Movable image recording device and vehicle provided with such device
AssigneeMCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
InventorsStefan Fritz Brouwer, Rudolf Pieter Hoogenboom
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AssigneeMCi (Mirror Controls International) Netherlands B.V.
InventorsStefan Fritz Brouwer, Rudolf Pieter Hoogenboom
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Image recording device provided with a fixed part for at least partial inclusion in and/or on the body of a motor vehicle, and a movable part which comprises at least one optical element, the optical element comprising at least one optical sensor and/or a lens unit, and an adjustment device provided with a power source, for adjusting the movable part between a first position and a second position, wherein during use in the first position the movable part is wholly or partly included in the body, and in the second position the movable part extends at an angle with respect to the body, such that at least the optical element carried by the movable part extends at least partly outside the body, wherein the movable part pivots from the second position about a, preferably substantially vertical, axis to the first position and vice versa.
An image recording device comprising:
An image recording device comprising a fixed part for at least partial inclusion in and/or on a body of a motor vehicle, and a movable part comprising at least one optical element, the optical element comprising at least one of an optical sensor or a lens unit, and an adjustment device, provided with a power source, for adjusting the movable part between a first position and a second position, wherein during use in the first position the movable part is wholly or partly included in the body, and in the second position the movable part extends at an angle with respect to the body, such that during use at least the optical element carried by the movable part extends at least partly outside the body, wherein the movable part pivots from the second position about an axis to the first position and vice versa, wherein a cleaning device is provided for at least one of the optical element, a lens surface, or a window of or for a lens opening in a housing of the image recording device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.