment accuracy during a manufacturing process. The on-vehicle image processing device includes a first imaging section, a second imaging section, and an enclosure having the first imaging section at one end and the second imaging section at the other end. The on-vehicle image processing device generates a range image from images captured by the first and second imaging sections. The on-vehicle image processing device further includes an enclosure reference surface that comes in contact with an equipment jig during manufacture, the enclosure reference surface being provided at two locations between the first and second imaging sections.

On-vehicle image processing device

The present invention provides an in-vehicle image capturing device which can be mounted on window glass of a vehicle without involving deterioration in precision of installation. The in-vehicle imaging device is characterized by comprising an image capturing unit which captures an image, and a holding part which includes a shielding section for partially shielding the imaging unit and which holds the image capturing unit, wherein: the holding part is bonded to window glass in advance; the image capturing unit includes a supported section which is supported by the holding part; and the holding part includes a guiding section for guiding the supported section toward a first direction in which the image capturing unit approaches the shielding section, and a supporting section for supporting the supported section and for restricting movement, in the first direction, of the supported section that has been guided by the guiding section.

In-vehicle image capturing device

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an image capture device which is capable of reducing the load exerted on window glass to which a bracket is adhered, when an on-vehicle camera is attached to the bracket. The present invention is characterized by being provided with: an image capture unit for capturing an image; and a holding part for holding the image capture unit. The present invention is further characterized in that: the image capture unit is provided with a part to be supported provided with a short part having a prescribed length, and a long part having a longer length than the short part; the holding part is provided with a support part which supports the part to be supported, and a pressing part which is provided facing the support part, and which generates a pressing force in the direction of the support part; and, when positioned between the support part and the pressing part, the part to be supported can be switched between a first state in which the short part is positioned in a direction linking the support part and the pressing part, and a second state in which the long part is positioned in the direction linking the support part and the pressing part, and receives a stronger pressing force than that in the first state from the pressing part.

Image capture device

The present invention attains a vehicular imaging device in which condensation on a lens can be actively removed using a simple structure. The vehicular imaging device according to the present invention is provided with: lenses; imaging elements on which images are formed by light that has passed through the lenses; a processing circuit substrate which processes the images captured by the imaging element; and a housing in which the processing circuit substrate is held. Heat dissipation structures which each dissipate heat generated by the processing circuit substrate are provided to the housing. The heat dissipation structures each have a heat dissipation surface along the direction toward the corresponding lens.

Vehicle-mounted image processing device

In order to obtain a low-cost stereo camera which can decrease the load of software-based calibration, a stereo camera is provided with a first vehicle-mounted camera which comprises a first lens unit and a first imaging element, and a second vehicle-mounted camera which comprises a second lens unit and a second imaging element. This stereo camera is characterized in that the first imaging element has a first sensitivity value recording unit in which sensitivity values of the first imaging element are recorded, and the second imaging element has a second sensitivity value recording unit in which sensitivity values of the second imaging element are recorded, wherein the sensitivity variation width between the sensitivity values of the first imaging element recorded in the first sensitivity value recording unit and the sensitivity values of the second imaging element recorded in the second sensitivity value recording unit is within a preset reference width.

Stereo camera

To provide a stereo camera device capable of maintaining performance and reliability, while realizing thickness reduction, provided are a first image pickup device, a first communication connection unit to output a first image captured with the first image pickup device, a first image pickup substrate where the first image pickup device and the first communication connection unit are provided, a second image pickup device, a second communication connection unit to output a second image captured with the second image pickup device, a second image pickup substrate where the second image pickup device and the second communication connection unit are provided, and a housing where the first image pickup substrate is provided at one end and the second image pickup substrate is provided at another end. In the first image pickup substrate, the first image pickup device and the first communication connection unit are provided in parallel with each other in a lengthwise direction of the housing. In the second image pickup substrate, the second image pickup device and the second communication connection unit are provided in parallel with each other in the lengthwise direction of the housing. The first image pickup substrate and the second image pickup substrate are symmetrically provided.

Stereo camera device

Provided is a highly reliable imaging module that can easily carry out optical axis adjustments and focus adjustments while assuring required light shielding performance, and in which malfunctions do not easily occur in solder junctions and the like for imaging elements even under severe temperature environments. An imaging module has, in addition to a lens holding member (), an imaging element (), and a substrate () on which the imaging element () is mounted, a shielding member () that is for preventing extraneous light from entering the imaging surface of the imaging element () and on which a ring-shaped or notched ring-shaped protrusion () for shielding is provided. The shielding member () is held between the lens holding member () and the substrate () without the protrusion () for shielding coming into contact with another member.

Imaging module, stereo camera for vehicle, and light shielding member for imaging module

Although a conventional method can eliminate a mounting position deviation when left and right camera units only are taken into consideration, a problem is posed that deviation again occurs due to poor machining precision and assembly precision at the mounting surface between a camera unit and a member when a camera unit is mounted to a stay. According to this invention, mounting surfaces for mounting left and right imaging elements to a stay are provided to directly position left and right imaging elements to the stay, whereby built-up tolerance between components is reduced and the positional mounting precision between imaging elements is improved.

To provide an automotive camera mounting apparatus that has a simplified, lightweight configuration with a minimum increase in weight, is vibration-free during running, and can be steadily mounted on a vehicle body, an automotive camera mounting apparatusfor mounting on an inside of a windshieldof a vehiclean automotive camerathat images a forward view of the vehiclethrough the windshieldincludes a taper plateas a support plate disposed along the windshield. The taper platehas a first fixing portionon a first end thereof fixed to a front raildisposed on a periphery of the windshieldand a second fixing portionon a second end thereof fixed to the windshieldvia a mirror base. The automotive camerais supported by a staythat has a fixing portionfixedly disposed on a third fixing portionformed at an intermediate portion of the taper plate

Automotive camera mounting apparatus

Disclosed herein is a vehicle-mounted type of camera capable of being reduced in the space required for installation on the windshield of a vehicle. An imaging unitis provided on a substrateand has an optical axis in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface. The substrateis set up in parallel with respect to the windshield of the vehicle. A lensis disposed on the optical axis. A mirroris also provided on the optical axis of the imaging unit, and is adapted to change a direction of the optical axis to a frontward direction of the vehicle, thus guiding frontward visual field information of the vehicle to the imaging unit. The mirroris retained in an attachment. The attachmentcan be engaged with and disengaged from an enclosurethat holds the lens

Camera for mounting in motor vehicle

Disclosed herein is a vehicle camera system adapted for easy position matching of an image sensor and a lens assembly, and capable of being reduced in assembling time. After accommodation of the image sensorin a concave portionof the lens assembly, when (a) first and second protrusionsof an elastic bodyare inserted into first and second clearances, respectively, and (b) the elastic bodyis pressed from a direction of a circuit board, curved surfacesconvert the pressing direction into a force direction in which first and second datum planesof the image sensor will be positioned with respect to first and second optical datum planes, respectively, and the conversion results in first and second opposed planesof the image sensor being positioned with respect to the first and second optical datum planes, respectively, and a third datum planeof the image sensor being positioned with respect to a third optical datum planeby the force applied in the pressing direction.

Vehicle camera system

An image processing system includes a lamp which emits light to a glass, an imaging device which captures light which is emitted from the lamp and reflected by the glass, and an optical filter, located between the glass and the imaging device, which transmits rays with a specific wavelength of the reflected light. A lens is provided in front of the imaging device, and a focus of the lens is adjusted to a point beyond the glass, and an image processor is provided which processes an image captured by the imaging device and detects moisture on the glass.

Rain/moisture and object imaging system for vehicle

In this light distribution control device in order to provide a vehicular lighting fixture for an Adaptive Frontlighting System (AFS) in which a lot of light distribution patterns can be set without making the entire lighting fixture larger, beams which link said movable substrates to said inner frames and beams which link said inner frames to said outer frame are mutually orthogonal, and a light distribution pattern is set by deforming under torsion the beams which link said movable substrates to said inner frames and the beams which link said inner frames to said outer frame, and swinging each of said movable substrates with respect to said outer frame in the biaxial directions independently.

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Ken Ohsumi