Camera for Mounting in Motor Vehicle
First Claim
1. A camera for mounting in a motor vehicle, the camera comprising:
- a substrate;
an imaging unit provided on the substrate, the imaging unit having an optical axis in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface; and
a lens disposed on the optical axis;
wherein the camera further comprises a mirror provided on the optical axis of the imaging unit in order to change a direction of the optical axis to a frontward direction of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a vehicle-mounted type of camera capable of being reduced in the space required for installation on the windshield of a vehicle.
An imaging unit 15 is provided on a substrate 19 and has an optical axis in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface. The substrate 19 is set up in parallel with respect to the windshield of the vehicle. A lens 14 is disposed on the optical axis. A mirror 16 is also provided on the optical axis of the imaging unit 15, and is adapted to change a direction of the optical axis to a frontward direction of the vehicle, thus guiding frontward visual field information of the vehicle to the imaging unit 15. The mirror 16 is retained in an attachment 11. The attachment 11 can be engaged with and disengaged from an enclosure 12 that holds the lens 14.
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1. A camera for mounting in a motor vehicle, the camera comprising:
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a substrate; an imaging unit provided on the substrate, the imaging unit having an optical axis in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface; and a lens disposed on the optical axis; wherein the camera further comprises a mirror provided on the optical axis of the imaging unit in order to change a direction of the optical axis to a frontward direction of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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