Patent ID: 9041552
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B60R,G08G

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting a blind spot for a driver of a vehicle, comprising: a side mirror arranged on a body of the vehicle, wherein the side mirror includes a side mirror body having a mirror chamber for holding a mirror, and a supporting structure; and a detection system physically coupled with the side mirror to detect an object in a desired detection zone of the detection system, the desired detection zone covering the blind spot, wherein the detection system includes: a detection module is arranged at a first desired detection angle against a centerline of the vehicle via a pivot for generating the desired detection zone covering the blind spot, the detection module including at least one of a transmitter and a receiver; wherein the detection system is integrated with the side mirror body via the pivot; and an alert indicator configured to send an alert light to the driver at a predetermined angle such that the alert light does not interfere with drivers of other vehicles close to the vehicle, wherein: the detection system is integrated into the side mirror body, and forming part of an exterior of the side mirror body at a far-side with respect to the vehicle body of the side mirror body to form the mirror chamber, via the pivot such that the detection system is capable of rotating horizontally along the pivot; the alert indicator is placed on a part of the detection system also acting as an inner side of the side mirror body such that the alert indicator facing the driver of the vehicle at the predetermined angle; and the detection system has an inner chamber independently and separately from the mirror chamber for housing the detection module.