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US 2022/0191369 A1Published application
Vehicle camera device
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
InventorsToshiya ITO, Ryusuke SADAMATSU
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Abstract
A glass cover is disposed in front of a side camera. The glass cover covers a lens while allowing light to pass through. The glass cover includes an outside-of-viewing-angle portion disposed outside an angle of view of the side camera. Moreover, a nozzle positioned outside the angle of view of the side camera is provided on the opposite side of the glass cover to the lens so as to he disposed facing the outside-of-viewing-angle portion, and is configured to jet air toward the glass cover.
Claims3
A vehicle camera device comprising:
- a side camera that is provided at a vehicle side section and that is configured to image rearward from a host vehicle via a lens;
- a light-transmitting member that is disposed in front of the side camera so as to cover the lens, that allows light to pass therethrough, and that includes an outside-of-viewing-angle portion disposed outside an angle of view of the side camera;
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- a nozzle that is provided at an opposite side of the light-transmitting member to the lens at a position outside the angle of view of the side camera so as to be disposed facing the outside-of-viewing-angle portion, and that is configured to jet air toward the light-transmitting member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.