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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2023
Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa, Lippstadt, DE;
Viktor Gerliz, Bad Zwischenahn, DE;
Eduard Desch, Hude-Wüsting, DE;
Oliver Wilhelm, Stuhr, DE;
Thomas Horn, Delmenhorst, DE;
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt, DE;
Abstract
A sensor apparatus for mounting on a motor vehicle window for determining the position of the sun includes at least one lens body and at least one detector with photosensitive regions, wherein the lens body has a radiation entry side and a radiation exit side which faces the detector. The sensor apparatus is wherein an opaque structure is arranged inside the lens body, at least four lens sections of the lens body are defined by the opaque structure, a photosensitive region of the detector is assigned to each lens section, and each lens section has at least one convex lens contour on the radiation exit side of the lens body.