IN-VEHICLE CAMERA UNIT HAVING CAMERA BUILT INTO BODY
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle camera unit comprising:
- a body to which a lens is attached; and
a prevention member that prevents water drops from falling on the lens, whereinthe body has a first surface where the lens is arranged, a front surface of the lens being exposed to an outside of the body;
the first surface has an oblique portion extending from the periphery of the lens backward of the lens, the oblique portion being oblique in such a way as to be away from the optical axis of the lens with increasing distance from the lens backward; and
the prevention member is provided in or on the oblique portion across an oblique direction of the oblique portion.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle camera unit has a body to which a lens is attached and prevention members that prevent water drops from falling on the lens. Specifically the body has a top surface where the lens is arranged, a front surface of the lens being exposed to an outside of the body. The top surface has an oblique portion extending from the periphery of the lens backward of the lens. The oblique portion is oblique in such a way as to be away from the optical axis 13a of the lens with increasing distance from the lens backward. The prevention member is provided in or on the oblique portion across an oblique direction of the oblique portion.
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1. An in-vehicle camera unit comprising:
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a body to which a lens is attached; and a prevention member that prevents water drops from falling on the lens, wherein the body has a first surface where the lens is arranged, a front surface of the lens being exposed to an outside of the body; the first surface has an oblique portion extending from the periphery of the lens backward of the lens, the oblique portion being oblique in such a way as to be away from the optical axis of the lens with increasing distance from the lens backward; and the prevention member is provided in or on the oblique portion across an oblique direction of the oblique portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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