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Camera unit for a motor vehicle

  • US 9,912,912 B2
  • Filed: 08/24/2011
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A camera unit assembly for recording images of an external region of a motor vehicle, which camera unit is connected via a control unit to a display device arranged within the motor vehicle, said camera unit comprising:

  • a camera unit;

    a protective element, at least one of the camera unit and the protective element having an inactive operating position and a release position, in the inactive operating position, the protective element covers the camera unit within a recess formed in a motor vehicle, and in the active operating position, the protective element is clear of the camera unit allowing the camera unit to record images of an external region of the motor vehicle;

    a first activation element activating movement of the at least one of the camera unit and the protective element between the inactive operating position and the release position, the first activation element activated by a reverse gear of the motor vehicle in a drive state;

    a drive element activated by the first activation element and moving the at least one of the camera unit and the protective element between the inactive operating position and the release position; and

    at least one second activation element, the second activation element activating said drive element moving the camera unit between the inactive operating position and the release position suitable for capturing images of an external area of the vehicle only after a repeated activation of the second activation element from a user only outside the motor vehicle, and when the vehicle is in an inactive state.

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