US 12,115,918 B2
Vehicular trailering assist system with auxiliary side trailer cameras
Eric Peterson, West Olive, MI (US)
Assigned to Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US)
Filed by Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/161,189.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/267,329, filed on Jan. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0242038 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 1/25 (2022.01); B60R 1/26 (2022.01); B60R 1/28 (2022.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/268 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/82 (2023.01)
CPC B60R 1/25 (2022.01) [B60R 1/26 (2022.01); B60R 1/28 (2022.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); H04N 5/268 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 23/82 (2023.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/20 (2013.01); B60R 2300/303 (2013.01); B60R 2300/802 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicular vision system, the vehicular vision system comprising:
a plurality of vehicle cameras disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular vision system;
wherein the plurality of vehicle cameras comprises (i) a rearward-viewing vehicle camera viewing at least rearward of the equipped vehicle, (ii) a left-side vehicle camera disposed at a left side of the equipped vehicle and viewing at least rearward and sideward of the equipped vehicle along the left side of the equipped vehicle, and (iii) a right-side vehicle camera disposed at a right side of the equipped vehicle and viewing at least rearward and sideward of the equipped vehicle along the right side of the equipped vehicle;
a trailer camera disposed at a rear portion of a trailer and viewing at least rearward of the trailer;
a video display screen disposed at the equipped vehicle and viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle;
an electronic control unit (ECU) disposed at the equipped vehicle and comprising electronic circuitry and associated software;
wherein the plurality of vehicle cameras captures image data, and wherein image data captured by the plurality of vehicle cameras is provided to the ECU;
wherein, with the trailer hitched to the equipped vehicle, the trailer camera captures image data, and wherein image data captured by the trailer camera is provided to the ECU;
wherein the electronic circuitry of the ECU comprises an image processor for processing image data provided to the ECU;
an auxiliary camera that is detachably attached at an exterior side portion of the trailer;
wherein, with the auxiliary camera detachably attached at the exterior side portion of the trailer, the auxiliary camera views at least rearward of the trailer, the auxiliary camera having a field of view that is different from a field of view of the trailer camera;
wherein, during a reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle with the trailer hitched to the equipped vehicle, video images are displayed at the video display screen, and wherein the displayed video images are derived from image data provided to the ECU from at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) the trailer camera and (ii) at least one vehicle camera of the plurality of vehicle cameras; and
wherein, with the auxiliary camera detachably attached at the exterior side portion of the trailer during the reversing maneuver of the equipped vehicle with the trailer hitched to the equipped vehicle, and responsive to a user input, video images derived at least in part from image data captured by the auxiliary camera detachably attached at the exterior side portion of the trailer are displayed for viewing by the driver of the equipped vehicle.