Stereo camera arrangement in a motor vehicle
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1. A stereo camera system in a motor vehicle having a windshield, the stereo camera system comprising:
- at least two camera modules; and
a mount in which the camera modules are situated at a preselected lateral distance apart, the mount being cemented to an inside of the windshield,wherein the mount is one piece and has two mounting regions, each of which holds one of the camera modules and is rigidly connected to the other by a crosspiece, and wherein the front of the crosspiece serves as a cementing region for fastening to the inside of the windshield, and wherein contact surfaces of the mount are sealed off on the inside of the windshield by a permanently elastic seal.
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Abstract
A stereo camera system in a motor vehicle, in particular for classifying objects and determining distance. In order to ensure secure installation and precise positioning of the camera system, in particular fixing of its lateral position, the camera system is provided with at least two camera modules, and a mount, in which camera modules are installed at a specified lateral distance apart, the mount being cemented to the inside of the windshield.
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1. A stereo camera system in a motor vehicle having a windshield, the stereo camera system comprising:
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at least two camera modules; and a mount in which the camera modules are situated at a preselected lateral distance apart, the mount being cemented to an inside of the windshield, wherein the mount is one piece and has two mounting regions, each of which holds one of the camera modules and is rigidly connected to the other by a crosspiece, and wherein the front of the crosspiece serves as a cementing region for fastening to the inside of the windshield, and wherein contact surfaces of the mount are sealed off on the inside of the windshield by a permanently elastic seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A stereo camera system in a motor vehicle having a windshield, the stereo camera system comprising:
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at least two camera modules; a mount in which the camera modules are situated at a preselected lateral distance apart, the mount being cemented to an inside of the windshield, wherein the mount is one piece and has two mounting regions, each of which holds one of the camera modules and is rigidly connected to the other by a crosspiece and wherein the front of the crosspiece serves as a cementing region for fastening to the inside of the windshield; and means, provided in the mount, for equalizing pressure of free spaces with respect to a surrounded space. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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