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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 07, 2017
Applicant:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;

Inventor:

Mitsuru Nakamura, Kariya, JP;

Assignee:

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 17/55 (2006.01); G03B 17/02 (2006.01); B60J 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); G03B 17/55 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); B60J 1/20 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/3015 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/10 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/114 (2013.01);
Abstract

An imaging device installed inside a windshield of a vehicle, capturing images from ahead of the vehicle is provided. The imaging device includes a housing, a lens, an imaging device and a processing board. The housing includes a first portion, facing the windshield, and a second portion located opposite to the first portion. The first portion has a first outer surface as an outer surface thereof, and the second portion has a second outer surface as an outer surface thereof. The first outer surface has a light reflectance which is larger than a light reflectance of the second outer surface. The processing board is provided in the housing, and the processing circuit is provided on the processing board, facing the second portion only.


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