Photographing apparatus for vehicle
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1. A photographing apparatus for vehicle comprising:
- image pickup means disposed inside of a window part that is made of translucent material and is provided in a vehicle, said image pickup means receiving photographing luminous flux passing through a light transmissive portion that is a portion of said window part;
a heater, composed of electrically heated wire, for forming a portion of an electrical circuit connected to an electric power source, said heater generating heat when being supplied electrical power from said electric power source;
a heated portion, fixed to said heater, facing an inner surface of said light transmissive portion, said heated portion giving radiant heat to said light transmissive portion when receiving heat from said heater;
a bracket that supports said image pickup means and is supported by said inner surface of said window part;
a middle part electrical lead provided in said heated portion, said middle part electrical lead connected at one end thereof to one end of said heater; and
two electrical cables connected to said electric power source, whereinone of said two electrical cables is connected at one end thereof to the other end of said heater,the other of said two electrical cables is connected at one end thereof to the other end of said middle part electrical lead,said bracket includes a support capable of supporting said heated portion,said heated portion is a plate having a polygonal shape,both ends of said heater are positioned at two different corner portions of said heated portion,said heated portion is composed of a first heated portion and a second heated portion,said first heated portion and said second heated portion are symmetrical about the center line of said heated portion respectively and configured to be supported by said support, andsaid heater is composed of a first heater that is fixed to said first heated portion, and a second heater that is fixed to said second heated portion and is symmetrical to said first heater about said center line.
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Abstract
The photographing apparatus for vehicle includes image pickup device which is disposed inside of a window part provided in a vehicle and receives photographing luminous flux passing through a light transmissive portion, a heater, composed of heated wire, generates heat when being supplied electrical power from electric power source, a heated portion, fixed to the heater, faces an inner surface of the light transmissive portion and gives radiant heat to the light transmissive portion when receiving heat from the heater. The heated portion is a plate having a polygonal shape. Both ends of the heater are positioned at two different corner portions of the heated portion.
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1. A photographing apparatus for vehicle comprising:
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image pickup means disposed inside of a window part that is made of translucent material and is provided in a vehicle, said image pickup means receiving photographing luminous flux passing through a light transmissive portion that is a portion of said window part; a heater, composed of electrically heated wire, for forming a portion of an electrical circuit connected to an electric power source, said heater generating heat when being supplied electrical power from said electric power source; a heated portion, fixed to said heater, facing an inner surface of said light transmissive portion, said heated portion giving radiant heat to said light transmissive portion when receiving heat from said heater; a bracket that supports said image pickup means and is supported by said inner surface of said window part; a middle part electrical lead provided in said heated portion, said middle part electrical lead connected at one end thereof to one end of said heater; and two electrical cables connected to said electric power source, wherein one of said two electrical cables is connected at one end thereof to the other end of said heater, the other of said two electrical cables is connected at one end thereof to the other end of said middle part electrical lead, said bracket includes a support capable of supporting said heated portion, said heated portion is a plate having a polygonal shape, both ends of said heater are positioned at two different corner portions of said heated portion, said heated portion is composed of a first heated portion and a second heated portion, said first heated portion and said second heated portion are symmetrical about the center line of said heated portion respectively and configured to be supported by said support, and said heater is composed of a first heater that is fixed to said first heated portion, and a second heater that is fixed to said second heated portion and is symmetrical to said first heater about said center line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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