公开(公告)号：US11843845B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17569934

申请日：2022-01-06

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Tzvi Philipp ,  Timothy Busch

IPC: H04N23/51 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G02B6/26 ,  G03B17/02 ,  B60R11/00

CPC classification number: H04N23/51 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G02B6/262 ,  G03B17/02 ,  B60R2011/004

Abstract: A protective cover for a camera includes a housing configured for attachment to one of the camera and a support structure which supports the camera, a lens attached to the housing and configured for alignment with an imaging axis of the camera, a light source attached to the housing and configured for providing light to a field of view of the camera, and an electrical connector carried by the housing and configured for receiving power and/or signal commands and for conveying the power and/or signal commands to the light source. The lens may be a meniscus-shaped macro lens, and a lightguide may be attached to or incorporated into at least one of the housing and the light source. The protective cover may be used to protect a camera mounted in a wheel well or anywhere along an outer surface of an automotive vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230217089A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17569934

申请日：2022-01-06

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Tzvi Philipp ,  Timothy Busch

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G03B17/02 ,  G02B6/26

CPC classification number: H04N5/2252 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G03B17/02 ,  G02B6/262 ,  B60R2011/004

Abstract: A protective cover for a camera includes a housing configured for attachment to one of the camera and a support structure which supports the camera, a lens attached to the housing and configured for alignment with an imaging axis of the camera, a light source attached to the housing and configured for providing light to a field of view of the camera, and an electrical connector carried by the housing and configured for receiving power and/or signal commands and for conveying the power and/or signal commands to the light source. The lens may be a meniscus-shaped macro lens, and a lightguide may be attached to or incorporated into at least one of the housing and the light source. The protective cover may be used to protect a camera mounted in a wheel well or anywhere along an outer surface of an automotive vehicle.