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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Smr Patents S.à.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Inventors:
Douglas Wilson, Troy, MI (US);
Vincent Wilson, Hampshire, GB;
Assignee:
SMR Patents S.à.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/04 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60S 1/04 (2013.01); F16H 25/20 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 5/22521 (2018.08); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); B60R 2300/10 (2013.01); B60R 2300/20 (2013.01); B60R 2300/30 (2013.01); F16H 2025/2081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera module for use in a vehicle includes a camera for capturing a surrounding of the vehicle, and which is configured to move from a retracted position to a deployed position, a camera lens forming a housing or part of the housing around the camera, a camera holder which carries the camera and the surrounding camera lens, and a drive system including a motor for moving the camera from the retracted position to the deployed position or from the deployed position to the retracted position.