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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Yoichi Iwata, Nagoya, JP;
Tetsunori Haraguchi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Masahiko Yanagihara, Nisshin, JP;
Kazuya Watanabe, Anjo, JP;
Yu Tanaka, Aichi-ken, JP;
Jun Kadowaki, Anjo, JP;
Yoichi Iwata, Nagoya, JP;
Tetsunori Haraguchi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Masahiko Yanagihara, Nisshin, JP;
Kazuya Watanabe, Anjo, JP;
Yu Tanaka, Aichi-ken, JP;
Jun Kadowaki, Anjo, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A parking assist apparatus () has: an identifying portion () that identifies a target parking position when the vehicle is at a temporary stop position having a predetermined positional relation with the target parking position; a parking-assisting portion () that assists steering operation of a driver of the vehicle based on the target parking position when parking the vehicle. For facilitating the driver to visually confirm a positional relation between a specific portion of the target parking position and the vehicle, the parking assist apparatus includes at least one of a polarizing film (), auxiliary mirror (), member () provided on a vehicle mirror and extending in the vehicle lateral direction, transparent portion () provided in a passenger-side door, adjusting device () that adjusts the direction of the lower edge of the vehicle mirror, irradiating device () that radiates a laser, optical-axis adjusting portion () that adjusts an optical axis of a headlight of the vehicle.