In-vehicle camera and vehicle control system

An in-vehicle camera that is attached to a windshield of a vehicle by a bracket fixed to the windshield, the in-vehicle camera comprising:

• a lens;
• and
• a case, wherein
• an image taken by the in-vehicle camera is used for assistance for driving the vehicle,
• the lens is exposed to an inner surface of the windshield via an opening formed on a top face of the case,
• an optical axis of the lens is directed to a front side,
• the bracket is provided with a first structure, and the in-vehicle
• camera has a second structure engaged with the first structure,
• the second structure includes at least two components,
• the in-vehicle camera is attached to the bracket in a state where each of the at least two components engages with the corresponding first structure of the bracket,
• the in-vehicle camera is attached to the bracket in a state where the second structure is received by the first structure of the bracket, and
• the in-vehicle camera is biased in a forward direction of the in-vehicle camera in a state where the in-vehicle camera is attached to the bracket so that the first structure of the bracket is received by the second structure.

An in-vehicle camera that is attached to a windshield of a vehicle by a bracket fixed to the windshield, the in-vehicle camera comprising:

• a lens;
• and
• a case, wherein
• an image taken by the in-vehicle camera is used for assistance for driving the vehicle,
• the lens is exposed to an inner surface of the windshield via an opening formed on a top face of the case,
• an optical axis of the lens is directed to a front side,
• the in-vehicle camera has a second structure to be engaged with a first structure provided with the bracket,
• the case comprises a front half case and a rear half case,
• the second structure includes a plurality of components,
• the plurality of components are respectively provided to a right part of the front half case, a left part of the front half case, a right part of the rear half case, and a left part of the rear half case, and
• the in-vehicle camera is biased downward in a state where the in-vehicle camera is attached to the bracket so that the second structure is received by the first structure.

An in-vehicle camera that is attached to a windshield of a vehicle by a bracket fixed to the windshield, the in-vehicle camera comprising:

• a lens;
• and
• a case, wherein
• an image taken by the in-vehicle camera is used for assistance for driving the vehicle,
• the lens is exposed to an inner surface of the windshield via an opening formed on a top face of the case,
• an optical axis of the lens is directed to a front side,
• the in-vehicle camera has a second structure to be engaged with a first structure provided with the bracket,
• the case comprises a front half case and a rear half case,
• the second structure includes a plurality of components,
• the plurality of components are respectively provided to a right part of the front half case, a left part of the front half case, a right part of the rear half case, and a left part of the rear half case, and
• the in-vehicle camera is biased in a forward direction of the in-vehicle camera in a state where the in-vehicle camera is attached to the bracket so that the first structure of the bracket is received by the second structure.

An in-vehicle camera comprising:

• a lens;
• and
• a case, wherein
• the in-vehicle camera is attached in a vehicle interior so that the lens is exposed at a top face of the case and the top face is opposed to a windshield, wherein
• the top face has an angular shape bent at a ridge line passing through the top face,
• the lens is positioned in the vicinity of the ridge line, and
• a rear end of the top face is positioned so as to be further from a surface of a top board of a bracket, which is to be attached to the windshield, than a front end of the top face is.