Camera module for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A camera module for a motor vehicle, the camera unit comprising:
- a camera unit including a camera and a lens, the camera unit being arranged in a housing and operable to be moved between a passive position in which the camera unit is at least partially located in the housing and an active position in which the camera unit is used for image acquisition of an outside area of the motor vehicle;
a drive unit coupled to the camera unit and operable to move the camera unit between the passive position and the active position;
a cleaning device for cleaning the lens of the camera unit with a fluid jet; and
a deflection element operable to deflect the fluid jet onto the lens.
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Abstract
A camera module for a motor vehicle having a camera unit with a camera and a lens, wherein the camera unit is arranged in a housing, and wherein the camera unit is designed to be movable between a passive position, in which the camera unit is arranged at least partially in the housing, and an active position, in which the camera unit serves to visually detect an outer area of a motor vehicle, and with a drive unit which is coupled to the camera unit and is designed to move the camera unit between the passive position and the active position, and with a cleaning device for cleaning the lens of the camera unit with a jet of fluid, wherein the camera module has a deflection element for deflecting the jet of fluid onto the lens.
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1. A camera module for a motor vehicle, the camera unit comprising:
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a camera unit including a camera and a lens, the camera unit being arranged in a housing and operable to be moved between a passive position in which the camera unit is at least partially located in the housing and an active position in which the camera unit is used for image acquisition of an outside area of the motor vehicle; a drive unit coupled to the camera unit and operable to move the camera unit between the passive position and the active position; a cleaning device for cleaning the lens of the camera unit with a fluid jet; and a deflection element operable to deflect the fluid jet onto the lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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