WATER DROPLET REMOVAL APPARATUS AND CAMERA APPARATUS
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1. A water droplet removal apparatus comprising:
- a jetting nozzle configured to jet a shock wave onto an imaging window of a camera;
an arrangement section that arranges the jetting nozzle on a periphery of the imaging window;
a shock wave generation unit configured to generate the shock wave jetted from the jetting nozzle; and
a jetting control unit configured to control jetting of the shock wave jetted from the jetting nozzle.
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Abstract
A jetting nozzle is configured to jet a shock wave onto an imaging window of a camera. An arrangement section arranges the jetting nozzle on a periphery of the imaging window. The shock wave generation unit is configured to generate the shock wave jetted from the jetting nozzle. The jetting control unit is configured to control jetting of the shock wave jetted from the jetting nozzle.
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1. A water droplet removal apparatus comprising:
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a jetting nozzle configured to jet a shock wave onto an imaging window of a camera; an arrangement section that arranges the jetting nozzle on a periphery of the imaging window; a shock wave generation unit configured to generate the shock wave jetted from the jetting nozzle; and a jetting control unit configured to control jetting of the shock wave jetted from the jetting nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A camera apparatus comprising:
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an imaging window; a camera configured to image a subject through the imaging window; a jetting nozzle arranged at a position from which a shock wave is jetted toward a portion where a water droplet adhered to the imaging window is built up, the jetting nozzle being configured to jet the shock wave onto the imaging window; a shock wave generation unit configured to generate the shock wave jetted from the jetting nozzle; and a jetting control unit configured to control the jetting of the shock wave jetted from the jetting nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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