Image acqusition module for monitoring applications of the external surroundings of a vehicle
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Abstract
An image acquisition module for monitoring the external surroundings of a vehicle is provided. The image acquisition module comprising a housing with a protected interior against at least moisture and a window hermetically closed by a transparent element; an electronic circuit accommodated in said housing and associated with connection means with the exterior for supply and for bidirectional signal exchange; an image detector connected to said electronic circuit and facing said window; a support attached to the housing to carry an optical system between said image detector and said window; and positioning and releasable fixation means to enable the focussing of said optical system and the releasable fixation of the module to an exterior structure of a vehicle.
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84 Claims
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. An image acquisition module for monitoring applications of the external surroundings of a vehicle, comprising:
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a housing with an interior protected against at least moisture and a window hermetically closed by a transparent element;
a electronic circuit accommodated in said housing and associated with connection means with the exterior, for supply and/or bidirectional signal exchange;
an image detector connected to said electronic circuit and opposed to said window;
a support attached to the housing to carry an optic system between said image detector and said window; and
positioning means and releasable fixation means to enable at least the focussing of said optic system and the releasable fixation of the module to an external structure of a vehicle, wherein said window is associated with at least one device protecting it from external agents and from a luminous incidence, providing an appropriate light pass through said transparent element. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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