Device for monitoring a distance between a vehicle and an object

摘要

A device for monitoring a distance between a vehicle and object, including distance sensors mounted in the front and/or rear vehicle region(s), an electronic unit connected thereto, and a display device for visually and/or acoustically displaying distances. The electronic unit generating a full warning signal even prior to reaching the predefined minimum limiting value for an ascertained distance at an established first warning distance value which is greater than the minimum limiting value of a first sensor, if a distance, which is smaller than a first limiting value, is ascertained by a direct echo of the first sensor, the first limiting value being greater than the minimum limiting value of the first sensor, and if a distance, which is greater than a second limiting value, is ascertained by a direct echo of the second sensor, the second limiting value being greater than the minimum limiting value of the second sensor.

主权项

1. A device for monitoring a distance between a vehicle and an object, comprising:
distance sensors mountable in a front region and/or a rear region of the vehicle, a first distance sensor being positioned in a region of a vehicle corner and a second distance sensor being positioned spaced apart from the first sensor in a direction of the center of the vehicle for monitoring a distance region surrounding the vehicle corner; an electronic unit connected to the distance sensors, which generates a full warning signal upon reaching a predefined minimum limiting value of a distance ascertained by the distance sensors; and a display device for visually and/or acoustically displaying distances; wherein the electronic unit is configured to generate a full warning signal even prior to reaching the predefined minimum limiting value for an ascertained distance at an established first warning distance value which is greater than the minimum limiting value of a sensor, if a first distance ascertained by a direct echo of the first sensor is smaller than a first limiting value, the first limiting value being greater than the minimum limiting value of the first sensor, and if a second distance ascertained by a direct echo of the second sensor is greater than a second limiting value, the second limiting value being greater than a minimum limiting value of the second sensor, wherein the first limiting value defines a first limiting distance from the first sensor, a first area being defined within the first limiting distance from the first sensor, wherein the second limiting value defines a second limiting distance from the second sensor, a second area being defined outside the second limiting distance from the second sensor, and wherein a first region of the first area is overlapping the second area and a second region of the first area is not overlapping the second area, the full warning signal being generated if the object is detected within the first region, the full warning signal not being generated if the object is detected within the second region.