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US 11,057,568 B2Granted
Deployable side shark fin with integrated side view camera and sensing device
AssigneeInteva Products, LLC
InventorsMichael Kobylinski, Aidano Nascimento, Brian Staser, Michael Maddelein, Francois Breynaert, Luc Benechet
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Abstract
A multi-view imaging system for a vehicle includes a housing fixedly secured external to the vehicle and an extendable camera configured to image a side and/or rear from the vehicle and to extend from and retract into the housing. The multi-view imaging system further includes an actuator configured to urge the extendable camera out of and into the housing.
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A multi-view imaging system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing fixedly secured external to the vehicle;
- an extendable camera configured to image a side and/or rear view from the vehicle and to extend from and retract into the housing;
- and
- an actuator configured to urge the extendable camera out of and into the housing;
- wherein the actuator is configured to extend the extendable camera a first distance for the vehicle not towing a trailer and to extend the extendable camera a second distance greater than the first distance for the vehicle towing a trailer.
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A multi-view imaging system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing fixedly secured external to the vehicle;
- an extendable camera configured to image a side and/or rear view from the vehicle and to extend from and retract into the housing;
- and
- an actuator configured to urge the extendable camera out of and into the housing;
- and
- a controller configured to manage opening and/or closing of a handle-less door of a vehicle automatically under power release remotely and/or directly via a user operated switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.