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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuichi Watano, Shizuoka, JP;
Yukio Nomura, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Nakanishi, Shizuoka, JP;
Teppei Muramatsu, Shizuoka, JP;
Yichao Xie, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/657 (2018.01); B60Q 1/068 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/657 (2018.01); B60Q 1/068 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract
A first camera unit () acquires an image including at least an area ahead of a vehicle based on a first optical axis (X). A second camera unit () acquires an image including at least an area on the left of the vehicle based on a second optical axis (X). When viewed from an up-down direction of the vehicle, the first optical axis (X) and the second optical axis (X) intersect with each other.