Light deflecting air vents for light trap
US12403845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2011/0026
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a camera device light-trap arrangement (2) that comprises a lens opening (3), adapted to receive a camera lens assembly (4), and a rim border (5) that is adapted to abut a vehicle windshield (21) and has a width (w) that extends between an outside edge (6) and an inside edge (7). The rim border (5) circumvents an area (A) inside the inside edge (7) and comprises a first plurality of channels (8, 8′) that fluidly connect the outside edge (6) and the inside edge (7) when the rim border (5) is mounted to abut a vehicle windshield (21). Each channel (8, 8′) comprises inner walls (13, 14, 15) and an open side (16) that is adapted to face a windshield (21). A second plurality of channels (8, 8′), comprised in the first plurality of channels, extend in at least two different extension directions (D1, D2; D1, D3) from the outside edge (6) to the inside edge (7).
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