Abstract: An arrangement for capturing an image of a vehicle external area by a sensor which can be linked with an image displaying system in a vehicle cabin, the arrangement having a rotating housing connected to a vehicle body panel, operable between a resting position and operating position, a sensor disposed within the housing, and an actuation mechanism configured to place the sensor in a concealed position when the housing assumes its resting position and configured to place the sensor in an open position when the housing assumes its operating position allowing the sensor to capture an image of a vehicle external area. According to a second aspect, the invention concerns a vehicle comprising the image capturing arrangement.

Abstract: A display system for a vehicle that comprises at least two display units mounted within a vehicle so as to be positioned at both sides of a driver seat. The display units are adapted to display images captured by video cameras mounted outside the vehicle, wherein the orientation of each display unit relative to the driver seat is adjustable. The vehicle also includes a controller coupled to a display orientating device and a seat position sensor device and adapted to automatically control the display orientating device based on the seat position data received from the seat position sensor device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle comprising a chassis which has a longitudinal axis and which is supported by wheels; a cab mounted on the chassis, the cab including two side walls; a wind deflecting assembly comprising at least two side deflector panels, each side deflector panel having a front edge linked to a rear portion of the corresponding cab side wall and a rear edge, and extending vertically over at least part of the height of the corresponding cab side wall rear portion; and at least one lighting assembly which is mounted on a side deflector panel and which includes at least a working lamp configured to illuminate an area located rearward of the cab.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle (1), in particular an industrial vehicle, comprising: —a cab (5), —a sun visor (6) connected thereto, and —at least one sensor unit (7a, 7b, 7c), wherein the sensor unit (7a, 7b, 7c) comprises a protecting element (9) that is pivotally and/or slidably connected to the sun visor (6) and a sensing element (8) connected to the protecting element (9), and wherein the protecting element (9) is movable between a first position, in which the sensing element (8) is positioned inside a housing (10) of the sun visor (6) and is hidden by the protecting element (9), and a second position, in which the sensing element (8) is positioned outside of the said housing (10).

Abstract: Mechanism (1) to support at least one device (7) installed outside a vehicle (2), the mechanism (1) comprising: —a support base (3) fixed on the vehicle (2), —a wing (6) pivotally attached to the support base (3), the at least one device (7) being fixed to the wing, —a driving module (4) movably attached to the support base (3), —the support base (3) comprising a cam (8) enabling a linear displacement of the driving module (4) along the cam (8), —an arm (5) having one extremity (9) connected to the driving module (4) and an other extremity (10) connected to the wing (6) so that the arm (5) drives the folding and/or unfolding of the wing (6) according to the displacement of the driving module (4) along the cam (8).

Abstract: Vehicle (1) comprising a driver cab (2) and a monitoring device (15) for monitoring a front dead angle area in front of the driver cab (2), the driver cab (2) presenting a front surface (F), the monitoring device (15) comprising: —a front camera (16) having a field of view, —an arm (17) movably mounted to the driver cab (2) between a retracted position, in which said arm (17) extends along the front surface (F), and an active position in which said arm (17) is spaced apart from the front surface (F), wherein the front camera (16) is mounted to the arm (17) so that the field of view images the front dead angle area when the arm (17) is in the active position.

Abstract: A method for automatically adapting a view angle of a displayed image on a side screen of a rear vision system of a vehicle, said rear vision system having a side camera adapted to generate said displayed image according to a varying view angle between a minimal and maximal value, the method comprising following steps: obtaining instant GPS location data; obtaining a map; determining the location of the vehicle on the map at each determined interval; adapting the view angle of the displayed image in function of the location of the vehicle on the map, the view angle being set on a default value outside the merging portions and the view angle being varied according to a widening pattern along a merging portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a cab comprising a glass wall and an occultation system, the occultation system comprising a darkening device and being configured to allow the darkening device to move along a trajectory between an open position in which the darkening device does not obscure the glass wall and a closed position in which the darkening device obscures the glass wall, and a camera monitoring system comprising at least one camera configured to capture images of a scene outside the vehicle, and a display device configured to display the images captured by the camera, the display device being positioned in the cab, along the glass wall, wherein when the darkening device is in the closed position, the darkening device is configured to fully obscure the glass wall and to cover the display device.

Abstract: The camera assembly (50) comprises: —a supporting arm (51) having a main axis (A51), said supporting arm (51) including a first portion (41) and a second portion (42), the first portion (41) having a first end (53) provided with a mounting device (54) for mounting on a vehicle cab and a second end (57) coupled to the second portion (42); —a camera (52) arranged on said second portion (42) of the supporting arm (51), for providing an image of a surrounding area. The first portion (41) and the second portion (42) of the supporting arm (51) are coupled via coupling means (45) which are configured so that the second portion (42) can move relative to the first portion (41) between: —a first operative position, in which the camera (52) is adapted to provide an image of a first surrounding area; —and a second operative position, in which the camera (52) is adapted to provide an image of a second surrounding area distinct from the first surrounding area.

Abstract: This camera monitoring system (20) is intended for providing to a user a view of a scene captured by a camera. To that end, the camera monitoring system (20) comprises a wide angle camera (22A, 22B) for capturing a wide angle image of a scene, a determination unit (28) for determining an area of interest in the scene, an image treatment system (24A, 24B) for providing an undistorted portion, including the area of interest, of the wide angle image, and a display (26A, 26B) for displaying a continuous displayed image of the wide angle image. The displayed image comprises the undistorted portion adjoining at least one distorted portion of the wide angle image.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method consisting in using at least one vehicle camera (8, 10, 12) to automatically check whether certain elements of the vehicle (2) are in a safe condition before starting off and in informing the driver of the check results, for example by displaying the check results on the vehicle dashboard.

Abstract: A cleaning system for a sensor to be cleaned, comprising an accumulator comprising at least one cleaning fluid compartment provided with at least one tensioning element; a cleaning fluid inlet for receiving cleaning fluid; a cleaning fluid outlet for providing cleaning fluid in the form of a cleaning fluid jet; at least one gas compartment provided with at least one tensioning element; a gas inlet for receiving gas; and a gas outlet for providing gas in the form of a gas jet, a cleaning fluid electrovalve for controlling flow of cleaning fluid applied to the sensor to be cleaned, and a gas electrovalve for controlling flow of gas applied to the sensor to be cleaned.

Abstract: An arrangement for capturing an image of a vehicle external area by a sensor which can be linked with an image displaying system in a vehicle cabin, the arrangement having a rotating housing connected to a vehicle body panel, operable between a resting position and operating position, a sensor disposed within the housing, and an actuation mechanism configured to place the sensor in a concealed position when the housing assumes its resting position and configured to place the sensor in an open position when the housing assumes its operating position allowing the sensor to capture an image of a vehicle external area. According to a second aspect, the invention concerns a vehicle comprising the image capturing arrangement.

Abstract: A method for adapting an overlaid image displayed on a monitor located in a cab of a vehicle including: defining a location on an embedded element of a vehicle side as a target on a captured image; processing the captured image by tracking the target position and by tracking at least one recognizable pattern linked to a horizontal dimension on the captured image; displaying on the monitor an overlaid image including the captured image and an adapting overlayer, the adapting overlayer including a pointer on the target and an overlaid element extending in an area of the captured image delimited horizontally defined with the orientation of the at least one recognizable pattern, on one side by the pointer and on the other side by a side of the monitor extending transversally to the horizontal dimension and corresponding to the cab position in the captured image.

Abstract: A driver-assisting system for an industrial vehicle comprising: a first camera mounted on a vehicle cab for viewing an area in front of the vehicle; an image processing unit operatively connected to said first camera for receiving image data from said first camera; a display unit operatively connected to said image processing unit for displaying image to a user based on said image data; a control unit operatively connected to said first camera for modifying operating parameters of said first camera; wherein the first camera is adapted to provide a wide-angle field of vision, and in that the field of vision of said first camera relative to the vehicle can be adjusted by the control unit.

Abstract: The invention concerns a vehicle camera system (2), comprising a camera (8) comprising a camera lens (80), a movable shutter (10) for protecting the camera lens when the camera is not used, and an integrated lens cleaning mechanism, comprising at least one cleaning liquid nozzle (12) that is part of the shutter (10). The integrated lens cleaning mechanism further includes a collector (14) for collecting used cleaning liquid dripping off the camera lens (80).

Abstract: A windshield wiper system (3, 3?) for wiping a windshield (2) of a vehicle (1) includes a wiper (4) mounted on a movable support element, a guiding device for guiding the support element along a predefined trajectory and a motor mounted on the support element and arranged for providing traction power to move the support element along the predefined trajectory. The wiper system is arranged to move the wiper (4), relative to the windshield, with a translation movement between first and second positions, and with a rotation movement around a rotation axis perpendicular to the windshield between the second position and a third position.

Abstract: Viewing system (20) for a vehicle, comprising: —at least one camera (25), —a monitor (26) arranged within the compartment (4), —at least one cable (30) connecting the camera (25) to the monitor (26), —at least one support (21) comprising a fixed support part (22) and a movable support part (23) rotatably mounted on the fixed support part (22), wherein the support (21) comprises at least one tensioning arrangement (35) configured to resiliently urge at least a cable portion of the cable (30) along a travel as the movable support part (23) is moved in a plurality of positions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle comprising a chassis which has a longitudinal axis and which is supported by wheels; a cab mounted on the chassis, the cab including two side walls; a wind deflecting assembly comprising at least two side deflector panels, each side deflector panel having a front edge linked to a rear portion of the corresponding cab side wall and a rear edge, and extending vertically over at least part of the height of the corresponding cab side wall rear portion; and at least one lighting assembly which is mounted on a side deflector panel and which includes at least a working lamp configured to illuminate an area located rearward of the cab.

Abstract: The invention relates to a side mirror assembly (1) for a ground vehicle, the side mirror assembly (1) comprising two mirrors (5, 6) distributed parallel to a main axis (Z12) of the side mirror assembly (1), and both configured to be secured to the ground vehicle. The side mirror assembly (1) comprises a spacer actuator (20) for moving the two mirrors (5, 6) relative to each other, between a primary position, wherein the mirrors (5, 6) are at a first distance from each other along the main axis (Z12), and a secondary position, wherein the mirrors (5, 6) are at a second distance (Zd2) from each other along the main axis (Z12), the second distance (Zd2) being greater than the first distance. At least when the mirrors (5, 6) are in the secondary position, at least one empty see-through opening (22, 24) is provided along the main axis (Z12), between the mirrors (5, 6), so that a user may see beyond the side mirror assembly (1) through said at least one see-through opening (22, 24).