System and method to minimize contamination of a rear view camera lens
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorJeffrey Bochenek
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Abstract
A system for minimizing the accumulation of debris on a lens of a rear view camera of a vehicle, wherein the lens has a lens surface, includes a formed channel having a first end and a second end. The first end is in fluid communication with an external airstream effected by movement of the vehicle. The second end is disposed adjacent to the lens and is configured to direct a portion of the passing airstream over the lens surface.
Claims20
A system for minimizing the accumulation of debris on a lens of a rear view camera of a vehicle, the lens having a lens surface, the system comprising a formed channel having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is in fluid communication with an external airstream effected by movement of the vehicle, and wherein the second end is disposed adjacent to the lens and configured to direct a portion of the passing airstream over the lens surface.
An airflow device for minimizing the accumulation of debris on a lens surface of a rear view camera of a vehicle, the vehicle including a trunk having a deck lid, the airflow device comprising:
- a channel extending between a first opening located within a rear half of the vehicle and a second opening positioned at a rear face of the deck lid, wherein the first opening is configured to receive a portion of a passing airstream effected by forward motion of the vehicle, and wherein the second opening is disposed adjacent to the lens surface and configured to direct the portion of the passing airstream across the lens surface.
A method of minimizing the accumulation of debris on a lens surface of a rear view camera of a vehicle, the rear view camera located at a rear portion of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- moving the vehicle in a forward direction to effect a stream of air with respect to the vehicle;
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- directing a portion of the stream of air over the lens surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.