REAR VIEW CAMERA SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A rear view camera system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a carrier assembly, which is arranged at a movable vehicle component of a motor vehicle,a camera optical system, which is coupled to be moved with the carrier assembly, anda drive unit, which is coupled with the camera optical system, so that the camera optical system is designed to be moved into a rest position, in which it is arranged in a recess of the carrier assembly, and a recording position, in which a surrounding area of the motor vehicle can be detected,wherein the camera optical system is pivoted in relation to the carrier assembly about an adjustable axis, which is coupled with the drive unit, and is adapted to be moved about the adjustable axis between the rest position and the recording position, which can be adjusted in variable manner, depending on the surrounding areas to be recorded, andwherein an eccentric component is coupled in movable fashion with the adjustable axis, which eccentric component is supported on a support element of the carrier assembly, so that a rotation of the eccentric component changes the distance between the adjustable axis and the support element in such a way that the camera optical system can be moved to a recording position in which the camera optical system protrudes from the recess of the carrier assembly.
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Abstract
A rear view camera system for a motor vehicle includes a movable carrier assembly, a camera optical system, which is movable with the carrier assembly, and a drive unit coupled with the camera optical system. The camera optical system is pivoted in relation to the carrier assembly about an adjustable axis which is rotatably coupled with the drive unit and can be moved about the adjustable axis between a rest position and a recording position. These can be adjusted depending on the surrounding areas to be recorded. An eccentric component is coupled in movable fashion with the adjustable axis. A rotation of the eccentric component changes the distance between the adjustable axis and the support element so that the camera optical system can be moved to a recording position in which the camera optical system protrudes from the recess of the carrier assembly.
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38 Claims
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1. A rear view camera system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a carrier assembly, which is arranged at a movable vehicle component of a motor vehicle, a camera optical system, which is coupled to be moved with the carrier assembly, and a drive unit, which is coupled with the camera optical system, so that the camera optical system is designed to be moved into a rest position, in which it is arranged in a recess of the carrier assembly, and a recording position, in which a surrounding area of the motor vehicle can be detected, wherein the camera optical system is pivoted in relation to the carrier assembly about an adjustable axis, which is coupled with the drive unit, and is adapted to be moved about the adjustable axis between the rest position and the recording position, which can be adjusted in variable manner, depending on the surrounding areas to be recorded, and wherein an eccentric component is coupled in movable fashion with the adjustable axis, which eccentric component is supported on a support element of the carrier assembly, so that a rotation of the eccentric component changes the distance between the adjustable axis and the support element in such a way that the camera optical system can be moved to a recording position in which the camera optical system protrudes from the recess of the carrier assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A rear view camera system for motor vehicles, comprising camera optical system, which is coupled in movable fashion with a carrier assembly, wherein a drive unit is coupled with the camera optical system and the drive unit is coupled with a control unit, so that the camera optical system can be adjusted in relation to the carrier assembly with the control of the control unit within an adjustment range,
wherein the carrier assembly is arranged at a movable vehicle component, wherein, within the adjustment range, the camera optical system as at least two recording positions, in which the camera optical system captures recordings from its respective visual field outside of the vehicle, wherein a position detecting device is provided, which captures the position of the movable vehicle component, wherein the control unit is coupled with the position detecting device and the camera optical system'"'"'s position information from the position detecting device and controls the drive unit, depending on the position information of the camera optical system, thus, depending on the position information, bringing the camera optical system into a recording position associated with the position information.
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24. A camera system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a carrier housing, which is arranged at a movable vehicle component of the motor vehicle, and a camera module, which is coupled in movable fashion with the carrier assembly and which comprises a drive unit and a camera unit with a camera optical system, wherein the camera unit can be adjusted within an adjustment range via the drive unit, wherein the camera unit is pivoted about a rotating axis of the camera in the carrier housing, and it is pivoted within the control range between at least one rest position and one recording position, which can be variably adjusted depending on a surrounding area of the vehicle to be recorded, wherein the camera unit is surrounded by a protective tube, which is transparent for the camera optical system. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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