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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Joshua L. DeWard, Holland, MI (US);
Steven L. Brown, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Kenneth Schofield, Holland, MI (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An accessory system for a vehicle includes a windshield and an accessory module. The windshield has a mounting element attached at an inner surface of the windshield, with the mounting element adapted for mounting of an accessory module thereto and demounting of the accessory module therefrom. The accessory module is adapted for mounting to and demounting from the mounting element. The accessory module accommodates a camera having a CMOS photosensor array and a lens. The CMOS photosensor array is accommodated at the accessory module separate from the lens. The CMOS photosensor array is disposed on a circuit board. The accessory module is configured so that, when mounted to the mounting element attached at the windshield, the lens has a field of view through the windshield appropriate for a driver assistance system of the vehicle.