VEHICLE HAVING A REVERSING CAMERA

• US 20130010115A1
• Filed: 07/06/2012
• Published: 01/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: LASSRICH, Ingobert, JERUSALEM, Christian Rudolf
• Application Number:
  US13/542,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20130010115A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/56 specially adapted for cleaning other parts or devices than front windows or windscreens rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior including cleaning devices B60R1/0602

Abstract

A vehicle is provided having a camera, in particular a reversing camera, and a cleaning device, which is used for cleaning an optical surface that interacts with the camera. The cleaning device has a cleaning element, which has a cleaning action on the optical surface due to a relative motion between the cleaning element and optical surface. Additionally or alternatively, the cleaning device has a moistening unit, by which a liquid media stream can be applied against the optical surface.

Claims

1. A vehicle, comprising:

a reversing camera;

an optical surface that interacts with the reversing camera;

a cleaning device that is configured to clean the optical surface; and

a cleaning element of the cleaning device configured to provide a cleaning action on the optical surface due to a relative motion between the cleaning element and the optical surface.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein in a cleaning position the cleaning element is configured to provide the cleaning action on the optical surface due to the relative motion between the cleaning element and the optical surface.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the optical surface is arranged stationary relative to the vehicle and the cleaning element is movable from a starting position into the cleaning position.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the optical surface is fixedly mounted on the vehicle.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the optical surface is fixedly mounted on the outside of the vehicle.

6. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the cleaning element is arranged stationary relative to the vehicle and the optical surface is configured to move from a starting position into the cleaning position.

7. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the optical surface and the cleaning element are configured to move from a respective starting position into the cleaning position.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the optical surface is configured to execute a feed motion from a rest position into a working position.

9. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the optical surface is configured to execute a feed motion from a rest position into a working position.

10. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the cleaning element is arranged stationary relative to the vehicle so that the optical surface is moved past the cleaning element during the feed motion while subjected to the cleaning action of the cleaning element.

11. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the cleaning element is configured to move such that the optical surface is moved past the cleaning element during the feed motion while subjected to the cleaning action of the cleaning element.

12. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein in the rest position the optical surface is arranged inside the vehicle by a component of the vehicle.

13. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein in the rest position the optical surface is concealed from the outside by a component of the vehicle.

14. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein in the starting position the optical surface is arranged inside the vehicle by a component of the vehicle.

15. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein in the starting position the optical surface is concealed from the outside by a component of the vehicle.

16. The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a moistening unit that is configured to apply a liquid media stream against the optical surface.

17. The vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the moistening unit comprises a nozzle element that is configured to spray the liquid media stream against the optical surface.