Camera and brake system warning light configured as an integrated unit
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1. A camera device for monitoring the rear driving space of a vehicle, at least three brake lights (10, 10′
- , 12, 23, 30, 53, 59) being arranged on the vehicle (1), the third brake light (12, 23, 30, 52, 59) having a greater distance to a roadway (22) of the vehicle (1) than the first and the second brake lights (10, 10′
), the camera device (17, 18, 21, 31, 50, 60) being arranged on the third brake light (12, 23, 30, 53, 59), the third brake light (12, 23, 30, 53, 59) and the camera device (17, 18, 21, 31, 50, 60) being arranged in the area of a rear window (2) of the vehicle (1), a windshield wiper (19) being arranged on the rear window (2), and one area of the rear window (2) in front of the camera device (17, 18, 21, 31, 50, 60) on the rear window (2) being able to be cleaned by the windshield wiper (19), a spray nozzle (25) for applying cleaning fluid, and/or the windshield wiper (19) for cleaning the rear window in the area of the camera device being able to be automatically triggered.
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Abstract
A camera device is proposed in a third brake light in a motor vehicle, which functions to monitor the rear driving space, it being possible to, on the one hand, improve the monitoring of the rear driving space and, on the other hand, to permit a simple assembly of a camera device, as a result of the arrangement in the third brake light.
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1. A camera device for monitoring the rear driving space of a vehicle, at least three brake lights (10, 10′
- , 12, 23, 30, 53, 59) being arranged on the vehicle (1), the third brake light (12, 23, 30, 52, 59) having a greater distance to a roadway (22) of the vehicle (1) than the first and the second brake lights (10, 10′
), the camera device (17, 18, 21, 31, 50, 60) being arranged on the third brake light (12, 23, 30, 53, 59), the third brake light (12, 23, 30, 53, 59) and the camera device (17, 18, 21, 31, 50, 60) being arranged in the area of a rear window (2) of the vehicle (1), a windshield wiper (19) being arranged on the rear window (2), and one area of the rear window (2) in front of the camera device (17, 18, 21, 31, 50, 60) on the rear window (2) being able to be cleaned by the windshield wiper (19), a spray nozzle (25) for applying cleaning fluid, and/or the windshield wiper (19) for cleaning the rear window in the area of the camera device being able to be automatically triggered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- , 12, 23, 30, 53, 59) being arranged on the vehicle (1), the third brake light (12, 23, 30, 52, 59) having a greater distance to a roadway (22) of the vehicle (1) than the first and the second brake lights (10, 10′
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