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US 10,137,835 · App. 15/123,054 · Granted Nov 27, 2018

Rear imaging device

Inventors: Hidenori Sato (Shizuoka, JP); Kenji Ichikawa (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: MURAKAMI CORPORATION
B60R1/00B60R1/0602H04N5/2252H04N5/2254H04N7/183B60R2001/1253B60R2300/8046B60R2300/8066
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Patent No.
US 10,137,835
App. No.
15/123,054
Granted
Nov 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rear imaging device is provided. The rear imaging device is attached to a mobile object such as a vehicle, and is provided with an imaging device for imaging an area rearward of the mobile object, and a housing for housing the imaging device. At a rear end portion of the housing, drainer pieces are formed extending rearward. A plurality of the drainer pieces are formed in a circumferential direction of the housing. Tip end portions of the drainer pieces are formed narrower toward tip points thereof, with base portions of the adjacent drainer pieces being adjacent to each other.

Claims (27)

1. A rear imaging device attached to a mobile object, comprising

an imager for imaging an area rearward of the mobile object, and

a housing for housing the imager,

wherein a rear end portion of the housing is formed with drainer pieces extending rearwardly,

wherein a plurality of the drainer pieces are formed in a circumferential direction of the housing,

wherein tip end portions of the drainer pieces are formed narrower toward tip end points thereof, and

wherein base portions of adjacent drainer pieces are adjacent to each other.

2. The rear imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the tip end portion of the drainer piece is formed with a curved surface.

3. A rear imaging device attached to a mobile object, comprising:

an imager for imaging an area rearward of the mobile object, and

a housing for housing the imager,

wherein a rear end portion of the housing is formed with drainer pieces extending rearwardly,

wherein a plurality of the drainer pieces are formed in a circumferential direction of the housing,

wherein tip end portions of the drainer pieces are formed narrower toward tip end points thereof,

wherein base portions of adjacent drainer pieces are adjacent to each other, and

wherein the drainer piece is a triangle whose vertex is the tip end point thereof, and an interior angle formed by two sides connected to the tip end point is 45° to 75°.

4. The rear imaging device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a rear portion of the housing is formed with a recessed portion recessed forwardly from the base portion of the drainer piece, and

wherein a transparent member of the imaging device is disposed in the recessed portion.

5. The rear imaging device according to claim 3 ,

wherein a rear portion of the housing is formed with a recessed portion recessed forwardly from the base portion of the drainer piece, and

wherein a transparent member of the imaging device is disposed in the recessed portion.

6. The rear imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein the drainer piece is a triangle whose vertex is the tip end point thereof, and an interior angle formed by two sides connected to the tip end point is 45° to 75°.

7. The rear imaging device according to claim 2 ,

wherein a rear portion of the housing is formed with a recessed portion recessed forwardly from the base portion of the drainer piece, and

wherein a transparent member of the imaging device is disposed in the recessed portion.

8. The rear imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the imager has an optical axis directed rearwardly, and wherein the drainer pieces extend rearwardly beyond the imager relative to a direction of the optical axis.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ADDRESS OF THE ASSIGNEE TO READ SHIZUOKA-CITY INSTEAD OF SHIZUOKA-SHI PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 039615 FRAME 0880. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 14, 2016
From: SATO, HIDENORI; ICHIKAWA, KENJI
To: MURAKAMI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040029/0590 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2016
From: SATO, HIDENORI; ICHIKAWA, KENJI
To: MURAKAMI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039615/0880 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-041504 · Mar 4, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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