Vehicular camera apparatus
First Claim
1. A vehicular camera apparatus to be fixed to a windshield of a vehicle from a passenger compartment side, the camera apparatus comprising:
- a camera module including a lens and an imaging element;
a camera case to be fixed to the windshield of the vehicle, the camera case having the camera module received therein; and
a hood provided below the lens,whereinthe hood includes both a rib structure and a hole structure,the rib structure comprises a plurality of ribs that each protrude upward from a bottom wall of the hood and are arrayed in an optical axis direction of the lens, each of the ribs having a front surface on an opposite side to the lens and a rear surface on the lens side, the front surface making an acute angle with an imaginary plane that contains an upper surface of the bottom wall of the hood, the rear surface making an obtuse angle with the imaginary plane, andthe hole structure comprises a plurality of holes that are formed in the bottom wall of the hood and extend through the bottom wall of the hood in a direction perpendicular to the imaginary plane, each of the holes being formed along a corresponding one of the ribs and including, at least, a projection of the front surface of the corresponding rib on the imaginary plane that contains the upper surface of the bottom wall.
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Abstract
A vehicular camera apparatus includes a lens and a hood provided below the lens. The hood includes a rib structure and a hole structure. The rib structure is constituted of ribs that each protrude upward from a bottom wall of the hood and are arrayed in an optical axis direction of the lens. Each of the ribs has a front surface on the opposite side to the lens and a rear surface on the lens side. The front surface makes an acute angle with an imaginary plane that contains an upper surface of the bottom wall. The rear surface makes an obtuse angle with the imaginary plane. The hole structure is constituted of holes formed in the bottom wall. Each of the holes is formed along a corresponding one of the ribs and includes, at least, a projection of the front surface of the corresponding rib on the imaginary plane.
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9 Claims
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1. A vehicular camera apparatus to be fixed to a windshield of a vehicle from a passenger compartment side, the camera apparatus comprising:
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a camera module including a lens and an imaging element; a camera case to be fixed to the windshield of the vehicle, the camera case having the camera module received therein; and a hood provided below the lens, wherein the hood includes both a rib structure and a hole structure, the rib structure comprises a plurality of ribs that each protrude upward from a bottom wall of the hood and are arrayed in an optical axis direction of the lens, each of the ribs having a front surface on an opposite side to the lens and a rear surface on the lens side, the front surface making an acute angle with an imaginary plane that contains an upper surface of the bottom wall of the hood, the rear surface making an obtuse angle with the imaginary plane, and the hole structure comprises a plurality of holes that are formed in the bottom wall of the hood and extend through the bottom wall of the hood in a direction perpendicular to the imaginary plane, each of the holes being formed along a corresponding one of the ribs and including, at least, a projection of the front surface of the corresponding rib on the imaginary plane that contains the upper surface of the bottom wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicular camera apparatus comprising:
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a camera module; and a hood mounted to the camera module, wherein the hood includes both a rib structure and a hole structure, the rib structure comprises a plurality of ribs that each protrude upward from a bottom wall of the hood and are arrayed in an optical axis direction of the lens, each of the ribs having a front surface on an opposite side to the lens and a rear surface on the lens side, the front surface making an acute angle with an imaginary plane that contains an upper surface of the bottom wall of the hood, the rear surface making an obtuse angle with the imaginary plane, the hole structure comprises a plurality of holes that are formed in the bottom wall of the hood and extend through the bottom wall of the hood in a direction perpendicular to the imaginary plane, each of the holes being formed along a corresponding one of the ribs and including, at least, a projection of the front surface of the corresponding rib on the imaginary plane that contains the upper surface of the bottom wall, the hood is formed by molding using a lower mold and an upper mold, the bottom wall of the hood is formed between the lower and upper molds, the plurality of holes are formed in the bottom wall by direct contact between the lower and upper molds, and the plurality of ribs are formed to protrude upward respectively from portions of the bottom wall each of which is formed between one adjacent pair of the holes.
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