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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2021
Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London, GB;
Romeo Wieczorek, Stuttgart, DE;
Kolluharsha Vardhanrao, Bangalore, IN;
Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
The invention refers to an imaging device and/or lighting module comprising at least one camera and/or at least one lamp means, a cover element, a filter element and at least one lighting element, wherein the lighting element emits light in the range of the infrared spectral range, wherein the filter element is connected to the cover element or is part of the cover element, wherein at least a part of the energy of the emitted light is at least partially absorbed by the filter element and is converted into heat for heating the filter element and thus the cover element, wherein the lighting element is arranged at a distance from the filter element of at most 10 mm, preferably 5 mm, most preferably 2 mm, or the lighting element is in direct contact with the filter element to convert the energy of the emitted light into heat as efficiently as possible. It also refers to a rear view device, a driving assistance system and a vehicle with such an imaging device.