Automotive camera with integrated induction heater
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorYew Kwang Low
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Abstract
An external camera for a vehicle and its method of manufacture involve providing a camera assembly comprising a lens assembly comprising a lens and a lens holder that houses at least a portion the lens assembly and defining an inner surface, forming an induction coil integrated in the inner surface of the lens holder, the induction coil being configured to generate heat energy to defrost the lens, providing a camera housing that houses the camera assembly, and housing the camera assembly within the camera housing to form the external camera.
Claims20
An external camera for a vehicle, the camera comprising:
- a camera assembly comprising:
- a lens assembly comprising a lens;
- an induction coil configured to generate heat energy to defrost the lens;
- and
- a lens holder that houses at least a portion the lens assembly and defining an inner surface that has the induction coil integrated therein;
- and
- a camera housing that houses the camera assembly.
A method of manufacturing an external camera for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a camera assembly comprising:
- a lens assembly comprising a lens;
- and
- a lens holder that houses at least a portion the lens assembly and defining an inner surface;
- forming an induction coil integrated in the inner surface of the lens holder, the induction coil being configured to generate heat energy to defrost the lens;
- providing a camera housing that houses the camera assembly;
- and
- housing the camera assembly within the camera housing to form the external camera.
An external camera for a vehicle, the camera comprising:
- a camera assembly means comprising:
- a lens assembly means comprising a lens means;
- an induction coil means for generating heat energy to defrost the lens means;
- and
- a lens holder means for housing at least a portion the lens assembly means and for defining an inner surface that has the induction coil means integrated therein;
- and
- a camera housing means for housing the camera assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.