Cameras and camera housings for vehicle trailers
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Swadad Carremm
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Abstract
Apparatus are disclosed for cameras and camera housings for vehicle trailers. An example camera housing for vehicle trailers includes a first body defining an aperture and a second body coupling to the first body to define a cavity. The example camera housing also includes a panel that slides along the first body toward an open position to expose the aperture as the cavity receives a camera and toward a closed position to cover the aperture as the camera is removed. The example camera housing also includes a spring biasing the panel toward the closed position.
Claims20
A camera housing for vehicle trailers comprising:
- a first body defining an aperture;
- a second body coupling to the first body to define a cavity;
- a panel that slides along the first body toward an open position to expose the aperture as the cavity receives a camera and toward a closed position to cover the aperture as the camera is removed;
- and
- a spring biasing the panel toward the closed position.
A camera housing comprising:
- a first body defining a first of apertures;
- a second body that defines a second of the apertures and couples to the first body to define a cavity;
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- panels to slide along the first body and the second body, the panels slide toward an open position to expose the apertures as the cavity receives a camera and toward a closed position to cover the apertures as the camera is removed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.