Simplified device of a camera unit of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. Device that is intended for a motor vehicle and that has a camera unit, which can be brought into an inactive position and into an active position, and has a protective element, which can be guided into a closed position and into an open position, whereinin the closed position of the protective element the camera unit is in its inactive position behind the protective element, where it is inaccessible from the outside, and in the open position of the protective element the camera unit is in its active position for image acquisition, and the device has a drive unit for moving the camera unit and the protective element, whereinthe camera unit and the protective element are movably hinged to each other.
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Abstract
A device for a motor vehicle has a camera unit, which can be brought into an inactive position and an active position includes a protective element, which can be guided into a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the camera unit is in its inactive position behind the protective element, where it is inaccessible from the outside. In the open position, the camera unit is in its active position for image acquisition. The device further includes a drive unit for moving the camera unit and the protective element, wherein the camera unit and protective element are movably hinged to each other. A vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, could be equipped with such a device.
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1. Device that is intended for a motor vehicle and that has a camera unit, which can be brought into an inactive position and into an active position, and has a protective element, which can be guided into a closed position and into an open position, wherein
in the closed position of the protective element the camera unit is in its inactive position behind the protective element, where it is inaccessible from the outside, and in the open position of the protective element the camera unit is in its active position for image acquisition, and the device has a drive unit for moving the camera unit and the protective element, wherein the camera unit and the protective element are movably hinged to each other.
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