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Windshield-mounted camera apparatus and adjuster

  • US 10,077,008 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2016
  • Issued: 09/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A camera apparatus comprising:

  • at least one bracket that is fixed to a windshield of a vehicle from a vehicle interior side;

    at least one camera case that is fixed to the bracket; and

    at least one camera module that is fixed to the camera case and includes a lens, whereinthe camera apparatus detects a position of an object present ahead of the vehicle,the object includes a lane and another vehicle,information on the object acquired by the camera apparatus is used for at least one of lane departure alarm control, light control, and collision avoidance control,the camera apparatus further comprises an adjustment structure for completing adjustment of an inclination angle in a vertical direction of an optical axis of the lens with respect to the windshield by the time when the camera case is completely fixed to the bracket,the camera case is provided with a rotation holding section that holds the camera module so as to rotate with respect to the camera case,at least part of the adjustment structure is configured by the rotation holding section,the camera module is fixed to the camera case in a state where the inclination angle in the vertical direction of the optical axis is adjusted by the rotation holding section,the camera module includes a holder holding the lens and a camera board on which an image sensor is mounted,the holder and the camera board have shapes whose relative position is adjusted in a state where the holder and the camera board are joined to each other,the rotation holding section holds the holder so as to rotate with respect to the camera case,the holder and the camera case are fixed to each other with an adhesive,the holder and the camera board are fixed to each other with an adhesive, andthe adhesive fixing the holder and the camera case to each other and the adhesive fixing the holder and the camera board to each other are connected to each other.

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