Rear view camera system for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A rear view camera system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a carrier assembly, which is arranged at a movable vehicle component of a motor vehicle,a camera optical system, which is coupled to be moved with the carrier assembly, anda drive unit, which is coupled with the camera optical system, so that the camera optical system is designed to be moved into a rest position, in which it is arranged in a recess of the carrier assembly, and a recording position, in which a surrounding area of the motor vehicle can be detected,wherein the camera optical system is pivoted in relation to the carrier assembly about an adjustable axis, which is coupled with the drive unit, and is adapted to be moved about the adjustable axis between the rest position and the recording position, which can be adjusted in variable manner, depending on the surrounding areas to be recorded, andwherein an eccentric component is coupled in movable fashion with the adjustable axis, which eccentric component comprises an outer peripheral region with an increasing radial distance in relation to the adjustable axis, wherein the outer peripheral region of the eccentric component rests on a support element of the carrier assembly, so that a rotation of the eccentric component changes the distance between the adjustable axis and the support element in such a way that the camera optical system can be moved to a recording position in which the camera optical system protrudes from the recess of the carrier assembly.
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Abstract
A rear view camera system for a motor vehicle includes a movable carrier assembly, a camera optical system, which is movable with the carrier assembly, and a drive unit coupled with the camera optical system. The camera optical system is pivoted in relation to the carrier assembly about an adjustable axis which is rotatably coupled with the drive unit and can be moved about the adjustable axis between a rest position and a recording position. These can be adjusted depending on the surrounding areas to be recorded. An eccentric component is coupled in movable fashion with the adjustable axis. A rotation of the eccentric component changes the distance between the adjustable axis and the support element so that the camera optical system can be moved to a recording position in which the camera optical system protrudes from the recess of the carrier assembly.
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30 Claims
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1. A rear view camera system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a carrier assembly, which is arranged at a movable vehicle component of a motor vehicle, a camera optical system, which is coupled to be moved with the carrier assembly, and a drive unit, which is coupled with the camera optical system, so that the camera optical system is designed to be moved into a rest position, in which it is arranged in a recess of the carrier assembly, and a recording position, in which a surrounding area of the motor vehicle can be detected, wherein the camera optical system is pivoted in relation to the carrier assembly about an adjustable axis, which is coupled with the drive unit, and is adapted to be moved about the adjustable axis between the rest position and the recording position, which can be adjusted in variable manner, depending on the surrounding areas to be recorded, and wherein an eccentric component is coupled in movable fashion with the adjustable axis, which eccentric component comprises an outer peripheral region with an increasing radial distance in relation to the adjustable axis, wherein the outer peripheral region of the eccentric component rests on a support element of the carrier assembly, so that a rotation of the eccentric component changes the distance between the adjustable axis and the support element in such a way that the camera optical system can be moved to a recording position in which the camera optical system protrudes from the recess of the carrier assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A rear view camera system for motor vehicles, comprising camera optical system, which is coupled in movable fashion with a carrier assembly, wherein a drive unit is coupled with the camera optical system and the drive unit is coupled with a control unit, so that the camera optical system can be adjusted in relation to the carrier assembly with the control of the control unit within an adjustment range,
wherein the carrier assembly is arranged at a movable vehicle component, wherein, within the adjustment range, the camera optical system has at least two recording positions, in which the camera optical system captures recordings from its respective visual field outside of the vehicle, wherein a position detecting device is provided, which captures the position of the movable vehicle component, wherein the control unit is coupled with the position detecting device and the camera optical system'"'"'s position information from the position detecting device and controls the drive unit, depending on the position information of the camera optical system, thus, depending on the position information, bringing the camera optical system into a recording position associated with the position information, wherein the camera optical system is arranged in the carrier assembly in such a way that the camera optical system can be pivoted in relation to the carrier assembly, wherein the camera optical system is coupled with the carrier assembly to be rotated about an adjustable axis via at least one swivel arm, wherein the adjustable axis can be pivoted in relation to the carrier assembly via the swivel arm, wherein an electric rotating motor is also arranged in the adjustable axis as a component of the drive unit of the camera optical system, so that the shaft of the rotating motor is located in the adjustable axis of the camera optical system, and the rotating motor together with the camera optical system can be pivoted with the swivel arm, and wherein in addition to the camera optical system, the motor shaft is also coupled with an eccentric component which is supported on a support element of the carrier assembly and comprises an outer peripheral region with an increasing radial distance in relation to the adjustable axis, wherein the outer peripheral region of the eccentric component rests on the support element of the carrier assembly, so that depending on the rotation angle, a rotation of the eccentric component also changes the distance between the eccentric component, and thus the shaft, and the camera optical system in relation to the support element.
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20. A camera system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a carrier housing, which is arranged at a movable vehicle component of the motor vehicle, and a camera module, which is coupled in movable fashion with the carrier assembly and which comprises a drive unit and a camera unit with a camera optical system, wherein the camera unit can be adjusted within an adjustment range via the drive unit, wherein the camera unit is pivoted about a rotating axis of the camera in the carrier housing, and it is pivoted within the control range between at least one rest position and one recording position, which can be variably adjusted depending on a surrounding area of the vehicle to be recorded, wherein the camera unit is surrounded by a protective tube, which is transparent for the camera optical system, wherein the protective tube can be rotated in relation to the camera unit, wherein the protective tube is coupled to be moved with the drive unit via the camera unit, wherein the protective tube includes a gear with an internal tooth system, wherein the camera unit is connected in a torque-proof manner with a coupling gear wheel, which meshes with the internal tooth system of the gear of the protective tube, and wherein the camera module further comprises a freewheel device, which prevents a rotation of the protective tube, when the camera unit is rotated in the direction of the at least one rest position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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