Vehicle exterior camera device
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1. An imaging device comprising:
- an imaging portion provided at a vehicle exterior;
an outer peripheral member having an outer wall at which a light transmitting portion is disposed, and that houses the imaging portion that captures images via the light transmitting portion; and
a step portion that is provided at an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member, and that causes the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member that is at the outer wall side to protrude-out further than the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member that is at a side opposite the outer wall,wherein a bent portion, which is bent such that the outer wall is directed toward a vehicle rear side, is formed at the outer peripheral member, andwherein the step portion is provided over an entire periphery of the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member.
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Abstract
At an imaging device, a camera that captures images is housed in an outer cover and is provided at a vehicle exterior, and captures images of the vehicle exterior via a cover lens that is provided at an outer wall. A step portion, which causes an outer peripheral surface that is at the outer wall side to protrude-out further than an outer peripheral surface that is at a side opposite the outer wall, is provided at an outer peripheral surface of the outer cover.
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1. An imaging device comprising:
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an imaging portion provided at a vehicle exterior; an outer peripheral member having an outer wall at which a light transmitting portion is disposed, and that houses the imaging portion that captures images via the light transmitting portion; and a step portion that is provided at an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member, and that causes the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member that is at the outer wall side to protrude-out further than the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member that is at a side opposite the outer wall, wherein a bent portion, which is bent such that the outer wall is directed toward a vehicle rear side, is formed at the outer peripheral member, and wherein the step portion is provided over an entire periphery of the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An imaging device comprising:
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an imaging portion provided at a vehicle exterior; an outer peripheral member having an outer wall at which a light transmitting portion is disposed, and that houses the imaging portion that captures images via the light transmitting portion; and a step portion that is provided at an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member, and that causes the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member that is at the outer wall side to protrude-out further than the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member that is at a side opposite the outer wall, wherein a bent portion, which is bent such that the outer wall is directed toward a vehicle rear side, is formed at the outer peripheral member, and the step portion is provided at the bent portion of the outer peripheral member, and wherein the step portion is elongated along a direction toward the outer wall. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An imaging device comprising:
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an imaging portion provided at a vehicle exterior; an outer peripheral member having a first portion directed toward a side of the vehicle, and a bent portion having an outer wall at which a light transmitting portion is disposed, and that houses the imaging portion that captures images via the light transmitting portion; and a step portion that is provided at an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member, and that is formed so as to be continuous in a peripheral direction of the outer peripheral surface, wherein the outer peripheral surface is at a vehicle upper side and is divided by the step portion into a first outer peripheral surface that is at an outer wall side, and a second outer peripheral surface that is at a base portion side of the outer peripheral member, which is a side opposite from the outer wall, wherein the first outer peripheral surface protrudes out further than the second outer peripheral surface, and wherein the bent portion, which is bent such that the outer wall, in a state which the imaging portion is provided at the vehicle exterior, is directed toward a vehicle rear side, and the step portion is provided at the bent portion of the outer peripheral member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An imaging device comprising:
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an imaging portion provided at a vehicle exterior; an outer peripheral member having an outer wall at which a light transmitting portion is disposed, and that houses the imaging portion that captures images via the light transmitting portion; and a step portion that is provided at an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral member, and that is formed so as to be continuous in a peripheral direction of the outer peripheral surface, wherein the outer peripheral surface is divided by the step portion into a first outer peripheral surface that is at an outer wall side, and a second outer peripheral surface that is at a base portion side of the outer peripheral member, which is a side opposite from the outer wall, wherein one of the first and second outer peripheral surfaces protrudes out further than the other of the first and second peripheral surface, and wherein a bent portion, which is bent such that the outer wall, in a state which the imaging portion is provided at the vehicle exterior, is directed toward a vehicle rear side, is formed at the outer peripheral member, and the step portion is provided closer to the outer wall side of the outer peripheral member than the bent portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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