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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Igor Samardzic, Windsor, CA;
David Lee Jarvis, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Jeffrey Mayville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/56 (2006.01); G03B 29/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); B60R 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/561 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 13/005 (2013.01); G03B 29/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hidden camera system for a vehicle includes a cover, a camera, a drive motor and a linkage connecting the drive motor to the cover and the camera. A first stop establishes a repeatable and fully deployed position for the camera. An abutment engages that stop when the camera is fully deployed. A biasing element biases the camera into the fully deployed position to ensure that the camera is always fully deployed into the same position.