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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); B60R 1/002 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imager assembly adapted to capture an image proximate to a vehicle includes a camera and a heater element. The camera is configured to capture an image of a field-of-view about a vehicle through a window of the vehicle. The heater element is configured to direct heat toward a portion of the window that intersects the field-of-view for defogging the portion of the window. The heater element is located outside of the field-of-view.