Image capturing device and lamp device
AssigneeKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuichi WATANO, Shigeyuki WATANABE, Akinobu KUBOTA
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Abstract
A camera unit is configured to capture an image of an outside area of a vehicle. A translucent cover covers the camera unit. A first air cleaner is configured to jet gas toward an area on the translucent cover located within an angle of view of the camera unit. The first cleaner is located above the area in an up-down direction of the vehicle.
Claims10
An image capturing device adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
- a camera unit configured to capture an image of an outside area of the vehicle;
- a translucent cover covering the camera unit;
- and
- a first air cleaner configured to jet gas toward an area on the translucent cover located within an angle of view of the camera unit,
- wherein the first air cleaner is located above the area in an up-down direction of the vehicle.
An image capturing device adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
- a camera unit configured to capture an image of an outside area of the vehicle;
- a translucent cover covering the camera unit;
- a first air cleaner configured to jet gas toward an area on the translucent cover located within an angle of view of the camera unit;
- and
- a second air cleaner configured to jet gas toward the area from a direction different from the first air cleaner.
The image capturing device according to claim, further comprising:
- a control device configured to selectively operate at least one of the first air cleaner and the second air cleaner based on a speed of the vehicle.
A lamp device adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, comprising:
- a lamp unit configured to emit visible light to an outside area of the vehicle;
- a camera unit configured to capture an image of an outside area of the vehicle;
- a translucent cover covering the lamp unit and the camera unit;
- and
- an air cleaner configured to jet gas toward an area on the translucent cover including a first area located within an angle of view of the camera unit,
- wherein a second area on the translucent cover is configured to allow passage of the visible light emitted from the lamp unit, and adapted to be cleaned by a sprayed cleaning liquid;
- and
- wherein the first area is located so as to avoid a third area where the sprayed cleaning liquid can reach.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.