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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Ichikawa, Aichi, JP;
Toshiyuki Isogai, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/08 ; G02B 1/7182 ; G02B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/08 ; G02B 1/7182 ; G02B 1/700 ;
Abstract
A passenger compartment monitoring apparatus that guarantees the required monitoring area and can be installed in both right-hand and left-hand drive vehicles. The monitoring apparatus has a room mirror arranged in the passenger compartment and a plurality of imaging devices arranged in the room mirror. Each of the imaging devices is arranged in the room mirror at a predetermined angle so as to monitor a predetermined area in the passenger compartment regardless of whether the monitoring apparatus is installed in a right-hand or left-hand drive vehicle.