Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image capture device
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Application No.: US16495666Application Date: 2018-03-27
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Publication No.: US10994667B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Fumiaki Komori , Ken Ohsumi
- Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Hitachinaka
- Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hitachinaka
- Agency: Crowell & Moring LLP
- Priority: JPJP2017-079716 20170413
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/012312 WO 20180327
- International Announcement: WO2018/190116 WO 20181018
- Main IPC: B60R11/04
- IPC: B60R11/04 ; H04N5/225 ; G01C3/02 ; B60R11/00

Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an image capture device which is capable of reducing the load exerted on window glass to which a bracket is adhered, when an on-vehicle camera is attached to the bracket. The present invention is characterized by being provided with: an image capture unit for capturing an image; and a holding part for holding the image capture unit. The present invention is further characterized in that: the image capture unit is provided with a part to be supported provided with a short part having a prescribed length, and a long part having a longer length than the short part; the holding part is provided with a support part which supports the part to be supported, and a pressing part which is provided facing the support part, and which generates a pressing force in the direction of the support part; and, when positioned between the support part and the pressing part, the part to be supported can be switched between a first state in which the short part is positioned in a direction linking the support part and the pressing part, and a second state in which the long part is positioned in the direction linking the support part and the pressing part, and receives a stronger pressing force than that in the first state from the pressing part.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200017036A1 Image Capture Device Public/Granted day:2020-01-16
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