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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nagaokakyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G02B 1/18 (2015.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G02B 1/18 (2015.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01);
Abstract
An optical unit includes an optical sensor, a protective cover disposed in a direction of view from the optical sensor, an actuator to drive the protective cover, and a casing including a space between the casing and the protective cover and to which the optical sensor and the protective cover are attached. A first region on the casing adjacent to an outer edge of the protective cover with the space interposed between the casing and the outer edge of the protective cover is a hydrophobic region where a contact angle of a droplet is equal to or larger than a predetermined angle.