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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2022
Daimler Truck North America Llc, Portland, OR (US);
Stacy Lynn Mann Chung, Portland, OR (US);
Markus Mayer, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Dinesh Madugundi, Beaverton, OR (US);
Ruben Lucescu, Newberg, OR (US);
Michael Gatza, Clackamas, OR (US);
Daimler Truck North America LLC, Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
Vehicle mirror camera systems (MCSs) with improved anti-soiling and aerodynamic performance are disclosed that in some examples include a camera enclosure housing a camera and an illumination source disposed within recesses of a front enclosure surface and including upper, left, and right enclosure surfaces having a declining slope in a rearward direction. The right enclosure surface has a declining slope in a rightward direction. The upper enclosure surface includes a groove disposed toward the front enclosure surface. A mount portion attaches to a vehicle and facilitates electrical connectivity of imaging components to a power source. The mount portion includes a left mount surface having a declining slope in a leftward direction. An extension portion is disposed between the camera enclosure and mount portion and includes left and right extension surfaces having an inclining slope that meets the declining slope of the right enclosure surface and the left mount surface, respectively.