Camera mounting structure, camera apparatus, and jacket
Provided is a camera mounting structure for attaching an in-vehicle camera to a vehicle. An optical protection window cover 503 is inserted into an opening 500 on the vehicle body side together with a camera 500 main body. It is possible to reduce the proportion of the water droplet 502 adhering to the surface of the optical protection window cover 503 with respect to the viewing angle of the camera 500 , enabling the observer to visually recognize the presence of the water droplet 502 in visual examination of an image. In addition, the optical protection window cover 503 uses its body 602 to cover the side surface of a camera apparatus main body to implement positional alignment of a camera apparatus.
1. A camera mounting structure, comprising:
an opening in a vehicle body to accommodate an in-vehicle camera; and
a jacket configured to retain the in-vehicle camera in the opening of the vehicle body, wherein
the jacket includes:
a body; and
a waterproof part configured to prevent flow of water into a gap between the opening of the vehicle body and the in-vehicle camera,
the waterproof part is at a middle portion, of the body of the jacket, in a depth direction of the opening,
the waterproof part is crushed between a wall surface of the opening of the vehicle body and a side wall surface of the in-vehicle camera, in a case where the jacket and the in-vehicle camera are inserted into the opening of the vehicle body, and
a portion of the body of the jacket is below the waterproof part in the depth direction of the opening.
2. The camera mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the body of the jacket is configured to cover the side wall surface of the in-vehicle camera.
3. The camera mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the jacket further includes a transparent head configured to cover one of a lens or an optical window of the in-vehicle camera.
4. The camera mounting structure according to claim 3 , wherein a position of the transparent head of the jacket is different from a position of the one of the lens or the optical window of the in-vehicle camera, in the case where the jacket and the in-vehicle camera are inserted into the opening of the vehicle body.
5. The camera mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the jacket further includes an influent trap in front of the waterproof part.
6. The camera mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the jacket further includes a latch unit, and
the opening includes a fitting portion configured to fit with the latch unit.
7. The camera mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the jacket further includes a latch unit, and
the in-vehicle camera includes a fitting portion configured to fit with the latch unit.
8. The camera mounting structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a connector configured to electrically connect the in-vehicle camera to the vehicle body.
9. The camera mounting structure according to claim 8 , wherein the connector includes:
a connector plug in the in-vehicle camera; and
a connector receptacle, wherein the connector receptacle is insertable at a specific location on the opening of the vehicle body.
10. The camera mounting structure according to claim 9 , wherein the connector plug further includes a cam structure slidably insertable into the connector receptacle, in a case where the in-vehicle camera is inserted into the opening.
11. The camera mounting structure according to claim 8 , wherein the electrical connection is implemented by a coaxial cable.
12. The camera mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the opening is molded by a first mold,
the vehicle body is molded by a second mold, and
the first mold is incorporated as a nested structure into a part of the second mold.
13. The camera mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the jacket is integrated with the vehicle body.
14. The camera mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the jacket is integrated with the in-vehicle camera.
15. A camera apparatus, comprising:
a fitting portion configured to fit with a latch of a jacket, wherein
the camera apparatus is mountable, in an opening of a vehicle body, by the jacket,
the jacket includes a waterproof part at a middle portion, of a body of the jacket, in a depth direction of the opening,
the latch of the jacket is below the waterproof part in the depth direction of the opening, and
the latch of the jacket is fit in with the fitting portion of the camera apparatus; and
a connector configured to electrically connect to the vehicle body.
16. A jacket, comprising:
a body;
a first latch configured to fit to an opening of a vehicle body, wherein the jacket and a camera apparatus are insertable into the opening of the vehicle body;
a waterproof part configured to prevent flow of water into a gap between the opening of the vehicle body and the camera apparatus, wherein
the waterproof part is at a middle portion, of the body of the jacket, in a depth direction of the opening,
the waterproof part is crushed between a wall surface of the opening of the vehicle body and a side wall surface of the camera apparatus, in a case where the jacket and the camera apparatus are inserted into the opening of the vehicle body, and
a portion of the body of the jacket is below the waterproof part in the depth direction of the opening; and
a second latch configured to fit to the camera apparatus.