VEHICLE CAMERA WITH REPLACEABLE COVER
First Claim
1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
- a camera configured to be disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle, said camera having a camera housing and a lens;
a cover element removably disposed at said camera, wherein said cover element comprises a curved transparent portion and a mounting portion; and
wherein said curved transparent portion of said cover element, when said cover element is disposed at said camera, protects said lens so that said lens is not exposed to the environment external the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vision system of a vehicle includes a camera disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle and having a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera has a camera housing and a lens. A cover element is removably disposed at the camera. The cover element includes a curved transparent portion and a mounting portion. The curved transparent portion of the cover element, when the cover element is disposed at the camera, protects the lens so that the lens is not exposed to the environment external the vehicle. The cover element may be configured to be fixedly mounted at the exterior portion of the vehicle, such that the camera is removably mounted at the vehicle by detachable attachment at the cover element.
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20 Claims
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1. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera configured to be disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle, said camera having a camera housing and a lens; a cover element removably disposed at said camera, wherein said cover element comprises a curved transparent portion and a mounting portion; and wherein said curved transparent portion of said cover element, when said cover element is disposed at said camera, protects said lens so that said lens is not exposed to the environment external the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera configured to be disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle, said camera having a camera housing and a lens; a cover element removably attached at said camera, wherein said cover element comprises a curved transparent portion and a mounting portion; wherein said mounting portion comprises internal attaching elements that engage external attaching elements at said camera housing to removably attach said cover element at said camera housing; and wherein said curved transparent portion of said cover element, when said mounting portion is attached at said camera housing, protects said lens so that said lens is not exposed to the environment external the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vision system of a vehicle, said vision system comprising:
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a camera configured to be disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle, said camera having a camera housing and a lens; a cover element removably disposed at said camera, wherein said cover element comprises a curved transparent portion and a mounting portion, and wherein said mounting portion comprises a threaded mounting portion for removably attaching said cover element at one of (i) said camera housing and (ii) the exterior portion of the vehicle; wherein said curved transparent portion, when said cover element is disposed at said camera, protects said lens so that said lens is not exposed to the environment external the vehicle; and wherein said cover element comprises a washer fluid dispensing portion and wherein, when said cover element is disposed at said camera disposed at the exterior portion of the vehicle, said washer fluid dispensing portion is configured to connect to a washer system of the vehicle to provide washer fluid to said cover element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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