公开(公告)号：US20190016310A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：US15649012

申请日：2017-07-13

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Brandon K. MATESIC ,  Fred W. Huntzicker

IPC: B60S1/56 ,  B60S1/04 ,  B60S1/52 ,  B60R1/00 ,  G02B27/00 ,  G03B17/02

Abstract: A self-cleaning camera device includes: a housing that includes a reservoir configured to hold a fluid within the housing; a frusto-spherical member that is transparent, that is located within the housing; an electric motor configured to rotate the frusto-spherical member in a predetermined direction about an axis; a support member that (i) extends through a second opening of the frusto-spherical member and into the inner cavity of the frusto-spherical member and (ii) does not rotate with the frusto-spherical member; a camera that is located on the support member within an inner cavity of the frusto-spherical member and that includes a lens that one of: (i) faces a first opening in the housing; (ii) extends into the first opening in the housing; and (ii) extends outwardly past the first opening in the housing; and a wiping member is configured to wipe the fluid from the exterior surface of the frusto-spherical member.