Camera device
First Claim
1. A camera device with a drive which is in an operative connection via gear means with a camera which is moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position, anda carriage which embraces the camera and is moveable together with the camera,whereinthe gear means are configured in such a way that via a manual actuation the camera is moveable in a further additional position going beyond the retracted position, such that a signal is triggered to activate a vehicle specific function comprising unlocking and/or locking and/or opening and/or closing of a vehicle lock or a vehicle door or a vehicle hatchback door, andthe distance of the camera between the additional position and the deployed position is greater than the distance of the camera between the retracted position and the deployed position.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a camera device (10), particularly as a parking assistance apparatus for a motor vehicle with
- a drive (50) which is in an operative connection via gear means with a camera (4) which is moveable between a retracted position (1) and a deployed position (2),
- a carriage (11) which embraces the camera (4) and is moveable together with the camera (4), wherein
- the gear means are configured in such a way that via a manual actuation from the outside (5) the camera (4) is moveable in a further additional position (3) going beyond the retracted position (1).
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1. A camera device with a drive which is in an operative connection via gear means with a camera which is moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position, and
a carriage which embraces the camera and is moveable together with the camera, wherein the gear means are configured in such a way that via a manual actuation the camera is moveable in a further additional position going beyond the retracted position, such that a signal is triggered to activate a vehicle specific function comprising unlocking and/or locking and/or opening and/or closing of a vehicle lock or a vehicle door or a vehicle hatchback door, and the distance of the camera between the additional position and the deployed position is greater than the distance of the camera between the retracted position and the deployed position.
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