Housing for exterior imaging device of vehicle

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a housing for preventing impurities such as dust from adhering to a lens of an imaging device such as a video camera and a UV or laser emitter/detector mounted to an exterior of a vehicle, and more particularly, to a housing for an exterior imaging device of a vehicle, which may prevents impurities such as dust, water drops and frost from adhering to a lens of an imaging device by using an air flow which is naturally supplied while the vehicle is driving, and which may remove impurities adhered to the lens so that the imaging device may give a clear image quality.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a casing, which can prevent foreign matter such as dust from adhering to the lens of an imaging device such as a video camera, an ultraviolet or a laser imaging system, etc. The flow of air naturally supplied during driving prevents foreign matter such as dust, water droplets, and frost from adhering to the lens of the imaging device, and when foreign matter is attached, removes the foreign matter, so that the above-mentioned imaging device always reflects clear image quality . Background technique [0002] Recently, in order to achieve safe driving of a vehicle, an imaging device that provides an image of a road condition in front of the vehicle is installed inside the vehicle and widely used. However, since such an imaging device is installed inside a vehicle, there is a blind spot where an image cannot be provided, and there is a structural limitation in providing a rearward image. [0003] In order to overcome the...

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However, since such imaging devices are installed inside the vehicle, there is a blind spot where images cannot be provided, and there are structural limitations in providing rearward images.

[0003] In order to overcome the blind area of ​​sight or provide rear images, it is necessary to install an imaging device outside the vehicle, especially preferably on the roof, but when the imaging device is installed outside the vehicle, dust, pollen, yellow sand, rain and snow, etc. will damage the lens of the imaging device Or attached to the lens of the imaging device, so there is a problem of blurring or blackening the image

Attempts have also been made to accommodate the image device itself in a housing with a glass window on the front, thereby protecting the image device itself and preventing foreign matter such as dust from adhering to the lens, but this cannot prevent the lens from being formed on the front of the housing. Foreign matter such as dust adheres to the surface of the glass window, which still causes problems in image quality

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