Heatable device for use with a vehicle mounted image acquisition unit

A heatable device for use with a vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit, the heatable device, comprising:

• a main body including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an interior cavity defined therein extending between the first and second ends, and a receiving portion disposed at the second end, the receiving portion including an opening therein providing access to the interior cavity;
• a transparent glass substrate fixed to the main body at the first end;
• one or more electro-conductive foil strips on an inner surface of the transparent glass substrate, wherein the one or more foil strips comprise a UV activated adhesive and the inner surface of the transparent glass substrate faces the first end of the main body;
• at least one electrically-conductive unit disposed at least partially outside of the interior cavity defined in the main body and contacting the one or more foil strips on the inner surface of the transparent glass substrate, the at least one electrically-conductive unit configured to receive electric current selectively provided by a vehicle-mounted power supply and conduct the electric current to the one or more foil strips on the inner surface of the transparent glass substrate, thereby selectively heating the transparent glass substrate;
• one or more contact support foil strips on the transparent glass substrate placed parallel over the electrically-conductive side of the transparent glass substrate, wherein the one or more contact support foil strips comprise a UV activated adhesive;
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• a sealing member configured to couple the opening in the receiving portion of the main body with at least a portion of a vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit such that the interior cavity defined in the main body is hermetically sealed and the vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit has a field of view extending through the interior cavity and through the transparent glass substrate to an outside environment surrounding a vehicle.