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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Applicant:
Jeffrey Bochenek, Milford, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Bochenek, Milford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/00 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B62D 35/007 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for minimizing the accumulation of debris on a lens of a rear view camera of a vehicle, wherein the lens has a lens surface, includes a formed channel having a first end and a second end. The first end is in fluid communication with an external airstream effected by movement of the vehicle. The second end is disposed adjacent to the lens and is configured to direct a portion of the passing airstream over the lens surface.