Imaging system for vehicle
First Claim
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- An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising;
a camera module positionable at the vehicle, said camera module comprising a plastic housing and an imaging sensor, said plastic housing including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion and said second portion being one of laser welded and sonic welded together to substantially seal said image sensor and associated components within said plastic housing; and
a control operable to process images captured by said image sensor.
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Abstract
An imaging system for a vehicle includes a camera module positionable at the vehicle and a control. The camera module includes a plastic housing that houses an image sensor, which is operable to capture images of a scene occurring exteriorly of the vehicle. The control is operable to process images captured by the image sensor. The portions of the housing may be laser welded or sonic welded together to substantially seal the image sensor and associated components within the plastic housing. The housing may include a ventilation portion that is at least partially permeable to water vapor to allow water vapor to pass therethrough while substantially precluding passage of water droplets and/or other contaminants. The housing may be movable at the vehicle between a stored position and an operational position, where the image sensor may be directed toward the exterior scene.
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50 Claims
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- An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising;
a camera module positionable at the vehicle, said camera module comprising a plastic housing and an imaging sensor, said plastic housing including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion and said second portion being one of laser welded and sonic welded together to substantially seal said image sensor and associated components within said plastic housing; and
a control operable to process images captured by said image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16)
- An imaging system for a vehicle, said imaging system comprising;
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- An imaging system of a vehicle, said imaging system comprising;
an imaging device operable to capture images of a scene occurring exteriorly of the vehicle;
a holding device for movably holding said imaging device, said holding device comprising a housing, a transparent panel and a panel cleaning device, said housing being movably mountable at an exterior portion of a vehicle, said imaging device being positioned within said housing, said transparent panel being positioned at least partially across an opening of said housing and generally in the field of view of said imaging device, said housing being movable relative to the exterior portion of the vehicle to move said imaging device between a stored position, where said imaging device is positioned generally within the portion of the vehicle, and an operational position, where said imaging device is positioned to have a field of view exteriorly of the vehicle, said panel cleaning device being positionable at the exterior portion of the vehicle and configured to engage an exterior surface of said transparent panel to clean said transparent panel as said housing moves said imaging device between said stored position and said operational position; and
a control operable to process images captured by said imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 47, 48, 49)
- An imaging system of a vehicle, said imaging system comprising;
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