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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Christian Guffarth, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Johannes Kirchhoff, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Alex Hessel, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Albertus Clemens Maria Van der Knaap, Eindhoven, NL;
Steven Vanderhaeghen, Eindhoven, NL;
Michiel Van Nesselrooij, Eindhoven, NL;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
Camera system () arranged for mounting on a vehicle's front side location (), equipped to provide at least an image of the area in front of the vehicle (), comprising a wing assembly () arranged for mounting on the vehicles front side location () and a forward looking camera () mounted in the wing assembly (), the wing assembly () having a front portion () shaped around and extending in front of a transparent camera portion () that forms the front side () of the forward looking camera (), so that the transparent camera portion () forms a smooth and continuous surface with the front portion (); wherein the front portion () extends forward beyond the transparent camera portion surface (T), so that a curved guidance surface is formed by the front portion () that redirects impacting travel wind (F) from the front portion () to a downward direction along the transparent camera portion () to keep it free from contamination.