Vehicle camera system
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsKenichi Sugisaka, Suguru Fujisaki
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Abstract
In a vehicle camera system, a camera captures an image through a predetermined area of a transmissive member. In the transmissive member, a current between a pair of electrode films is supplied to a transparent conductive film and causes the transparent conductive film to generate heat, thereby heating the transmissive member. The transparent conductive film is disposed in the predetermined area of the transmissive member. With this configuration, it is possible to heat the predetermined area of the transmissive member promptly.
Claims11
A vehicle camera system comprising:
- a camera mechanism provided with a transmissive member that transmits light, the camera mechanism being configured to capture an image of a front side of the transmissive member through a predetermined area of the transmissive member;
- a heat generator disposed integrally in an entirety of the predetermined area of the transmissive member, the heat generator transmitting light and the heat generator being configured to generate heat by supply of a current, the camera mechanism being configured to capture the image of the front side of the transmissive member through the heat generator;
- a resistor electrically connected to the heat generator;
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- an electrode unit electrically connected to the resistor, the electrode unit being configured to supply a current to the heat generator through the resistor and the electrode unit not being disposed between the resistor and the predetermined area.
A vehicle camera system comprising:
- a camera mechanism provided with a transmissive member that transmits light, the camera mechanism being configured to capture an image of a front side of the transmissive member through a predetermined area of the transmissive member;
- a heat generator disposed in the predetermined area of the transmissive member, the heat generator being configured to generate heat by supply of a current;
- a pair of resistors electrically connected to the heat generator;
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- a pair of electrode units electrically connected to the pair of resistors respectively, one of the pair of electrode units being configured to supply a current to the heat generator through one of the pair of resistors, another of the pair of electrode units being configured to be supplied the current from the heat generator through another of the pair of resistors,
- wherein the pair of resistors are disposed opposite to each other with respect to the predetermined area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.