Modular image detection unit
First Claim
1. Image acquisition system with a camera unit used for image acquisition of the outside area of the vehicle and a protective element, which can be moved from a closed position to an open position via a mechanism by means of a drive, in whichat least one lens of the camera unit is situated behind the protective element inaccessible from the outside in the closed position of protective element andat least the lens of camera unit is released by the protective element for image acquisition in the open position,whereinat least the camera unit with the mechanism and the protective element is arranged in a first module and the drive is provided in a second module separated from the first module, the first and second modules being mechanically connected to each other through at least one activation element so that the drive drives the mechanism via an activation element, wherein the protective element is transferred from the closed position into the open position by the mechanism by means of the activation element, and the mechanism having a connection element for activation of the mechanism,wherein the activation of the connection element occurs via the activation element.
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Abstract
An image detection system having a camera unit for detecting images of the outside area of a motor vehicle, and a protection element that can be moved from a closed position to an open position by a mechanism through a drive. At least one lens of the camera unit is located behind the protection element inaccessible from the outside when the protection element is located in the closed position. At least the lens is released by the protection element for image detection in the open position. At least the camera unit with the mechanism and the protection element is disposed in a first module and the drive is provided in a second module separate from the first module. The first and second modules are mechanically connected to one another by at least one actuation element so that the drive drives the mechanism by way of the actuation element.
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1. Image acquisition system with a camera unit used for image acquisition of the outside area of the vehicle and a protective element, which can be moved from a closed position to an open position via a mechanism by means of a drive, in which
at least one lens of the camera unit is situated behind the protective element inaccessible from the outside in the closed position of protective element and at least the lens of camera unit is released by the protective element for image acquisition in the open position, wherein at least the camera unit with the mechanism and the protective element is arranged in a first module and the drive is provided in a second module separated from the first module, the first and second modules being mechanically connected to each other through at least one activation element so that the drive drives the mechanism via an activation element, wherein the protective element is transferred from the closed position into the open position by the mechanism by means of the activation element, and the mechanism having a connection element for activation of the mechanism, wherein the activation of the connection element occurs via the activation element.
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