Back to results
US 11,696,010 B2Granted
Camera assembly
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsKrzysztof Rewilak, Kamil Klimowicz, Janusz Lipka
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Disclosed are aspects of a camera assembly, including a sensor for sampling image data in a sampling step. A lens is provided for focussing light onto the sensor. A window is supported in front of the lens. The window includes a transparency changing material for varying the transmittance of light through the window in response to an input signal. The camera assembly is configured to thereby increase the transmittance of light through the window during the sampling step of the sensor.
Claims13
A camera assembly comprising:
- a sensor configured to sample image data in a sampling step;
- a lens configured to focus light onto the sensor;
- and
- a window supported in front of the lens and configured to transmit light therethrough, wherein:
- the window comprises a transparency changing material configured to vary transmittance of light through the window in response to an input signal;
- the window comprises a plurality of controllable line regions of the transparency changing material within which the transmittance of light may be varied in response to the input signal being applied to a respective controllable line region;
- and
- the plurality of controllable line regions is configured to be sequentially switched to a transparent state.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.