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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2002
Applicant:
Dick Eriksson, Alingsås, SE;
Inventor:
Dick Eriksson, Alingsås, SE;
Assignee:
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A night vision arrangement for a vehicle incorporating a camera. The camera comprises a window which is substantially transparent to infra-red light, a lens separate from the window, and an infra-red sensor to capture an image received through the window. A beam deflector is provided in alignment with the window to deflect a beam received through the window and directs the deflected beam through the lens on to the sensor. A display unit is provided to display the captured image to a driver of the vehicle.