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Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 21, 2017
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;

Inventors:

Masayuki Usami, Nagoya, JP;

Kunihiko Toyofuku, Toyota, JP;

Ryuichi Shinkai, Nishio, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G03B 17/55 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); B60S 1/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60S 1/023 (2013.01); G03B 17/55 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0026 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0063 (2013.01);
Abstract

The photographing apparatus for vehicle includes image pickup device which is disposed inside of a window part provided in a vehicle and receives photographing luminous flux passing through a light transmissive portion, a heater, composed of heated wire, generates heat when being supplied electrical power from electric power source, a heated portion, fixed to the heater, faces an inner surface of the light transmissive portion and gives radiant heat to the light transmissive portion when receiving heat from the heater. The heated portion is a plate having a polygonal shape. Both ends of the heater are positioned at two different corner portions of the heated portion.


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