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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Misako Kamiya, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/487 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/931 (2020.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/4876 (2013.01); G01S 7/4811 (2013.01); G01S 7/4817 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light emitting element emits detecting light toward an outside area of a vehicle. A light receiving element outputs a light receiving signal corresponding to reflected light. A processor detects information of the outside area on the basis of the light receiving signal. A translucent cover forms a part of an outer surface of the vehicle, and has a plurality of flat portions allowing passage of the detecting light. The processor excludes, from the information to be detected, a position corresponding a boundary portion between adjacent ones of the flat portions.