Apparatus for use in association with a vehicle
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in association with a vehicle having a windshield, said apparatus comprising a module, a camera assembly disposed in said module, said camera assembly includes an image sensor and a camera lens, said camera lens having a first end portion disposed adjacent to said image sensor and a second end portion spaced from said image sensor, and a polarizer lens disposed adjacent to said second end portion of said camera lens, wherein said module includes a base section and a cover section, said cover section having a first end portion which pivotally engages a first end portion of said base section, said cover section being pivotal relative to said base section between an open condition in which a second end portion of said cover section is spaced from a second end portion of said base section and a closed condition in which said second end portion of said cover section engages said second end portion of said base section, a first cam surface connected with said base section, and a second cam surface connected with said cover section, said second cam surface being slidable along said first cam surface to urge said first end portion of said cover section toward said first end portion of said base section during movement of said cover section from the open condition to the closed condition.
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in association with a vehicle having a windshield, includes a module and a camera assembly disposed in the module. The camera assembly includes an image sensor and a camera lens. The camera lens has a first end portion disposed adjacent to the image sensor and a second end portion spaced from the image sensor. A polarizer lens is disposed adjacent to the second end portion of the camera lens.
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18 Claims
- 1. An apparatus for use in association with a vehicle having a windshield, said apparatus comprising a module, a camera assembly disposed in said module, said camera assembly includes an image sensor and a camera lens, said camera lens having a first end portion disposed adjacent to said image sensor and a second end portion spaced from said image sensor, and a polarizer lens disposed adjacent to said second end portion of said camera lens, wherein said module includes a base section and a cover section, said cover section having a first end portion which pivotally engages a first end portion of said base section, said cover section being pivotal relative to said base section between an open condition in which a second end portion of said cover section is spaced from a second end portion of said base section and a closed condition in which said second end portion of said cover section engages said second end portion of said base section, a first cam surface connected with said base section, and a second cam surface connected with said cover section, said second cam surface being slidable along said first cam surface to urge said first end portion of said cover section toward said first end portion of said base section during movement of said cover section from the open condition to the closed condition.
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3. An apparatus for use in association with a vehicle having a windshield, said apparatus comprising:
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a module, a camera assembly disposed in said module, said camera assembly includes an image sensor and a camera lens, said camera lens having a first end portion disposed adjacent to said image sensor and a second end portion spaced from said image sensor, a polarizer lens disposed adjacent to said second end portion of said camera lens, and a polarizer lens retainer, an inner seal disposed on said polarizer lens retainer, said inner seal having an inner end portion which provides a seal between said camera lens and said inner seal, said inner seal having an outer end portion which provides a seal between said polarizer lens and said inner seal, and an outer seal disposed on said polarized lens retainer, said outer seal having an inner end portion which provides a seal between said polarizer lens and said outer seal, said outer seal having an outer end portion which provides a seal between said module and said outer seal. - View Dependent Claims (4, 18)
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14. An apparatus for use in association with a vehicle having a windshield, said apparatus comprising:
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a module, a camera assembly disposed in said module, said camera assembly includes an image sensor and a camera lens, said camera lens having a first end portion disposed adjacent to said image sensor and a second end portion spaced from said image sensor, a polarizer lens disposed adjacent to said second end portion of said camera lens, and a bracket adapted to be connected with the windshield of the vehicle, the module being adapted to be connected with said bracket to position a rain sensor disposed within said module relative to the windshield of the vehicle, said module having a first end portion which pivotally engages a first end portion of said bracket to position said module for pivotal movement relative to said bracket from a disengaged condition in which a second end portion of said module is spaced from a second end portion of said bracket and in which a rain sensor coupler connected to said module is spaced from the windshield to an engaged condition in which said second end portion of said module engages said second end portion of said bracket and in which said rain sensor coupler is pressed against the windshield with a predetermined force, wherein said module has a first major side which faces toward said bracket when said module is in the engaged condition, a second major side which faces away from said bracket when said module is in the engaged condition, said first major side of said module includes a recess through which said camera assembly is optically exposed to environment adjacent to said module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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