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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Aptiv Technologies Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Inventor:
Yew Kwang Low, Woodlands, SG;
Assignee:
APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, St. Michael, BB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/55 (2021.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/55 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
An external camera for a vehicle and its method of manufacture involve providing a camera assembly comprising a lens assembly comprising a lens and a lens holder that houses at least a portion the lens assembly and defining an inner surface, forming an induction coil integrated in the inner surface of the lens holder, the induction coil being configured to generate heat energy to defrost the lens, providing a camera housing that houses the camera assembly, and housing the camera assembly within the camera housing to form the external camera.