ELECTRONIC MIRROR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC MIRROR SYSTEM USING SAME

摘要

An electronic mirror apparatus includes: a display unit having a display screen, a mirror disposed over the screen, a drive mechanism for changing an angle of the mirror, and a controller. The controller is electrically coupled with the display unit, the drive mechanism, an illuminance sensor for monitoring illuminance of light incident from a vehicle's rearward direction, and a camera for shooting a rearward view. The controller, when the display unit is OFF and the vehicle is in a dark environment, monitors the illuminance of the light incident from the rearward direction, based on an output of the sensor. The controller, when the illuminance of the light becomes equal to or larger than a threshold value, instructs the drive mechanism to adjust the angle of the mirror to an antiglare angle and instructs the display unit to display an image that is shot by the camera and regulated in luminance.

主权项

1. An electronic mirror apparatus to be mounted in a vehicle, for providing a driver of the vehicle with a rear view, the apparatus comprising:
a display unit including a display screen; a mirror disposed over the display screen; a drive mechanism for changing an angle of the mirror; and a controller electrically coupled with the display unit, the drive mechanism, an illuminance sensor for monitoring illuminance of light incident from the rearward direction of the vehicle, and a camera for shooting an image in the rearward direction of the vehicle, wherein the controller: when the display unit is in an OFF state and the vehicle is in a dark environment, monitors the illuminance of the light incident from the rearward direction of the vehicle based on an output from the illuminance sensor; and when the illuminance of the light incident from the rearward direction of the vehicle becomes equal to or larger than a threshold value, instructs the drive mechanism to adjust the angle of the minor to an antiglare angle and also instructs the display unit to display the image shot by the camera and being regulated in luminance.