modular system

Abstract

The invention relates to an arrangement (1) of two cameras (2, 3) provided for a driving function for partially automated or highly automated driving of a motor vehicle in an interior (4) of the motor vehicle, in which the cameras (2, 3) are arranged in a front region (6) of the interior (4) in the vehicle longitudinal direction (5) behind a windscreen (7) of the motor vehicle and the cameras (2, 3) are arranged one above the other in the vehicle vertical direction (9).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a modular system for producing two construction variants of a motor vehicle having an interior according to patent claim 1.

[0002] DE 10 2007 012 993 B4 discloses a camera system within a motor vehicle, comprising a windshield having an upper side, a lower side, a right side and a left side, wherein a recess for receiving an insert having a near and / or a far IR-permeable area is formed in the upper area covered by the windshield wiper or in the upper side of the windshield.

[0003] Furthermore, DE 11 2018 002 318 T5 discloses a camera device comprising a windshield information acquisition camera that captures an image to obtain information about a windshield and a vehicle exterior information acquisition camera that captures an image to obtain information about a vehicle exterior, wherein the windshield information acquisition camera and the vehicle exterior information acquisition camera are fixed to a vehicle in a state in which the windshield information acquisition camera and the vehicle exterior information acquisition camera are fixed to each other.

[0004] The object of the invention is to provide a modular system for producing two construction variants of a motor vehicle having an interior, so that the interior can be designed in a particularly space-saving manner.

[0005] This object is achieved according to the invention by a modular system for producing two construction variants of a motor vehicle having an interior, having the features of patent claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent patent claims and the description.

[0006] The invention relates to a modular system for producing two, in particular different, construction variants of a motor vehicle having an interior.

[0007] The modular system has a first camera, in particular one that is universal across all construction variants, in particular for capturing the surroundings of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the modular system has a second camera, which is designed separately from the first camera and is particularly specific to the construction variant and is particularly for capturing the surroundings of the motor vehicle. The cameras are preferably provided or designed for a driving function for at least partially automated driving of the motor vehicle, in particular at least according to level 2 automation. For example, at least the second camera is provided or designed for at least one driving function for automated, in particular highly automated, driving of the motor vehicle according to level 3 automation.

[0008] The modular system comprises a first lens hood, in particular a design-specific one, which has an opening provided, in particular exclusively, for the first camera. Furthermore, the modular system comprises a second lens hood, in particular a design-specific one, which has a first opening provided, in particular exclusively, for the first camera, and a second opening provided, in particular exclusively, for the second camera.

[0009] In order to be able to design the interior in a particularly space-saving manner, in particular with particularly little effort, and in particular to be able to keep the manufacturing costs for producing the motor vehicle particularly low, it is provided that a first of the design variants of the motor vehicle has the first lens hood, in particular a design-variant-specific one, and the first camera, in particular a design-wide one. In other words, the first lens hood and the first camera are or will be provided in the first design variant. This means that the first lens hood and the first camera are used in the first design variant. In the first design variant, the first camera is arranged in a front region of the interior in the vehicle longitudinal direction behind a windshield of the motor vehicle and is guided at least partially through the opening of the first lens hood.This means that at least a part of the first camera, for example a housing part of the first camera, extends over the opening of the first lens hood through the first lens hood. In other words, the first camera is at least partially arranged or received in the opening of the first lens hood. Furthermore, the second of the design variants of the motor vehicle has the second lens hood, in particular a design-specific second lens hood, the first camera, in particular a design-specific first camera, and the second camera, in particular a design-specific second camera. In other words, the first camera, the second camera, and the second lens hood are or will be provided in the second design variant. This means that the second lens hood, the first camera, and the second camera are used in the second design variant.In the second design variant, the cameras are arranged in the front region of the interior behind the windshield in the vehicle's longitudinal direction and, in particular, at least as viewed in the vehicle's longitudinal direction, one above the other in the vehicle's vertical direction. In other words, in the second design variant, the cameras are arranged at different heights in the interior in the vehicle's vertical direction. Furthermore, in the second design variant, the first camera is at least partially guided through the first opening of the second lens hood, and the second camera is at least partially guided through the second opening of the second lens hood.This means that at least a part of the first camera, for example the housing part of the first camera, extends over the first opening of the second lens hood through the second lens hood, and that at least a part of the second camera, for example a housing part of the second camera, extends over the second opening of the second lens hood through the second lens hood. In other words, the first camera is at least partially arranged or received in the first opening of the second lens hood, and the second camera is at least partially arranged or received in the second opening of the second lens hood.

[0010] The fact that the first camera is used across all construction variants or that the first camera is used in the first and second construction variants means that both the first construction variant and the second construction variant have the same, in particular identical, first camera, which is arranged in particular in the same position in the interior.

[0011] The term "the second camera is specific to a particular design variant" or "the second camera is used in the second design variant" is understood here to mean that, with respect to the two design variants, the second camera is used exclusively in the second design variant, but not in the first design variant. This means that the first design variant is preferably free of the second camera.

[0012] The term "the first lens hood" being specific to a particular design, or "the first lens hood" being used in the first design, is understood here to mean that, with respect to the two design variants, the first lens hood is used exclusively in the first design variant and not in the second design variant. This means that the second design variant is preferably free of the first lens hood.

[0013] The term "the second lens hood" being specific to a particular design, or "the second lens hood" being used in the second design, is understood here to mean that, with respect to the two design variants, the second lens hood is used exclusively in the second design variant and not in the first design variant. This means that the first design variant is preferably free of the second lens hood.

[0014] In particular, the cameras are located in their installation position in the motor vehicle, in the interior of the vehicle. The motor vehicle is designed, for example, as a motor vehicle, in particular as a passenger car. The cameras are designed separately from one another. The cameras can also be referred to as camera sensors.

[0015] The interior, which can also be referred to as the vehicle interior, is understood here to mean a passenger compartment or passenger cell. The interior is preferably at least partially delimited or formed by a body of the motor vehicle. The body is preferably designed as a self-supporting body. For example, the interior is at least partially delimited towards the front in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle by a windshield of the motor vehicle or formed by the windshield. The windshield can also be referred to as a windshield.

[0016] In this case, partially automated driving can be understood as the at least partially automated, in particular mechanical, control of the motor vehicle. This means that the motor vehicle can be or is operated at least in an assisted mode in which partial automation of the motor vehicle, i.e. in particular partially automated driving or partially automated control of the motor vehicle, is carried out. The partially automated driving is preferably at least a level 2 automation level, which can also be referred to as Level 2 automation (L2). Functions such as automatic parking, lane keeping, general longitudinal guidance, acceleration and / or braking of the motor vehicle can be taken over by at least one assistance system of the motor vehicle, in particular automatically.The driving function can thus include or be automatic parking, lane keeping, general longitudinal guidance, acceleration and / or braking of the motor vehicle. Thus, both cameras can be designed for partially automated driving at least according to level 2 or the corresponding driving function at least according to level 2. However, it can be provided that at least one of the cameras is designed for a driving function for automated, in particular highly automated, driving according to level 3, which can also be referred to as level 3 automation (L3). This is, for example, an automated mode in which the motor vehicle is operated or controlled automatically in such a way that a driver does not have to constantly monitor the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle can independently perform functions such as activating a turn signal, changing lanes and / or keeping lane.The driver can therefore attend to other matters, but can, if necessary, be prompted by the vehicle or an assistance system within a pre-warning period to take over control of the vehicle. Level 2 and Level 3, respectively, are understood here as Level 2 and Level 3 according to SAE J3016.

[0017] The cameras are arranged in the front area of the interior, in the vehicle's longitudinal direction, behind the windshield. This means that the cameras are arranged behind the windshield in the vehicle's longitudinal direction and are at least close to, and in particular in the immediate vicinity of, the windshield. The front area of the interior can also be referred to as the front area of the interior. For example, the interior has a rear area arranged behind the front area in the vehicle's longitudinal direction, which can also be referred to as the rear area.

[0018] In order to be able to design the interior in a particularly space-saving manner, for example in a particularly low-cost manner, and in particular to be able to particularly improve the view for a driver of the motor vehicle through the windshield into the surroundings of the motor vehicle, it is preferably provided that the cameras are arranged one above the other in the vehicle's vertical direction, at least when viewed in the vehicle's longitudinal direction, i.e. when viewed from the front in the vehicle's longitudinal direction and / or from the rear in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. This means that a first of the cameras is arranged in the vehicle's vertical direction at a first height in the interior, and the second of the cameras is arranged in the vehicle's vertical direction at a second height in the interior that is different from the first height.In other words, the cameras are arranged at different heights in the interior of the vehicle in a vertical direction, particularly an imaginary plane, which can also be referred to as a common plane. This plane runs, for example, at least substantially perpendicular to the transverse direction of the vehicle, which means that the plane is, for example, a longitudinal center plane of the motor vehicle. In other words, the cameras are arranged one below the other in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

[0019] The fact that the cameras are arranged one above the other or one below the other in the vertical direction of the vehicle is understood here to mean that the first camera is arranged higher up in the vertical direction of the vehicle than the second camera. The first camera can be arranged directly above the second camera, as a result of which the second camera is or is overlapped at least partially by the first camera, in particular upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle. However, it can be provided that the second camera arranged below the first camera in the vertical direction of the vehicle is arranged, in particular simultaneously, in front of the first camera in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, as a result of which the second camera is not covered by the first camera, in particular in the vertical direction of the vehicle. This means that there can be no coverage or overlap of the cameras relative to one another.The present arrangement is therefore a vertical arrangement of the cameras, also referred to as camera sensors, related to the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular for partially automated driving, for example Level 2, and / or for highly automated driving, for example Level 3.

[0020] The invention is based in particular on the following findings and considerations: In a conventional arrangement, the cameras can usually be arranged horizontally to one another, i.e. next to one another in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle and in particular not one above the other or one below the other in the vertical direction of the vehicle. This means that a horizontal arrangement of the camera sensors can conventionally be provided for the driving function, also referred to as the “driving function”. However, this can have a negative impact on existing installation space constraints and the interior effect in the area of a roof node. For example, a view of the surroundings, for example of a traffic light, can be restricted or not ideal. Alternatively or additionally, the impression of space can be cramped or not ideal.This may be due to the fact that the horizontal arrangement means that the space provided for the cameras is particularly wide in the transverse direction of the vehicle.

[0021] In contrast, the aforementioned disadvantages can be overcome by means of the aforementioned arrangement. The vertical arrangement of the cameras in the interior means that the installation space required for the cameras in the transverse direction of the vehicle can be kept particularly small, which can be described as a reduction in the y-dimensional chain. This allows the installation space in the area of the roof node, particularly in the area of an interior mirror, to be particularly optimized. This allows the driver to have a particularly good view of the surroundings in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle through the windshield, since the view is not restricted, for example, by cameras arranged horizontally next to one another. The driver's field of vision can thus be significantly improved. This can have a positive effect on the safety of the vehicle, as the driver can recognize potential hazards particularly well and therefore particularly early on.This can significantly improve the safety of the vehicle. Furthermore, the legal field of vision can be maintained with greater certainty. Furthermore, the sense of space for vehicle occupants can be significantly improved, as the interior can be designed to be particularly spacious for the occupants, so that the area near the node, for example, does not feel cramped. This can significantly improve comfort for the vehicle occupants and the driver.

[0022] Furthermore, the aforementioned arrangement can be used to particularly improve a commonality approach due to the possibility of being adopted into different design variants. This means that the aforementioned arrangement can be used for the modular system to produce two different design variants of the motor vehicle. A first of the design variants can, for example, only have the first camera, whereby the first design variant can also be referred to as the basic variant. Furthermore, the second design variant can have the first and the second camera, whereby the second design variant can be referred to as an equipment variant. For example, some elements or components can be designed across design variants, such as a wiping field provided for the windshield and other components.This allows the wiper field and / or other components to be transferred from the first design to the second design. This will be explained in more detail later.

[0023] In a further embodiment, the modular system has a support device, in particular one that is universally applicable to all construction variants, which is to be arranged or arranged, preferably to be fastened or is fastened, in particular on the windshield. At least the respective lens hood can be fastened or is fastened to the support device. In other words, the support device is provided for fastening the respective lens hood, i.e. for fastening the first and / or the second lens hood. The first and the second construction variants of the motor vehicle have the support device. In other words, the support device is used or provided in both the first and the second construction variants. In the first construction variant, the first lens hood is fastened to the support device, which is arranged, in particular held, on the windshield.This means that the first design variant has the support device, via which the first support device is fastened to the windscreen in the first design variant. In the second design variant, the second lens hood is fastened to the support device, which is arranged, in particular held, on the windscreen. This means that the second design variant has the support device, via which the second support device is fastened to the windscreen in the second design variant. The fact that the support device is universal across design variants or that the support device is used in the first and second design variants is understood here to mean that both the first design variant and the second design variant have the same, in particular identical, support device, which is arranged, in particular, in the same position in the interior.The universal support system allows for particularly low-cost production of the various construction variants. Furthermore, the second construction variant allows for the cameras to be arranged particularly compactly within the interior.

[0024] Alternatively or additionally, a black print, in particular one that is common to all construction variants, is provided or formed on the windscreen. This means that the modular system has the windscreen on which the black print is provided or formed. The first and second construction variants have the black print, in particular one that is common to all construction variants, whereby the black print is provided or formed on the windscreen in particular in both the first and second construction variants. In other words, the black print is provided or used in both the first construction variant and the second construction variant.In this context, the black print being common across all variants, or the black print being used in both the first and second variants, means that the same black print is provided for both the first and second variants, i.e., the windshield has the same, in particular identically designed, black print. This allows the manufacturing effort for the variants to be kept particularly low. Furthermore, the particularly compact vertical arrangement of the cameras in the second variant allows the black print to be retained according to the first variant.

[0025] Alternatively or additionally, the modular system has a windshield wiper device provided or designed for the windshield, in particular a device that is universal across all construction variants. The first and second construction variants of the motor vehicle have the windshield wiper device, in particular a device that is universal across all construction variants, whereby, for example, in the first and second construction variants, the windshield wiper arrangement is held, in particular movably, on a component of the motor vehicle. As a result, in the first and second construction variants, a wiping field that is universal across all construction variants, i.e., the same, in particular identical, can be effected or achieved on the windshield. In other words, the windshield wiper arrangement is provided or used in the first and second construction variants.In this case, the wiping field is understood to be an area of the windshield that can be reached by the windshield wiper device and thus, for example, wiped or cleaned. The wiping field can also be referred to as a wiping area. The fact that the windshield wiper device, in particular the wiping field, is universal across design variants or that the windshield wiper device, in particular the wiping field, is used in the first and second design variants is understood to mean that both the first design variant and the second design variant have the same, in particular identical or structurally identical, windshield wiper device, i.e., for example, the same or identical wiping field. This allows the manufacturing effort for producing the design variants to be kept particularly low.Furthermore, due to the vertical arrangement of the cameras in the second design variant, the windscreen wiper device or the wiping field according to the first design variant can be retained for the second design variant.

[0026] In a further embodiment, the modular system has a fastening device, in particular one that is universal across design variants, by means of which an interior mirror of the motor vehicle is to be held in the interior. This means that the fastening device is provided or designed to fasten the interior mirror in the interior. The first and second design variants of the motor vehicle have the fastening device, in particular one that is universal across design variants, whereby in the first and second design variants the fastening device, and in particular the interior mirror via the fastening device, is arranged in the interior. In other words, the fastening device is provided or used in the first and second design variants.The fact that the fastening device is universal across all design variants, or that the fastening device for the interior mirror is used in the first and second design variants, is understood here to mean that the same, in particular structurally identical, fastening device is used in both the first design variant and the second design variant, whereby in particular the first and second design variants have the same, in particular structurally identical, fastening device. This allows the manufacturing effort for producing the design variants to be kept particularly low. Furthermore, due to the vertical arrangement of the cameras, the fastening device for the interior mirror according to the first design variant can be retained in the second design variant.

[0027] In a further embodiment, the modular system has at least one sensor device designed as a rain sensor, light sensor and / or fogging sensor, in particular one that is applicable across all construction variants. The rain sensor is understood here to be a sensor element by means of which rain, in particular raindrops on the windshield, can be detected or are detected. The light sensor is understood here to be a sensor element by means of which the brightness of an environment of the motor vehicle can be detected or is detected. The fogging sensor is understood here to be a sensor element by means of which it can be detected or is detected whether the windshield is fogged up, i.e. whether, for example, moisture, in particular water, has condensed or condensed on the windshield.The first and second design variants of the motor vehicle have the sensor device, in particular one that is common to all design variants, which in the first and second design variants is arranged, in particular held, in the interior, for example on the support device. In other words, the sensor device, in particular one that is common to all design variants, is provided or used in the first and second design variants. The fact that the sensor device is common to all design variants or that the sensor device is used in the first and second design variants is understood here to mean that both the first and second design variants have the same, in particular structurally identical, sensor device, which is arranged, in particular, in the same position in the interior. This allows the manufacturing effort for producing the two design variants to be kept particularly low.Furthermore, due to the vertical arrangement of the cameras, the sensor device, in particular its arrangement or position, can be retained according to the first design variant for the second design variant.

[0028] Further features of the invention emerge from the claims, the figures, and the description of the figures. The features and combinations of features mentioned above in the description, as well as the features and combinations of features mentioned below in the description of the figures and / or shown alone in the figures, can be used not only in the respective combinations specified, but also in other combinations or on their own.

[0029] The invention will now be explained in more detail using a preferred embodiment and with reference to the drawings. They show: Fig. 1 is a schematic and perspective partial sectional view of an arrangement; and Fig. 2 is a schematic partial sectional side view of an arrangement; and Fig. 3 a schematic perspective view of an arrangement obliquely from the front; and Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a lens hood of an arrangement; and Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a width of a housing element of an assembly; and Fig. 6 a schematic representation of a modular system according to the invention; and Fig. 7 a schematic perspective view illustrating two construction variants of a modular system according to the invention.

[0030] In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements are provided with the same reference symbols.

[0031] Fig. 1 shows, in a schematic perspective view, an arrangement 1 of two cameras 2, 3 provided for at least one driving function for at least partially automated and / or highly automated driving of a motor vehicle in an interior 4 of the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle thus has the cameras 2, 3 arranged in the interior 4. Partially automated driving is, for example, a degree of automation according to stage 2, which can also be referred to as level 2 (L2). Highly automated driving is, for example, a degree of automation according to stage 3, which can also be referred to as level 3 (L3). The cameras 2, 3 are provided or designed to capture the surroundings of the motor vehicle, in particular towards the front in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5. This means that the surroundings of the motor vehicle can be captured or are captured by means of the cameras 2, 3.The cameras 2, 3 are designed separately from one another and, in particular, spaced apart from one another. For example, a first of the cameras 2 is provided or designed for partially automated driving of the motor vehicle according to level 2 automation level. For example, the second of the cameras 3 is provided or designed for partially automated driving of the motor vehicle according to level 2 and / or for automated, in particular highly automated, driving according to level 3 automation level. The first camera 2 can therefore also be referred to as a level 2 front camera. Furthermore, the second camera 3 can therefore also be referred to as a level 2 and / or level 3 front camera. The cameras 2, 3 are, for example, part of a camera system, wherein the motor vehicle has the camera system, which is arranged, in particular, in the interior 4.

[0032] Fig. Figure 2 shows the arrangement 1 in a schematic partial sectional view. Furthermore, Fig. 3 shows the arrangement 1 in a schematic perspective view, particularly obliquely from the front. The cameras 2, 3 are arranged in a front region 6 of the interior 4, in the vehicle's longitudinal direction 5, behind a windshield 7 of the motor vehicle. As a result, the surroundings of the motor vehicle, i.e., in particular, a partial region of the surroundings located in front of the motor vehicle in the vehicle's longitudinal direction 5, can be captured through the windshield 7 by means of the cameras 2, 3.

[0033] The front window 7, which can also be referred to as a windshield, is arranged, in particular held, in a front window frame, for example. As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, in the exemplary embodiment, a vehicle roof of the motor vehicle adjoins the vehicle longitudinal direction 5 towards the rear, that is to say, for example, at least one roof element 8, which is, for example, part of a body of the motor vehicle. In the exemplary embodiment, the cameras 2, 3 are arranged further forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5 than the roof element 8, that is to say, in particular, further forward than an area also referred to as the roof node, in which the windscreen 7 merges into the vehicle roof, in particular onto the roof element 8. Thus, the cameras 2, 3 are arranged in the present case in the front area 6 with respect to the vehicle longitudinal direction 5 and in an upper area of the interior 4 with respect to a vehicle vertical direction 9 of the motor vehicle.

[0034] In order to be able to design the interior 4 in a particularly space-saving manner, it is provided that the cameras 2, 3 are arranged one above the other in the vehicle vertical direction 9, in particular at least as viewed in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5. As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, for example, it is provided that the cameras 2, 3 are arranged so that they do not overlap or overlap one another. In the present case, this means that the cameras 2, 3 are arranged one above the other or one below the other in the vehicle's vertical direction 9 and in front of each other or one behind the other in the vehicle's longitudinal direction 5. Thus, for example, the second camera 3, which is arranged further down in the vehicle's vertical direction 9 than the first camera 2, is arranged further forward in the vehicle's longitudinal direction 5 than the first camera 2. Furthermore, the cameras 2, 3 are arranged in the present case in one, in particular common, plane, which extends, for example, at least substantially perpendicular to the vehicle's transverse direction 10. This means that the plane runs through the cameras 2, 3, i.e. that the cameras 2, 3 are intersected by this plane.In particular, the cameras 2, 3 are arranged on a common, in particular optical, axis when viewed from above in the vehicle's vertical direction 9, i.e., they are arranged coaxially with one another. The described arrangement enables a vertical arrangement of the cameras 2, 3 relative to the vehicle's vertical direction 9, in particular for the driving function, referred to in particular as the "driving function," for partially automated driving and / or highly automated driving. As a result, the installation space required for the cameras 2, 3 in the vehicle's transverse direction 10 in the interior 4 can be kept particularly small.

[0035] In the exemplary embodiment, the cameras 2, 3 are arranged, in particular completely, in the vehicle's longitudinal direction 5 in front of an interior mirror 11 arranged in the interior 4. In the present case, the motor vehicle has a fastening device 12 for the interior mirror 11, arranged in particular in the interior 4. The interior mirror 11 is held or is held in the interior 4 via the fastening device 12.

[0036] In the present case, the cameras 2, 3 are arranged in the interior 4 in a receiving space 13, which is particularly arranged in the interior 4 and is delimited by the windscreen 7 in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5 to the front and in the vehicle vertical direction 9 upwards. Furthermore, the receiving space 13 is delimited in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5 to the rear and in the vehicle vertical direction 9 downwards by a housing element 14, which is particularly designed separately from the cameras 2, 3 and can also be referred to as a mirror cap. For example, the camera system has the housing element 14. As in Fig. 2, for example, the interior mirror 11 and / or the fastening device 12 is guided at least partially through the housing element 14. This means that the interior mirror 11 and / or the fastening device 12 extends at least partially through the housing element 14.

[0037] Furthermore, the motor vehicle, in particular the camera system, has a lens hood 15, which is arranged in particular in the receiving space 13 and is here designed separately from the housing element 14 and the cameras 2, 3. The lens hood 15 is provided for the first and second cameras 2, 3. The lens hood further has a first lens hood part 16, a second lens hood part 17, and a connecting part 18, via which the first and second lens hood parts 16, 17 are connected to one another, for example directly. The lens hood parts 16, 17 and the connecting part 18 can be formed integrally or separately from one another. Thus, the lens hood 15 can be formed integrally or in multiple parts. The second lens hood part 17 is arranged further forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5 than the first lens hood part 16.This means that the lens hood 15 extends, starting from the first lens hood part 16, via the connecting part 18 to the second lens hood part 17, forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5, i.e. forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5, and for example downwards in the vehicle vertical direction 9. Thus, the second lens hood part 17 is arranged further down, in particular in the vehicle vertical direction 9, than the first lens hood part 16. For example, the first and second lens hood parts 16, 17 extend parallel to one another. The first lens hood part 16 has a first opening 19, which is provided for the first camera 2. The first camera 2 is guided through the first opening 19, at least in part. The second lens hood part 17 has a second opening 20, which is provided for the second camera 3.The second camera 3 is guided at least partially through the second opening 20. As shown in . Fig. 1, the second opening 20 is arranged further forward in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5 and further down in the vehicle vertical direction 9 than the first opening 19. For example, the first opening 19 has a first axial direction and the second opening 20 has a second axial direction, wherein the axial directions of the openings 19, 20 run parallel to one another and, for example, are arranged coaxially to one another when viewed from above in the vehicle vertical direction 9. In particular, the openings 19, 20 are arranged in the aforementioned plane or are intersected by this plane. The connecting part 18 extends obliquely or perpendicularly to the first and second lens hood parts 16, 17. As in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, in the exemplary embodiment, a third lens hood part 21 adjoins the second lens hood part 17 towards the front in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5, in particular directly, and in this case extends obliquely or perpendicularly to the second lens hood part 17. For example, the lens hood 15 rests above the first lens hood part 16 and / or above the third lens hood part 21, in particular directly, on the windscreen 7.

[0038] In Fig. 4 shows a schematic perspective view of the lens hood 15. In this case, the lens hood 15 has first side walls 22, which are connected, in particular directly, to the first lens hood part 16 and the connecting part 18. Furthermore, the lens hood 15 has second side walls 23, which are connected, for example directly, to the second lens hood part 17 and the third lens hood part 21. For example, the lens hood 15 rests against the windscreen 7 via the first side walls 22 and / or via the second side walls 23, in particular directly.

[0039] In the exemplary embodiment, a support device 24 is attached to the windscreen 7 and is arranged in the interior 4, in particular in the receiving space 13. This support device can also be referred to as a windscreen holder. For example, the lens hood 15 is attached, in particular directly, to the support device 24.

[0040] In particular, the camera system is attached to the support device 24, i.e. held on the windscreen 7 via the support device 24.

[0041] As in Fig. 2, it is provided in the exemplary embodiment that the windscreen 7 has a black print 25, which in the present case is arranged at an upper end of the windscreen 7 in the vehicle's vertical direction 9. The black print 25 preferably has a recess 26 for the cameras 2, 3. The recess 26 is open downwards in the vehicle's vertical direction 9. This means that the recess 26 extends downwards in the vehicle's vertical direction 9 beyond an edge 27 of the black print, which is referred to in particular as the body edge. In this case, the recess 26 widens in the vehicle's vertical direction 9 from top to bottom in the vehicle's transverse direction 10. The recess 26 is thus, for example, at least substantially wedge-shaped or conical. In this case, “conical” can be understood in particular to mean a conical cross-section.

[0042] In the exemplary embodiment, the motor vehicle has at least one windscreen 7 provided and not integrated in the Fig. 1 to 4, which, for example, has a first and a second windshield wiper. By means of the windshield wiper device, a wiping field 28 can be effected or created on the windshield 7. In this case, the wiping field 28 has a first wiping area 29 and a second wiping area 30, wherein the first wiping area 29 can be effected or created by the first windshield wiper and the second wiping area 30 can be effected or created by the second windshield wiper. Furthermore, an overlap area 31 is provided, in which the first and second wiping areas 29, 30 overlap each other. This is shown in Fig. 3. Furthermore, Fig. 3 illustrates a field of vision 32 for the driver, which in Fig. 3 is limited or formed by dashed lines 32a. In this case, Fig. 3 that the vertical arrangement of the cameras 2, 3 does not impair the field of view 32, whereby the field of view 32 can be designed to be particularly large, so that in particular legal requirements with regard to the field of view 32 can be met with particular reliability.

[0043] Furthermore, in the exemplary embodiment, the motor vehicle has a sensor device 33 designed as a rain sensor, light sensor and / or as a fogging sensor, which in the present case is arranged, in particular held, on the fastening device 12.

[0044] In Fig. 5 shows a schematic perspective view of the housing element 14 of the arrangement 1 and a further housing element 34, which is provided for a conventional horizontal arrangement of the cameras 2, 3, i.e. arranged next to one another in the vehicle transverse direction 10. In this case, Fig. 5, in particular the housing elements 14, 34 are compared with each other. As can be seen from Fig. As can be seen in Figure 5, this additional or conventional housing element 34 is wider in the transverse direction of the vehicle than the housing element 14. Thus, for example, a mirror cap width can be maintained particularly well or particularly reliably. The vertical arrangement allows the camera system to be accommodated in the interior 4 in a particularly space-saving manner.

[0045] The described arrangement 1 of the cameras 2, 3 can enable a modular system 35 for producing two construction variants 36, 37 of the motor vehicle. The modular system 35 is in Fig. 6 in a schematic representation. The modular system comprises the first camera 2, the second camera 3, and a lens hood 38 that is different from the lens hood 15 and is referred to as the first lens hood 38. In order to distinguish the lens hoods 15, 38 from one another, the lens hood 15 is referred to here as the second lens hood 15. The modular system 35 comprises the lens hood 15.

[0046] In Fig. 7 illustrates the construction variants 36, 37 by showing the construction variants 36, 37 superimposed in a schematic perspective view. The first lens hood 38 has, in particular exclusively, an opening 39 intended for the first camera 2, which can also be referred to as the first opening 39.

[0047] In order to be able to produce the construction variants 36, 37, in particular in a particularly compact manner and with particularly little effort, a first of the construction variants 36 of the motor vehicle has the first lens hood 38 and the first camera 2, which in the first construction variant 36 is arranged in the front region 6 of the interior 4 in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5 behind the windscreen 7 and is guided at least partially through the opening 39 of the first lens hood 38.Furthermore, the second of the construction variants 37 of the motor vehicle has the second lens hood 15, the first camera 2 and the second camera 3, wherein in the second construction variant 37 the cameras 2, 3 are arranged one above the other in the front region 6 of the interior 4 in the vehicle longitudinal direction 5 behind the windscreen 7 and in the vehicle vertical direction 9, for example without overlapping or overlapping, and the first camera 2 is guided at least partially through the first opening 19 of the second lens hood 15 and the second camera 3 is guided at least partially through the second opening 20 of the second lens hood 15. Thus, the second construction variant 37 is in the present case according to the previously described, in particular with reference to . Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, which means that the second construction variant 37 has the described vertical arrangement of the cameras 2, 3. In the first construction variant 36, only the first camera 2 is provided with respect to the cameras 2, 3, whereby the first construction variant 36 is, for example, a basic construction variant. In Fig. 7, in particular, the lens hoods 15, 38 are positioned opposite each other.

[0048] As in Fig. 6 and Fig.7, the first and second structural variants 36, 37 in the present case have the support device 24, which in particular is universal across structural variants, and which in the first and second structural variants 36, 37 is fastened to the front screen 7. In the exemplary embodiment, in the first structural variant 36, the first lens hood 38 is fastened to the support device 24, in particular exclusively with respect to the lens hoods 15, 38. Furthermore, in the present case, in the second structural variant 37, the second lens hood 15 is fastened to the support device 24, in particular exclusively with respect to the lens hoods 15, 38. For example, in both structural variants 36, 37, the housing element 14 and / or the fastening device 12 are held on the support device 24. Furthermore, the first and second structural variants 36, 37 in the present case have the black print 25, which in particular is universal across structural variants.Furthermore, the first and second structural variants 36, 37 in the present case have the windshield wiper device 40, whereby in the first and second structural variants 36, 37 in the present case the same wiping field 28 can be effected or is effected on the windshield 7, in particular across structural variants. Furthermore, the structural variants 36, 37 in the present case have the fastening device 12 for the interior mirror 11, in particular across structural variants, whereby in the first and second structural variants 36, 37 the fastening device 12, in particular across structural variants, is arranged in the interior 4. Furthermore, the first and second structural variants 36, 37 in the present case have the sensor devices 33, designed, for example, as a rain sensor, light sensor and / or as a fogging sensor, which in the first and second structural variants 36, 37 are arranged in the interior 4, in particular on the support device 24, in particular in the same installation position.

[0049] Thus, the arrangement 1 enables the use of the support device 24, the black print 25, the windscreen wiper device 40 or the wiping field 28, the fastening device 12 and / or the sensor device 33 across all construction variants. This has a positive effect on manufacturing effort and, in particular, manufacturing costs. List of reference symbols 1 arrangement 2 first camera 3 second camera 4 Interior 5 Vehicle longitudinal direction 6 front area 7 Windscreen 8 roof element 9 Vehicle vertical direction 10 Vehicle transverse direction 11 Interior mirror 12 Fastening device 13 Recording room 14 Housing element 15 second lens hood 16 first lens hood part 17 second lens hood part 18 Connecting part 19 first opening 20 second opening 21 third lens hood part 22 first side walls 23 second side walls 24 Carrying device 25 black prints 26 recess 27 edge 28 wiping field 29 first wiping area 30 second wiping area 31 Overlap area 32 field of view 32a Line 33 Sensor device 34 additional housing element 35 modular system 36 first construction variant 37 second construction variant 38 first lens hood 39 Opening of the first lens hood 40 Windscreen wiper system

Claims

[1] Modular system (35) for producing two construction variants (36, 37) of a motor vehicle having an interior (4), with a first camera (2), with a second camera (3) formed separately from the first camera (2), with a first lens hood (38) which has an opening (39) provided for the first camera (2), and with a second lens hood (15) which is different from the first lens hood (38) and which has a first opening (19) provided for the first camera (2) and a second opening (20) provided for the second camera (3), wherein • a first of the construction variants (36) of the motor vehicle has the first lens hood (38) and the first camera (2), which in the first construction variant (36) is arranged in a front region (6) of the interior (4) in the vehicle longitudinal direction (5) behind a windscreen (7) and is guided at least partially through the opening (39) of the first lens hood (38), and • the second of the construction variants (37) of the motor vehicle has the second lens hood (15), the first camera (2) and the second camera (3), wherein in the second construction variant (37) the cameras (2, 3) are arranged one above the other in the front region (6) of the interior (4) in the vehicle longitudinal direction (5) behind the windscreen (7) and at least in the vehicle vertical direction (9) viewed from the vehicle longitudinal direction (5), and the first camera (2) is guided at least partially through the first opening (19) of the second lens hood (15) and the second camera (3) is guided at least partially through the second opening (20) of the second lens hood (15). [2] Modular system (35) according to claim 1, characterized by • a support device (24) provided for fastening the respective lens hood (38), (15), wherein the first and the second construction variant (36, 37) of the motor vehicle have the support device (24) and wherein in the first construction variant (36) the first lens hood (38) is fastened to the support device (24) which is arranged on the windscreen (7), and in the second construction variant (37) the second lens hood (15) is fastened to the support device (24) which is arranged on the windscreen (7), • a black print (25) provided on the front panel (7), wherein the first and second construction variants (36, 37) have the black print (25), and / or • a windscreen wiper device (40) provided for the windscreen (7), wherein the first and second construction variants (36, 37) of the motor vehicle have the windscreen wiper device (40), whereby an identical wiping field (28) can be effected on the windscreen (7) in the first and second construction variants (36, 37). [3] Modular system (35) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by a fastening device (12) by means of which an interior mirror (11) is to be held in the interior (4), wherein the first and the second construction variant (36, 37) of the motor vehicle have the fastening device (12), whereby in the first and the second construction variant (36, 37) the fastening device (12) is arranged in the interior (4). [4] Modular system (35) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized bya sensor device (33) designed as a rain sensor, light sensor and / or as a fogging sensor, wherein the first and the second construction variant (36, 37) of the motor vehicle have the sensor device (33) which is arranged in the interior (4) in the first and the second construction variant (36, 37).

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