Device for securing an optical device
A device for securing an optical device on a windshield of a vehicle is described. The device comprises a box-shaped bracket in which a holder for the optical device is mounted so as to be pivotable and fixable. It is thereby possible to set various angular positions of the holder relative to the bracket, taking into account different curvatures of the respective windshield. In this way, it is possible to use a single type of securing device to attach optical devices to windshields having different curvatures.
1. A device for securing an optical device on a windshield of a vehicle, comprising:
a box-shaped bracket with a front side which can be glued to the windshield using a liquid adhesive and has an opening for the optical device and which has an average curvature, which results from a measurement of curvatures of standard windshields, and two side surfaces adjoining the front side;
a holder for the optical device, which the holder can be inserted into the box-shaped bracket and can be fixed there, and which the holder is pivotably mounted on the two side surfaces of the box-shaped bracket and can be fixed in different positions and which the holder is provided with devices for the mounting of the optical device; and
a cover for the box-shaped bracket with the holder mounted therein together with the optical device.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the side surfaces of the box-shaped bracket have a plurality of fixing points for side flanges of the holder for fixing same in various angular positions.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical device is a camera.
4. A device for securing an optical device on a windshield of a vehicle, comprising:
a box-shaped bracket with a front side, and an opening for the optical device, wherein the box-shaped bracket has an average curvature, which results from a measurement of curvatures of standard windshields, and two side surfaces adjoined to the front surface;
a holder for the optical device, wherein the holder is inserted into the box-shaped bracket and is pivotably mounted on the two side surfaces of the box-shaped bracket; and
a cover, wherein the cover encloses the box-shaped bracket with the holder mounted therein together with the optical device.
5. The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the optical device is a camera.
6. The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the box-shaped bracket is attached to the windshield with a liquid adhesive.
7. The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the side surfaces of the box-shaped bracket have a plurality of fixing points for side flanges of the holder for fixing the holder in various angular positions.