Patent ID: 7499100
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A support structure for attaching a stereoscopic camera apparatus in a vehicle having a body frame including two spaced apart side frames and a lower cross member having upwardly extending end portions, and a radiator supported at a middle part of the cross member, said support structure configured and arranged to attach a plurality of cameras of the stereoscopic camera apparatus to the body frame of the vehicle in order to stereoscopically capture images surrounding the vehicle, said support structure comprising: a lateral stay for coupling the plurality of cameras with each other, the lateral stay extending in a vehicle width direction across a front portion of the vehicle body frame below the side frames; and plural brackets for fixing the lateral stay or the plurality of cameras to the lower cross member having terminal ends connected to front end parts of the side frames at both sides of an engine room, wherein a first camera of the plurality of cameras has a center which is disposed below the lateral stay between a first end of the cross member and the radiator on a passenger's side of the vehicle, and a second camera of the plurality of cameras has a center which is disposed below the lateral stay between a second end of the cross member and the radiator on a driver's side of the vehicle.