Camera system
US9602703B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/50
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera system includes a body defining a cavity and a camera attached to the body within the cavity and including a lens and a ring surrounding the lens. The camera system includes a wiper assembly attached to the camera and configured for clearing debris from the lens. The wiper assembly includes a wiper configured for contacting and wiping the lens and having a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end. The wiper is rotatable about a pivot axis between a stowed position in which the wiper contacts the ring and a deployed position in which the wiper contacts the lens. The wiper assembly also includes a counterweight attached to the second end and configured for disposing the wiper in the deployed position, and a resilient member disposed adjacent the ring and configured for disposing the wiper in the stowed position.
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