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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Inventor:
Koji Wato, Obu, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Aichi-pref., JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/02 (2006.01); G03B 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); G06K 9/00791 (2013.01); H04N 5/2251 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0026 (2013.01); G03B 11/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an optical device, a lens assembly includes a lens for receiving light and a holder for holding the lens. A circuit board performs at least one process based on the received light. A housing has an opening and is configured to house the lens assembly and the circuit board therein such that at least part of the circuit board faces the lens assembly, and the lens assembly is exposed via the opening. A mechanism for defining a passage located around the lens assembly to communicate with the opening. The passage guides air, entering an inside of the housing via the opening, so as not to be directed toward the circuit board.