Patent ID: 6989736
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A monitoring device for a motor vehicle having a front bumper and having an interior cabin, the device comprising: at least one display device located in the interior cabin of the vehicle; the front bumper including a carrier unit; said carrier unit including a first camera having a field of view of a first area to the left adjacent the vehicle and a second camera having a field of view of a second area to the right adjacent the vehicle; said carrier unit adapted to pivot from an operating position to a retracted position; said first and second cameras being above the front bumper when said carrier unit in said operating position; said first and second cameras being within the front bumper when said carrier unit is in said retracted position; said sides of the vehicle observed by said first and second cameras when said carrier unit pivots to said operating position; images captured by said first and second cameras when in said operating position displayed on the display device; said carrier unit pivotally moving from said operating position to said retracted position when said side views are not desired; and wherein the monitoring device interacts with a lighting device.