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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2004
Applicants:
Hideto Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toyoaki Kitano, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideto Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toyoaki Kitano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyko, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An obstacle detection device includes: a hyperboloidal mirror contained near a tip of a pole mounted at the corner of a vehicle; an image pickup unit for picking up an image shown in the hyperboloidal mirror; a signal processing circuit that performs an image signal processing for allowing easy viewability of the image picked up by the image pickup unit; and a display unit that is mounted in the vehicle compartment of the vehicle and displays the image signal processed by the signal processing circuit.