Camera with heating element
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1. A camera for use on vehicles, comprising:
- a unitary housing;
at least one optical element disposed within and in contact with the unitary housing;
at least one group of circuit boards disposed within the unitary housing and including at least one circuit board, the at least one group of circuit boards having at least one active circuit for executing a direct camera function;
at least one heating element arranged and adapted to heat the group of circuit boards, the optical element and/or the unitary housing, the at least one heating element being directly attached to one of the circuit boards of the group of circuit boards;
one or more heat conducting elements disposed between the at least one heating element and the unitary housing and adapted to transfer the heat of the heating element and/or the group of circuit boards to the unitary housing; and
a cover glass configured to seal the unitary housing,wherein at least one of the one or more heat conducting elements directly contacts at least one circuit board, andwherein the unitary housing directly contacts the cover glass and directly contacts the optical element.
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Abstract
A camera for use on vehicles, in particular commercial vehicles. The camera has a housing, at least one optical element disposed within the housing, a group of circuit boards disposed within the housing and including at least one circuit board. The group of circuit boards has at least one active circuit for executing a direct camera function. The camera further comprises at least one heating element adapted for heating the group of circuit boards, the optical elements, and/or the housing, wherein the at least one heating element is directly attached to one of the circuit boards of the group of circuit boards.
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20 Claims
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1. A camera for use on vehicles, comprising:
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a unitary housing; at least one optical element disposed within and in contact with the unitary housing; at least one group of circuit boards disposed within the unitary housing and including at least one circuit board, the at least one group of circuit boards having at least one active circuit for executing a direct camera function; at least one heating element arranged and adapted to heat the group of circuit boards, the optical element and/or the unitary housing, the at least one heating element being directly attached to one of the circuit boards of the group of circuit boards; one or more heat conducting elements disposed between the at least one heating element and the unitary housing and adapted to transfer the heat of the heating element and/or the group of circuit boards to the unitary housing; and a cover glass configured to seal the unitary housing, wherein at least one of the one or more heat conducting elements directly contacts at least one circuit board, and wherein the unitary housing directly contacts the cover glass and directly contacts the optical element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A camera for use on vehicles, comprising:
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a unitary housing; at least one optical element disposed within and in contact with the unitary housing; at least one group of circuit boards disposed within the unitary housing and including at least one circuit board, the at least one group of circuit boards having at least one active circuit for executing a direct camera function; at least one heating element arranged and adapted to heat the group of circuit boards, the optical element and/or the unitary housing, the at least one heating element being directly attached to one of the circuit boards of the group of circuit boards; at least one heat conducting element disposed between the at least one heating element and the unitary housing and adapted to transfer the heat of the heating element and/or the group of circuit boards to the unitary housing; a cover glass configured to seal the unitary housing, wherein the at least one heat conducting element directly contacts the unitary housing and at least one of the at least one circuit board and the heating element, and wherein the unitary housing directly contacts the cover glass and directly contacts the optical element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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