IN-VEHICLE CAMERA

• US 20150109447A1
• Filed: 03/01/2013
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: Okuda, Syo
• Granted Patent: US 9,862,332 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0026 Windows, e.g. windscreen

Abstract

In an in-vehicle camera 1, when an in-vehicle camera body 5 is hooked on a hook portion 33 of a bracket 3 attached to a windshield, a leaf spring 34 presses the in-vehicle camera body 5 against the bracket 3 to fix the in-vehicle camera body to the bracket 3. Therefore, the in-vehicle camera body 5 can be attached to the windshield without permitting the windshield to come off from the vehicle by the bracket'"'"'s being strongly pushed such as by a jig, or without permitting the jig to scratch the windshield. Since the in-vehicle camera body is fixed to the bracket 3 by being pressed against the bracket 3 by the leaf spring 34, there is no problem of causing backlash relative to the bracket 3.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle camera comprising:

a bracket to be attached to a windshield;

an in-vehicle camera body that is fixed to the bracket attached to the windshield;

a suspending portion by which the in-vehicle camera body is suspended, the suspension portion being provided to the bracket; and

a pressing means for pressing the in-vehicle camera body suspended by the bracket via the suspending portion against a portion to be pressed of the bracket or against the suspending portion to fix the in-vehicle camera body to the bracket.

2. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 1, wherein the in-vehicle camera body includes a portion to be suspended that is suspended on the suspending portion.

3. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 1, wherein the pressing means is a biasing means for urging the in-vehicle camera body in a direction of pressing the in-vehicle camera body against the portion to be pressed or against the suspending portion.

4. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 1, wherein:

the portion to be pressed is provided with an engagement hole; and

the in-vehicle camera body is provided with an engagement projection that is located in a portion brought into contact with the portion to be pressed so as to be inserted and fitted into the engagement hole when pressed by the pressing means.

5. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 1, wherein the suspending portion is formed into a shape of a hook.