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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); G01K 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/22521 (2018.08); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60S 1/56 (2013.01); G01K 3/005 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermoelectric element is provided between an on-board camera and a windshield. The on-board camera incorporates a temperature sensor, heat is caused to be transferred from the on-board camera to the windshield when a temperature of the on-board camera is equal to or greater than a threshold, and when the temperature of the on-board camera is lower than the threshold, a space formed by the on-board camera and the windshield is warmed by heat generated by the thermoelectric element itself, whereby condensation on the windshield is restricted.