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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2018
E.v. Offshore Limited, Norwich, GB;
E.V. OFFSHORE LIMITED, Norwich, GB;
Abstract
The field of inspection assemblies and in particular to inspection assemblies that include light sources for illuminating a field of view of a camera including an elongate housing having a longitudinal axis, a camera mounted in the housing and arranged to capture an image of a region within a field of view external to the housing, a light source mounted in the housing and arranged to illuminate the field of view, and a window element mounted in the housing, the window element comprising a light transmitting material and being located such that light emitted by the light source passes through the window element before illuminating the field of view. The window element has an internal surface, closer to the light source, and an external surface, further from the light source, and the external surface comprises a concave region.