DEVICE WITH A CAMERA UNIT
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device, particularly for a rear area of a vehicle, and a related method for operating the device, where the device includes a camera unit serving to record an image of the exterior area of the vehicle with the camera unit being protectively arranged via a support element at the vehicle, particularly protected in a housing, and a mobile closing element being provided for closing the housing opening, which by a drive unit can be moved into at least two end positions, namely a closed position and an open position.
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20. A device, particularly for the rear area of a vehicle, comprising:
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a camera unit, serving to record images of an exterior area of the vehicle, the camera unit being protectively arranged at a vehicle via a support element provided protected in a housing, and a mobile closing element being provided for closing an opening of the housing, which can be moved by a drive unit to at least two end positions comprising a closed position and an open position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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52. A method for operating a device, particularly for a rear section of a vehicle, the device comprising a camera unit serving to record images of an exterior area of the vehicle, with the camera unit being protectively arranged via a support element at a vehicle, and with a mobile closing element being provided for closing a housing opening, which can be moved by a drive unit into at least two end positions comprising a closed position and an open position, the method comprising:
creating a control signal in the closed position of the closing element by an electric switch element by a force acting from the outside upon the closing element. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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