IP Library Granted Patent US 12695964
Granted Patent B2
US 12695964 · App. 18/724,164 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Means of locomotion and arrangement for recording an infrared image

Inventor: Michel Knop (Affing, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
H04N23/20G03B15/05G03B15/06G03B30/00H04N23/52H04N23/55H04N23/56B60K35/10B60K2360/21B60K2360/332G03B2215/0567
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12695964
App. No.
18/724,164
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An arrangement for recording an infrared image inside a means of locomotion includes an infrared camera, a plurality of LEDs, and a screen. The infrared camera is arranged on a printed circuit board. The plurality of infrared LEDs is arranged statically in the means of locomotion. The screen is arranged between each of the plurality of LEDs and the infrared camera.

Claims (26)

1 . An arrangement for recording an infrared image inside a means of locomotion, comprising:

an infrared camera arranged on a printed circuit board,

a plurality of infrared LEDs arranged statically in the means of locomotion, and

a screen,

wherein the screen is arranged between each of the plurality of LEDs and the infrared camera;

wherein the screen has a hyperbolic concave surface facing toward the LEDs.

2 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of LEDs has a respective optical axis which is perpendicular to, or inclined with respect to, the printed circuit board.

3 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a base which holds at least one of the plurality of LEDs above the printed circuit board, wherein the base is configured at least in portions frustoconically or as a circuit board.

4 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hyperbolic surface is an outer face of a body that has a cylindrical inner lateral face.

5 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a housing which encloses the infrared camera, the printed circuit board and the screen.

6 . A locomotion apparatus comprising an arrangement as claimed in claim 1 .

7 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the infrared camera has an optical principal axis which is perpendicular to the printed circuit board.

8 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 7 , wherein

each of the plurality of LEDs has a respective optical axis which is perpendicular to, or inclined with respect to, the printed circuit board.

9 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the screen ends at a-height of a lens of the infrared camera or above the lens.

10 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the screen is flush with a cover that protects the lens.

11 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the screen is set into a surface of the cover.

12 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the LEDs are arranged between the cover and the printed circuit board.

13 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising a housing which encloses the infrared camera, the printed circuit board, the cover, and the screen.

14 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the infrared camera includes a lens, a body and a pixel sensor, the pixel sensor disposed on a surface of the printed circuit board.

15 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the lens has a convex upper surface, and wherein a cover extends over the lens and the screen.

16 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the body extends from a first location adjacent to the pixel sensor to a second location adjacent to the lens, and wherein the body is wider at the second location than at the first location.

17 . The arrangement as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the LEDs are arranged between the cover and the printed circuit board.