Device with a cover unit to protect a camera unit
US8118501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2011/0094
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device with a camera unit, and an operational procedure for the device, where the device has a lens for taking pictures of the area outside of a motor vehicle and a cover unit that can change by means of a drive from a closed position to an open position and vice versa, where the cover unit covers the lens of the camera unit in the closed position and uncovers the lens in the open position making it possible to take a picture, and where the cover unit has a lens cover that is movable on one side by means of a bearing shaft on the device.
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