Self-cleaning vehicle camera assemblies
AssigneeVeoneer US, Inc.
InventorFrank Paul Leonelli, JR.
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Abstract
Vehicle camera assemblies comprising integrated self-cleaning assemblies. In some embodiments, the self-cleaning assembly may be configured to engage the camera housing and/or assembly by way of a snap-fit connection. In some embodiments, the snap-fit means may comprise a flexible coupling member. In some such embodiments, the snap-fit means may further comprise a rigid coupling member. The cleaning assembly may be removably coupleable with the camera housing to allow for cleaning, maintenance, and the like.
Claims20
A vehicle camera assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
- a camera coupled with the housing;
- a self-cleaning assembly releasably coupleable with the housing;
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- means for releasably locking the self-cleaning assembly with the housing, wherein the means for releasably locking the self-cleaning assembly with the housing comprises:
- a flexible coupling member configured to resiliently engage at least one of a recess and a ridge formed on the housing;
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- a rigid coupling member.
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A vehicle camera assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
- a camera coupled with the housing, wherein the camera comprises an exterior window;
- a fluid spray nozzle assembly configured to spray a fluid upon the exterior window when the fluid spray nozzle assembly is coupled with the housing;
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- a snap-fit member configured to couple the fluid spray nozzle assembly with the camera in a position to allow the fluid to contact the exterior window, wherein the snap-fit member comprises an elastic snap-fit member configured to resiliently deform to engage at least one of a recess and a ridge to couple the fluid spray nozzle assembly with the camera.
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A cleaning assembly for coupling with a vehicle camera, comprising:
- a body;
- a nozzle coupled with the body, wherein the nozzle is configured to deliver a fluid therethrough to clean an exterior window of a vehicle camera upon coupling the cleaning assembly with the vehicle camera;
- a rigid coupling member configured to engage a vehicle camera housing to allow the cleaning assembly to be coupled with the vehicle camera;
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- a flexible coupling member configured to engage the vehicle camera housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.