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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2018
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hidemichi Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Vehicle-environment monitoring device is capable of monitoring a situation outside a vehicle. The vehicle-environment monitoring device includes an image capturing module, an image-capturing-device cover, a fan, and an air passage. The image capturing module is disposed near an inner surface of a glass member and includes a heat-generating device and an image sensor configured to capture an image of the situation outside the vehicle. The image-capturing-device cover covers the image capturing module from inside a vehicle cabin. The fan cools the heat-generating device by introducing air into the image-capturing-device cover and blows the air toward the glass member. The air passage is formed inside the image-capturing-device cover, and the air blown by the fan flows toward the glass member through the air passage.