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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Nathan Kenneth Shaeff, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
David R. Huelke, Milan, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a camera module that is moveable back and forth between a first and a second position. In the first position, the camera module is mounted to, and at least partially housed within, a portion of a vehicle. In the second position, the camera module is mounted to a structure other than the vehicle. A viewing method includes using a camera module to view a first area when the camera module is at least partially housed within a portion of a vehicle in a first position. The method further includes using the camera module to view a different, second area after moving the camera module to a second position where the camera module is mounted to a structure other than the vehicle.