Roof mounted imager module
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1. A roof mounted module for a vehicle comprising:
- an imager housing in secure engagement with a roof of the vehicle, the imager housing defining a lateral aperture and a vertical aperture;
an imager disposed in the imager housing and in communication with the lateral aperture; and
an antenna housing removably coupled to the imager housing an in communication with the vehicle via a data connection that extends through the vertical aperture, wherein the vertical aperture is at least partially defined by a plurality of internal walls that extend from a bottom of the antenna housing to a lower wall of the imager housing, such that the data connection extends through the vertical aperture without extending into the imager housing.
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Abstract
A roof mounted module for a vehicle includes an imager housing in secure engagement with a roof of the vehicle. The imager housing defines a lateral aperture and a vertical aperture. An imager is disposed in the imager housing and is in communication with the lateral aperture. An antenna housing is removably coupled to the imager housing and is in communication with the vehicle via a data connection that extends through the vertical aperture.
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1. A roof mounted module for a vehicle comprising:
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an imager housing in secure engagement with a roof of the vehicle, the imager housing defining a lateral aperture and a vertical aperture; an imager disposed in the imager housing and in communication with the lateral aperture; and an antenna housing removably coupled to the imager housing an in communication with the vehicle via a data connection that extends through the vertical aperture, wherein the vertical aperture is at least partially defined by a plurality of internal walls that extend from a bottom of the antenna housing to a lower wall of the imager housing, such that the data connection extends through the vertical aperture without extending into the imager housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A roof mounted antenna and imager module for a vehicle, comprising:
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an imager housing including a bottom side configured for secure engagement with a roof of a vehicle; an imager disposed in the imager housing and configured to capture image data through a window defined in the imager housing; and an antenna housing removably coupled to a top side of the imager housing, wherein the antenna housing includes an antenna having a data cable that extends through a vertical aperture in the imager housing, the vertical aperture being at least partially defined by a plurality of internal walk that extend from a bottom of the antenna housing to a lower wall of the imager housing, thereby separating an internal cavity of the imager housing from the vertical aperture. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A roof mounted module for a vehicle comprising:
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an imager housing removably coupled with a roof of the vehicle, the imager housing including a lateral aperture disposed through a rear wall thereof, and further including a vertical aperture defined by a plurality of internal walls that extend from a bottom of the antenna housing to a lower wall of the imager housing, thereby separating an internal cavity of the imager housing from the vertical aperture, such that the data connection extends through the vertical aperture and is electrically isolated from electrical connection with the imager housing; an imager disposed in the imager housing and in communication with a lateral aperture; and an antenna housing removably coupled to the imager housing and in communication with the vehicle via a data connection that extends through the vertical aperture. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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