Mekra Lang Gmbh & Co. Kg

Lang Mekra North America

Mekra Lang North America, LLC

Zeppelin Baumaschinen Gmbh

Resch-Ka-Tec Gmbh

Werner Lang

Wolfgang Seiboth

Stefan Centmayer

Albrecht Popp

Elmar Finkenberger

Simon Deffner

Michael Witzke

Andreas Redlingshöfer

Sebastian Heger

Andreas Enz

Matthias Zink

Manuel Kunz

Stefan Bauer

Jaap-Jan Snel

Georg Hecht

Peter Geissendoerfer

Michael Hornung

Jon Hohenhaus

Jens Stürzenhofecker

Peter Geissendörfer

Klaus Eckerl

Andreas Redlingshoefer

Thomas Reinhard

Orhan Kilic

Jens Stuerzenhofecker

Alexander Wotschal

Rolf Reitz De Swardt

Markus Meier

Alexandre Petroff

Jürgen Pfanz

Jochen Bauer

Harald Emmert

Christian Rebelein

Johann Fellner

Franziska Geuder

Ralf Wattenbach

Martin Ell

Peter Geißendörfer

Frederick Moulton

Christian Traub

Achim Schmidt

Jochen Denkfelder

Willi Felbinger

Florian Schneider

Markus Pauly

Bastian Renk

Stefan Schinzer

Michael Scheffold

Hubert Mariutti

Gerald Kutschera

Uwe Rehor

Astrid Reschke

The invention relates to an indirect rear viewing system for a motor vehicle having a supporting element for fastening at least one reflective element, wherein the supporting element has a coupling region for a position variable fastening/attachment to an adjusting element, which in turn can be attached to the vehicle, wherein the coupling region contacts a counter contact regions, of the adjusting element, wherein interlocking anti rotation means are present on the supporting element and on the adjusting element, wherein the anti rotation means are forming an index geometry, which, in a first operating state, permits an adjustment of the supporting element relative to the adjusting element about two axes of rotation, which are transverse to one another, and, in at least a second operating state, permits a basic position change of the supporting element relative to the adjusting element about a third axis of rotation which is aligned transversely to the two other axes of rotation.

Indirect rear viewing system with index geometry comprising an adjustment ball with overtwist indexing

Method for verifying indirect view system provides image capture unit () with image sensor (), image processing unit (), reproduction unit () and reference transducer () at a position at the vehicle (), such that the reference transducer () lies in a recording portion of the image capture unit () and is depicted on the image sensor (). The reference transducer () is defined at a reference transducer target position () on the image sensor (). Image data of at least one recording portion () around the vehicle () are captured on sensor () and reproduced on unit (). Then, a reference transducer current position () of the transducer () is determined on the image sensor () and the reference transducer current position () is compared with the reference transducer target position () to that extent whether reference transducer current position () is equal reference transducer target positon ().

Method for verifying an indirect view system

The invention relates to an indirect rear view system for a motor vehicle, having a bearing element for fastening at least one reflection element, wherein the bearing element forms a coupling region for variable-position attachment to a vehicle-attachable adjustment element, wherein the coupling region for contacting a spherical connection region of the adjustment element has a first contact area and a second contact area axially offset with respect thereto wherein an imaginary separation surface extends through the region of transition of a main body of the bearing element into the coupling region of the bearing element, wherein the first contact area is arranged on one side of the imaginary separation surface and the second contact area is arranged on the opposite other side of the imaginary separation surface. The invention also relates to an assembly method for coupling a bearing element of the indirect rear view system according to the invention to the adjustment element, wherein the bearing element is moved from the direction of the reflection element towards the adjustment element.

Indirect rear view system with contact areas of a bearing element on both sides of a separation surface, load-optimized adjustment ball, and assembly method for an indirect rear view system

A view system for a vehicle () with a tractor () and a trailer (). The view system has a capture unit () with an image sensor () for capturing image data of an area of view, around the vehicle, a processing unit () for processing the image data, and a reproduction unit () for reproducing at least one first image section () and one second image section () of the area of view () captured by the capture unit (). The processing unit provides different resolutions of image data depending on the position of the tractor with respect to the trailer.

View system for capturing a vehicle environment

An indirect viewing system for a vehicle has at least one image capture device () having an image sensor () for continuously taking images at a first frame rate, an image memory () that temporarily stores images for processing that is temporally after the images are captured, and an image processing device () adapted to continuously compute at least one new image from at least two successively taken images, the computed new images having a second frame rate different from the first frame rate, and an image output device () for outputting the continuously computed new images at the second frame rate.

Indirect viewing system and method for adjusting a frame rate

Camera system having a camera for a vehicle (F) for capturing the environment around the vehicle and a protection element. The camera has an optical element, with a light incidence portion (EB) and a retainer, which supports the optical element. The protection element is provided separately to the optical element and the retainer and is positioned at least on the light incidence portion (EB) of the optical element. The protection element has a sight opening, which exposes a use portion (NB) of the light incidence portion (EB). At least one gap between the optical element and the protection element for receiving a water drop (T), which is located on the use portion (NB), and a water drainage opening s distal from the sight opening is provided.

Camera system

For a vehicle () with a tractor () and a trailer (), a view system has a capture unit () with an image sensor () for capturing image data of an area of view, around the vehicle, a processing unit () for processing the image data, and a reproduction unit () for reproducing at least one first image section () and one second image section () of the area of view () captured by the capture unit (). The processing unit provides different resolutions of image data depending on the position of the tractor with respect to the trailer.

An adjustment unit for an indirect vision system is indicated, which comprises a first and a second component connected to a support structure of an indirect vision system by as little connecting elements as possible. The interface of the adjustment unit to the support structure is to be able to withstand robust mechanical requirements in a small installation space. Due to the second component including a pressure distribution element which extends transversely to a longitudinal direction of the main connecting member, and due to the fact that pressure is applied to the pressure distribution element by the main connecting element, the forces introduced and centrally acting on the pressure distribution element and thus on the second component are equally distributed in a direction transverse to the main connecting element. Traction with the support structure therefore is no longer performed centrally, but spreaded over a transverse extension of the second component. As a result, dimensional changes due to aging&#x2014;creep behavior of plastics&#x2014;can be compensated and distortion of the individual components is reduced.

Adjustment unit for an indirect vision system

A viewing system for a vehicle having a towing vehicle () and a trailer () pivotally mounted on the towing vehicle (), with a first acquisition device () for capturing first image data of a first area; a second acquisition device () for capturing second image data of a second area overlapping the first area, wherein the first and second acquisition devices () have different optical characteristics; a device () for processing the first and second image data to extract first () and second () image areas; display () for same-filed displaying the image areas; a pivot angle determining device to determine pivot angle between towing vehicle () and trailer (); and a display switch for switching display of the first area and second area on a switching condition.

Viewing system for a vehicle and method of switching between image areas displayed by the viewing system

A view system (A,B) for a vehicle () has at least one image capture unit (A,B) for capturing image data of an area around the vehicle (), wherein the image capture unit (A,B) has an image sensor (A,B) and an optical element (A,B), at least one image processing unit (A,B) for processing the image data captured by the image capture unit, and at least one light source () for illuminating the optical element (A,B). The view system is configured to highlight the recognizability of a foreign particle (S, T), which is located on the optical element (A,B), on the image sensor (A,B) of the image capture unit (A,B) by means of the illumination of the optical element (A,B).

View system for a vehicle

A view system (A,B) for a vehicle () has an image capture unit (A,B) for capturing image data of a portion around a vehicle (), an image processing unit (A,B) for processing the captured image data, and an image reproduction unit (A,B) for reproducing the processed image data. Included are an image sensor () and an optical element having a distortion curve. The image data are distorted dependent on the position of the image sensor according to the distortion curve. The image processing unit (A,B) is adapted for taking at least one partial portion (') from the image data of the image sensor (), wherein the geometry of the partial portion (&#x2032;) is dependent on the position of the partial portion (&#x2032;) on the image sensor ().

A socket joint device includes a first and a second joint component (). The first joint component () has a spherical surface element () with a convex or concave exterior (). The exterior () of the spherical surface element () is part of a spherical surface. An engagement mechanism () engages over the spherical surface element (), so that the engagement mechanism () and the spherical surface element () contact one another via a first contact surface (). A spherical cap-shaped receptacle () in the first or second joint component () and an associated convex spherical cap () in the respective other joint component result in a second contact surface () that has a smaller radius of curvature Rthan the radius of curvature Rof the spherical surface element ().

Socket joint device, fastening device, and indirect visual system for vehicles

A holding apparatus () for a vehicle has a first element () attachable to the vehicle (), a second element () movably connected with the first element () via a bearing mechanism, an image capture unit (A,B) attached to the second element () and configured to capture a capture area around the vehicle (), and a signal unit () configured to detect the position of the first element () relative to the second element (). The signal unit () has a signal device () adapted to output a signal (S) and a signal transmitter () configured to operate the signal device () dependent on a position of the first element () to the second element () such that it outputs a signal (S).

Holding apparatus for a vehicle

A viewing system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, includes an image capture unit, a computing unit, and a reproducing unit. The image capture unit includes a lens, which has an optical axis, and a digital image sensing unit, and is configured to be attached to the vehicle such that a viewing area on the side of the vehicle is sensed with at least one part of a first legally-prescribed field of view and with at least one part of a second legally-prescribed field of view. The lens is disposed with respect to the digital image sensing unit such that the optical axis extends through the part of the first legally-prescribed field of view that is reproduced on the digital image sensing unit.

Viewing system for vehicles, in particular commercial vehicles

The description relates to a bearing assembly for rotatably or pivotally connecting a first () and a second () component to each other, wherein the two components () are connected by a connecting element () disposed to be coaxial to a rotary or pivot axis (A); each of the two components () comprises at least one first contact zone (), the contact zones () having first abutment faces () which are complementary with respect to each other; the respective first abutment faces () being urged towards each other with an elastic preload force by a biasing part; and a latching geometry acting as a first latching means () being arranged between the first abutment faces (). Each of the two components () has at least one second contact zone ().

Bearing assembly, fastening device herewith, and mounting part for vehicles comprising said fastening device

Growing community of inventors

Ergersheim, Germany

Werner Lang