# US 11,029,583 B2 · Adjustable camera mount for a vehicle windshield > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,029,583 B2 - Document ID: US11029583B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/176,518 - Filed: 2018-10-31 - Published: 2019-07-11 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-05 - Assignees: Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd. - Applicants: Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd. - Inventors: Gideon Stein - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029583B2 ## CPC - G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories} - B60R 11/04: Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle - G03B 17/02: Bodies - G03B 17/12: with means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets - G03B 17/566: {Accessory clips, holders, shoes to attach accessories to camera (if integral part of camera body G03B17/02)} - G06V 20/582: {of traffic signs} - H04N 23/51: Housings - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04N 23/72: Combination of two or more compensation controls - B60R 2011/0026: {Windows, e.g. windscreen} - B60R 2300/8053: for bad weather conditions or night vision - Y10T 29/49826: Assembling or joining - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A camera mount for mounting a camera inside a windshield of a vehicle. The camera includes a lens mount and a camera housing. The front tip of the lens mount is constrained to be in close proximity to or constrained to contact the inside of the windshield for different rake angles of the windshield. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A camera mount for mounting a camera, the camera mount comprising: a lens attached to a camera body; and a pin configured to attach to the camera body at a first connection point of a fixed element mountable on a windshield, to constrain the lens relative to the windshield for different rake angles of the windshield, wherein: the pin is positioned through a tilt rotation axis between the lens and the windshield; the camera body is configured to attach, at a second connection point of the fixed element, to the fixed element mountable on the windshield; and the first connection point is separate from the second connection point. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The camera mount of claim 1, wherein the tilt rotation axis is substantially a horizontal axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The camera mount of claim 1, further comprising: the fixed element mountable on the windshield, wherein the pin is configured to attach to the fixed element. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The camera mount of claim 3, further comprising: an arm configured to attach the fixed element to the camera body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The camera mount of claim 1, wherein the camera body comprises at least two extensions on two sides of the lens such that the at least two extensions surround, at least in part, the lens. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The camera mount of claim 1, wherein the camera body includes one or more extensions having grooves disposed thereon, and wherein glass of the lens closes around the pin. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The camera mount of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the lens is further constrained to contact the windshield during adjustment of the camera body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The camera mount of claim 1, wherein the fixed element comprises two separate surface areas. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The camera mount of claim 8, wherein the surface areas are configured to attach to the windshield at two different connection points. ### Claim 10 A method for mounting a camera, the method comprising: providing a tilt rotation axis between a lens of the camera and a windshield using a pin attached to a body of the camera and positioned through the tilt rotation axis; and constraining, by the attached pin at a first connection point of a fixed element mountable on the windshield, the lens relative to the windshield for different rake angles of the windshield, wherein: the pin is positioned through a tilt rotation axis between the lens and the windshield; the camera body is configured to attach, at a second connection point of the fixed element, to the fixed element mountable on the windshield; and the first connection point is separate from the second connection point. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising: mounting a fixed element on the windshield; and attaching the pin to the fixed element. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: attaching the fixed element to the body of the camera. ### Claim 13 A camera mount for mounting a camera, the camera mount comprising: a lens attached to a camera body; an arc-shaped support configured to touch and attach to a windshield and to hold the camera mount between the arc-shaped support and the windshield; and a fastener configured to attach the camera body to the arc-shaped support, wherein the arc-shaped support provides a tilt rotation axis between the lens and a windshield, wherein the arc-shaped support constrains the lens relative to the windshield for different rake angles of the windshield, and wherein at least a portion of the lens is further constrained to contact the windshield during adjustment of the camera body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The camera mount of claim 13, wherein the tilt rotation axis is substantially a horizontal axis. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The camera mount of claim 13, wherein the fastener comprises a wing nut or a screw. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The camera mount of claim 13, wherein the arc-shaped support is ferromagnetic, and wherein the camera body comprises a magnet. ### Claim 17 A method for mounting a camera, the method comprising: providing a tilt rotation axis between a lens of the camera and a windshield using an arc-shaped support attached to a body of the camera via a fastener, wherein the arc-shaped support is configured to touch and attach to the windshield and to hold the camera lens between the arc-shaped support and the windshield; constraining the lens relative to the windshield for different rake angles of the windshield using the arc-shaped support, and inserting the fastener through a slot in the arc-shaped support. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: mounting the arc-shaped support to the windshield. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising adjusting the camera by: loosening the fastener; shifting the fastener along the slot to move the camera relative to the tilt rotation axis; and tightening the fastener after shifting.