Inner rear-view mirror assembly for vehicle and vehicle with inner rear-view mirror assembly

Abstract

The utility model discloses an inside rear-view mirror assembly for a vehicle and the vehicle with the inside rear-view mirror assembly, the inside rear-view mirror assembly comprises a support suitable for being connected with the vehicle, and a plurality of installation spaces opened towards a front windshield of the vehicle are formed on the support; the plurality of camera assemblies are respectively accommodated in the corresponding mounting spaces; the inner rearview mirror is rotatably arranged on the bracket; wherein at least one of the plurality of camera assemblies is configured to be a long-distance camera assembly, and at least another one of the plurality of camera assemblies is configured to be a short-distance camera assembly. According to the inside rear-view mirror assembly designed by the utility model, the inside rear-view mirror assembly can shoot and record a vehicle front-view long-distance image and a vehicle front-view short-distance image, and the combination of the vehicle front-view long-distance image and the vehicle front-view short-distance image can more intuitively and clearly restore a real scene on site, so that a traffic control department is prevented from misjudging traffic accidents; and the traffic accident liability fixing efficiency of a traffic control department can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of vehicles, in particular to an interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle and a vehicle having the interior rearview mirror assembly. Background Art

[0002] In the related technology, the on-board recorder is used to record the driving conditions of the vehicle during driving. After a traffic accident occurs, the traffic management department can retrieve the vehicle driving records stored in the on-board recorder to determine the responsibility for the accident. In the existing technology, the on-board recorder captures a single image. When a traffic accident occurs and the driving image is retrieved, the driving image cannot clearly restore the scene when the accident occurred, which makes it difficult for the traffic management department to determine the responsibility and makes the driver take a long time to deal with the traffic accident. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, one purpose of the utility model is to propose an interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle. According to the interior rearview mirror assembly designed by the utility model, the interior rearview mirror assembly can shoot and record the vehicle's front long-distance image and the vehicle's front close-up image. The combination of the vehicle's front long-distance image and the vehicle's front close-up image can more intuitively and clearly restore the real scene on the scene, avoid the traffic control department from misjudging traffic accidents, and improve the efficiency of the traffic control department in determining the responsibility for traffic accidents.

[0004] The utility model also provides a vehicle with the interior rearview mirror assembly.

[0005] According to the utility model, the interior rearview mirror assembly includes: a bracket, which is suitable for being connected to a vehicle and is formed with a plurality of installation spaces open toward the front windshield of the vehicle; a camera assembly, which is constructed into a plurality of and respectively accommodated in the corresponding installation spaces; an interior rearview mirror, which is rotatably arranged on the bracket; wherein at least one of the plurality of camera assemblies is constructed as a long-range camera assembly, and at least another one of the plurality of camera assemblies is constructed as a close-range camera assembly.

[0006] According to the interior rearview mirror assembly of the present invention, at least one of the multiple camera assemblies is constructed as a long-range camera assembly, and at least another one of the multiple camera assemblies is constructed as a close-up camera assembly, so that the interior rearview mirror assembly of the present application can capture and record the vehicle's front long-range image and the vehicle's front close-up image. The combination of the vehicle's front long-range image and the vehicle's front close-up image can more intuitively and clearly restore the real scene at the scene, avoid the traffic management department's misjudgment of traffic accidents, and improve the efficiency of the traffic management department in determining responsibility for traffic accidents.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the bracket includes: a shell, in which a plurality of the installation spaces and a first wall facing the front windshield of the vehicle are formed, and a plurality of openings are arranged on the first wall, and each of the openings is respectively connected to the plurality of the installation spaces; a connecting bracket, one end of the connecting bracket is connected to the shell, and the other end of the connecting bracket is rotatably connected to the interior rearview mirror.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, a second wall adjacent to or opposite to the first wall is further formed on the shell, and the connecting bracket is formed on the second wall.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the utility model, it also includes: a collection line, one end of which is arranged on the shell and connected to the camera assembly, and the other end of the collection line is fixed to the connecting bracket and connected to the rearview mirror.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the connecting bracket includes: a bracket body, the bracket body is formed on the second wall, and a clamping portion suitable for clamping the collection line is formed on the bracket body; a ball head, the ball head is arranged at the free end of the bracket body and cooperates with the rearview mirror to be rotatably connected; wherein the collection line passes through the ball head and is connected to the rearview mirror.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the utility model, a mounting hole suitable for accommodating the ball head is formed on the side of the interior rearview mirror facing the front windshield, and the inner wall of the mounting hole is provided with a plurality of claws cooperating with the ball head.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the utility model, mounting seats spaced apart in the width direction are formed on the front windshield, and connecting ears are respectively provided on both sides of the shell in the width direction, and the connecting ears respectively cooperate with the mounting seats.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the utility model, two installation spaces arranged sequentially in the width direction are formed on the shell, and the long-range camera assembly and the short-range camera assembly are respectively arranged in the two installation spaces.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the long-range camera assembly is provided with a first camera, and the close-range camera assembly is provided with a second camera, and the first camera and the second camera are respectively opposite to the plurality of openings and are arranged parallel to each other.

[0015] A vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described below.

[0016] The vehicle according to the utility model includes the interior rearview mirror assembly described in any one of the above embodiments. Since the vehicle according to the utility model is provided with the interior rearview mirror assembly of the above embodiments, the camera assembly of the vehicle is not easy to tilt, thereby avoiding the driver from constantly adjusting the angle of the camera assembly, thereby improving the driving safety factor.

[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and easily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0019] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an inner rearview mirror assembly according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a vehicle windshield provided with a mounting seat according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the housing body and the end cover of the interior rearview mirror assembly according to an embodiment of the utility model.

[0022] Reference numerals: 1, interior rearview mirror assembly; 2, front windshield;

[0023] 10. bracket; 11. shell; 111. shell body; 112. end cover; 12. bracket body; 13. ball head; 14. connecting lug;

[0024] 20. Camera assembly;

[0025] 30. Interior rearview mirror; 31. Clamping claw;

[0026] 40. Collection line; 50. Mounting seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0028] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0029] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0030] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or can communicate with each other; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0031] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0032] In the related technology, the on-board recorder is used to record the driving conditions of the vehicle during driving. After a traffic accident occurs, the traffic management department can retrieve the vehicle driving records stored in the on-board recorder to determine the responsibility for the accident. In the existing technology, the on-board recorder captures a single image. When a traffic accident occurs and the driving image is retrieved, the driving image cannot clearly restore the scene when the accident occurred, which makes it difficult for the traffic management department to determine the responsibility and makes the driver take a long time to deal with the traffic accident.

[0033] Reference below Figure 1-Figure 3 An interior rearview mirror assembly 1 for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention is described.

[0034] like Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, according to the utility model, the interior rearview mirror assembly 1 includes: a bracket 10, a camera assembly 20 and an interior rearview mirror 30, the bracket 10 is suitable for being connected to a vehicle, a plurality of installation spaces open toward a front windshield 2 of the vehicle are formed on the bracket 10, the camera assembly 20 is constructed in plurality and respectively accommodated in corresponding installation spaces, and the interior rearview mirror 30 is rotatably arranged on the bracket 10; wherein at least one of the plurality of camera assemblies 20 is constructed as a long-range camera assembly 20, and at least another one of the plurality of camera assemblies 20 is constructed as a close-range camera assembly 20.

[0035] It is understandable that the bracket 10 of the present application is fixed to the vehicle, and a plurality of installation spaces are formed in the bracket 10, and the plurality of installation spaces are respectively suitable for installing a plurality of camera assemblies 20, and the inner walls of the plurality of installation spaces can limit and fix the plurality of camera assemblies 20, so that the plurality of camera assemblies 20 can be stably installed on the vehicle, and avoid the camera assemblies 20 from being skewed due to the driver's contact with the camera assemblies 20. At the same time, since the camera assemblies 20 are fixed to the vehicle through the bracket, even if the driver touches the bracket 10, the bracket 10 will not be skewed, that is, after the driver touches the bracket 10, the camera assemblies 20 can still stably record the vehicle's front view image. It is worth noting that since the camera assemblies 20 are limited and fixed in the installation space, when the vehicle is driving on a bumpy road, the shaking of the vehicle will not cause the camera assemblies 20 to be skewed.

[0036] The bracket 10 is suitable for integrating the inner rearview mirror 30 and the plurality of camera assemblies 20, and the plurality of camera assemblies 20 are respectively accommodated in the plurality of installation spaces of the bracket 10, so that the inner rearview mirror assembly 1 is more compact and smaller in size, and the space occupied by the inner rearview mirror assembly 1 and the plurality of camera assemblies 20 in the vehicle is reduced. The inner rearview mirror 30 is rotatably arranged on the bracket 10, and the driver can adjust the viewing angle of the inner rearview mirror 30 by rotating the inner rearview mirror 30, so that the driver can observe the rear view image of the vehicle conveniently.

[0037] Among the multiple camera assemblies 20, at least one is constructed as a long-range camera assembly, which is suitable for photographing and recording the long-range image of the vehicle's front view, and at least another is constructed as a close-up camera assembly, which is suitable for photographing and recording the close-up image of the vehicle's front view. The long-range camera assembly cooperates with the close-up camera assembly so that the interior rearview mirror assembly 1 of the present application can photograph and record the long-range and close-up images of the vehicle's front view, so that the vehicle's front view images recorded by the interior rearview mirror assembly 1 of the present application are more complete and richer. When a traffic accident occurs and the traffic control department retrieves the recorded vehicle's front view images, the traffic control department can combine the vehicle's long-range image with the vehicle's close-up image to more intuitively and clearly judge the real scene at the time of the traffic accident, thereby avoiding misjudgment by the traffic control department, and can improve the efficiency of the traffic control department in determining responsibility and reduce the time it takes for drivers to deal with traffic accidents.

[0038] According to the interior rearview mirror assembly 1 involved in the present invention, at least one of the multiple camera assemblies 20 is constructed as a long-range camera assembly, and at least another one of the multiple camera assemblies 20 is constructed as a close-up camera assembly, so that the interior rearview mirror assembly 1 of the present application can shoot and record the vehicle's front long-range image and the vehicle's front close-up image. The combination of the vehicle's front long-range image and the vehicle's front close-up image can restore the real scene more intuitively and clearly, avoid the traffic control department from misjudging traffic accidents, and can improve the efficiency of the traffic control department in determining responsibility for traffic accidents.

[0039] According to some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the bracket 10 includes: a housing 11 and a connecting bracket. A plurality of installation spaces and a first wall facing the front windshield 2 of the vehicle are formed in the housing 11. A plurality of openings are provided on the first wall. Each opening is respectively connected to a plurality of installation spaces. One end of the connecting bracket is connected to the housing 11, and the other end of the connecting bracket is rotatably connected to the inner rearview mirror 30. It can be understood that the plurality of installation spaces in the housing 11 are respectively suitable for accommodating a plurality of camera assemblies 20. The housing 11 is rotatably connected to the inner rearview mirror 30 through the connecting bracket. The connecting bracket is suitable for spacing the inner rearview mirror 30 from the housing 11 to avoid interference between the inner rearview mirror 30 and the housing 11 when the inner rearview mirror 30 rotates, thereby avoiding the housing 11 from affecting the rotation of the inner rearview mirror 30.

[0040] According to some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the housing 11 is also formed with a second wall adjacent to or opposite to the first wall, and the connecting bracket is formed on the second wall. It can be understood that the housing 11 is formed with a second wall, and the connecting bracket is formed on the second wall, and the second wall can be arranged adjacent to the first wall, or the second wall can be arranged opposite to the first wall, and this is not limited here.

[0041] In some embodiments, the shell 11 includes a shell body 111 and an end cover 112, a plurality of installation spaces are formed in the shell body 111, and a mounting opening is formed in the shell body 111, the mounting opening is arranged opposite to the first wall, and the second wall is arranged adjacent to the first wall, and the end cover 112 is connected to the shell body 111 to close the mounting opening, thereby, the camera assembly 20 can be arranged in the installation space through the mounting opening, and the end cover 112 is connected to the shell body 111 when the camera assembly 20 is installed, which facilitates the installation of the camera assembly 20 and improves the assembly efficiency of the rearview mirror assembly 1.

[0042] According to some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the rearview mirror assembly 1 further includes: a collection line 40, one end of which is disposed on the housing 11 and connected to the camera assembly 20, and the other end of which is fixed to the connecting bracket and connected to the rearview mirror 30. In some embodiments, the rearview mirror assembly 1 is constructed as an electronic rearview mirror assembly 1, and the collection line 40 is suitable for transmitting the image captured by the camera assembly 20 to the rearview mirror 30, and the rearview mirror 30 is provided with a display screen, which can display the image captured by the camera assembly 20 in real time.

[0043] According to some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the connecting bracket includes: a bracket body 12 and a ball head 13, the bracket body 12 is formed on the second wall, and a clamping portion suitable for clamping the collection line 40 is formed on the bracket body 12, and the ball head 13 is arranged at the free end of the bracket body 12 and cooperates with the inner rearview mirror 30 to be rotatably connected; wherein the collection line 40 passes through the ball head 13 and is connected to the inner rearview mirror 30. It can be understood that the clamping portion is suitable for limiting the collection line 40, so that the routing of the collection line 40 is neater, and the collection line 40 passes through the ball head 13 and is connected to the inner rearview mirror 30, which can avoid the exposure of the connector of the collection line 40, thereby avoiding the driver accidentally touching the connector of the collection line 40 and causing the connection between the inner rearview mirror 30 and the collection line 40 to be unstable, so that the collection line 40 can stably transmit the vehicle front view image taken by the camera assembly 20 to the inner rearview mirror 30.

[0044] According to some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1-Figure 3As shown, a mounting hole suitable for accommodating a ball head is formed on the side of the interior rearview mirror 30 facing the front windshield 2, and a plurality of claws 31 cooperating with the ball head 13 are provided on the inner wall of the mounting hole. It can be understood that a mounting groove suitable for accommodating the ball head 13 is defined between the plurality of claws 31, and the plurality of claws 31 can be selectively deformed toward or away from the mounting groove to facilitate connection or separation of the ball head 13 with the plurality of claws 31, and after the ball head 13 is accommodated in the mounting groove, the plurality of claws 31 are deformed toward the mounting groove to restrict the ball head 13 in the mounting groove, so that the ball head 13 can be stably accommodated in the mounting groove, thereby allowing the interior rearview mirror 30 to be stably connected to the connecting bracket.

[0045] According to some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the front windshield 2 is formed with mounting seats 50 spaced apart in the width direction, and the housing 11 is respectively provided with connecting ears 14 on both sides in the width direction. The two ends of the housing 11 in the width direction are respectively connected and matched with the two mounting seats 50 through the two connecting ears 14, so that the housing 11 can be stably connected to the front windshield 2, thereby improving the installation stability of the interior rearview mirror assembly 1. In some embodiments, the mounting seat 50 is provided with a threaded hole, and the connecting ear 14 is provided with a through hole corresponding to the threaded hole. The bolt passes through the through hole and is threadedly connected with the threaded hole to fix the connecting ear 14 to the mounting seat 50.

[0046] According to some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, two installation spaces are formed on the housing 11 and arranged in sequence in the width direction, and a telephoto camera assembly and a close-up camera assembly are respectively arranged in the two installation spaces. It can be understood that one of the two installation spaces is suitable for accommodating the telephoto camera assembly, and the other of the two installation spaces is suitable for accommodating the close-up camera assembly. When installing the camera assembly 20, it is only necessary to accommodate the telephoto camera assembly and the close-up camera assembly in the two installation spaces respectively. The camera assembly 20 is easy to install, which improves the installation efficiency of the camera assembly 20.

[0047] According to some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, the long-range camera component is provided with a first camera, and the close-range camera component is provided with a second camera. The first camera and the second camera are respectively opposite to the multiple openings and are arranged parallel to each other. Therefore, the first camera and the second camera can respectively shoot and record the vehicle's front long-range image and the vehicle's front close-up image through the corresponding openings. When a traffic accident occurs and the driving image is retrieved, the vehicle's front long-range image and the vehicle's front close-up image are combined to clearly present the scene when the accident occurred, which is convenient for the traffic management department to determine the responsibility for the traffic accident and reduces the time spent by the driver in handling the traffic accident.

[0048] The vehicle according to the present utility model is briefly described below.

[0049] The vehicle according to the utility model is provided with the interior rearview mirror assembly 1 of the above-mentioned embodiment. Since the vehicle according to the utility model is provided with the interior rearview mirror assembly 1 described in any one of the above-mentioned embodiments, the camera assembly 20 of the vehicle is not easy to be skewed, thereby avoiding the driver to adjust the angle of the camera assembly 20 all the time, thereby improving the driving safety factor.

[0050] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in this specification.

[0051] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments described above.

Claims

1. An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle, characterized in that: include: A bracket (10), the bracket (10) being suitable for connection with a vehicle, and the bracket (10) being formed with a plurality of installation spaces open toward a front windshield (2) of the vehicle; A camera assembly (20), the camera assembly (20) being structured in a plurality and respectively accommodated in corresponding installation spaces; An inner rearview mirror (30), the inner rearview mirror (30) being rotatably arranged on the bracket (10); wherein At least one of the plurality of camera assemblies (20) is configured as a long-distance camera assembly, and at least another one of the plurality of camera assemblies (20) is configured as a short-distance camera assembly.

2. The interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support (10) comprises: A housing (11), wherein a plurality of the installation spaces and a first wall facing the front windshield (2) of the vehicle are formed in the housing (11), a plurality of openings are arranged on the first wall, and each of the openings is respectively connected to the plurality of the installation spaces; A connecting bracket, one end of which is connected to the housing (11), and the other end of which is rotatably connected to the interior rearview mirror (30).

3. The interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that: The housing (11) is also provided with a second wall adjacent to or opposite to the first wall, and the connecting bracket is formed on the second wall.

4. The interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle according to claim 3, characterized in that: Also includes: A collection line (40), one end of which is arranged on the housing (11) and connected to the camera assembly (20), and the other end of which is fixed to the connecting bracket and connected to the rearview mirror (30).

5. The interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connecting bracket comprises: A bracket body (12), the bracket body (12) being formed on the second wall, and a clamping portion suitable for clamping the collection line (40) is formed on the bracket body (12); A ball head (13), the ball head (13) being arranged at the free end of the bracket body (12) and cooperating with the inner rearview mirror (30) to be rotatably connected; wherein The acquisition line (40) passes through the ball head (13) and is connected to the inner rearview mirror (30).

6. The interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle according to claim 5, characterized in that: A mounting hole suitable for accommodating the ball head (13) is formed on the side of the interior rearview mirror (30) facing the front windshield (2), and the inner wall of the mounting hole is provided with a plurality of claws (31) that cooperate with the ball head (13).

7. The interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle according to claim 5, characterized in that: The front windshield (2) is formed with mounting seats (50) arranged at intervals in the width direction, and the shell (11) is respectively provided with connecting ears (14) on both sides in the width direction, and the connecting ears (14) are respectively matched with the mounting seats (50).

8. The interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that: The housing (11) is formed with two installation spaces arranged in sequence in the width direction, and the long-range camera assembly and the short-range camera assembly are respectively arranged in the two installation spaces.

9. The interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle according to claim 8, characterized in that: The long-distance camera assembly is provided with a first camera, and the short-distance camera assembly is provided with a second camera. The first camera and the second camera are respectively arranged opposite to the plurality of openings and parallel to each other.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that: The invention relates to an interior rearview mirror assembly (1) for a vehicle comprising the invention as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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