CN218986569U - Cleaning assembly, camera device and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The cleaning assembly is used for cleaning a camera on the vehicle and comprises a transmission pipe, a pressurizing nozzle, a water pump, a driving piece and a control piece, a flow passage is arranged in the transmission pipe, the pressurizing nozzle is arranged at one end, close to the camera, of the transmission pipe and is communicated with the flow passage, and the pressurizing nozzle is used for pressurizing and atomizing detergent conveyed by the flow passage and then spraying the detergent towards a lens of the camera; the water pump is communicated with the flow channel and is used for conveying the detergent to the flow channel; the driving piece is connected with the transmission pipe, and the driving piece is used for driving the transmission pipe to move to drive the pressurization nozzle to move between the first position and the second position, the control piece is connected with the driving piece and the water pump electricity, is used for controlling the start-stop of the water pump, and controls the start-stop of the driving piece, and the pressurization nozzle is relative with the camera lens when in the first position. The cleaning component has larger scouring force and coverage area, can clean stubborn stains with strong adhesiveness of the lens, and improves the cleaning effect.

Description

Cleaning assembly, camera device and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicle-mounted camera cleaning, in particular to a cleaning assembly, a camera device and a vehicle.

Background

At present, the cleaning mechanism of the automobile camera is used for cleaning in a mode of jetting out water columns, the pressure is smaller, and the cleaning effect on some stubborn stains with strong adhesiveness is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a cleaning assembly, an imaging device and a vehicle, and solves the problem that a conventional cleaning mechanism is poor in cleaning effect.

In order to achieve the purpose of the utility model, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

in a first aspect, the present utility model provides a cleaning assembly for cleaning a camera on a vehicle, the cleaning assembly comprising: a flow passage is arranged in the transmission pipe; the pressurizing nozzle is arranged at one end of the transmission pipe, which is close to the camera, and is communicated with the runner, and the pressurizing nozzle is used for pressurizing and atomizing the detergent conveyed by the runner and then spraying the detergent towards the lens of the camera; the water pump is communicated with the flow channel and used for conveying the detergent to the flow channel; the driving piece is connected with the transmission pipe and is used for driving the transmission pipe to move so as to drive the pressurizing nozzle to move between a first position and a second position; the control piece is electrically connected with the driving piece and the water pump and is used for controlling the start and stop of the water pump and the start and stop of the driving piece; the pressurizing nozzle is opposite to the lens of the camera when in the first position, and the pressurizing nozzle is hidden when in the second position.

The cleaning agent is conveyed to the runner of the transmission pipe through the water pump, and sprayed out after being pressurized and atomized through the pressurizing nozzle communicated with the runner, the cleaning agent can cover the lens of the camera, has larger scouring force and coverage area, can clean stubborn stains with strong adhesiveness of the lens, and improves the cleaning effect. The pressurizing nozzle is hidden when the second position, so that the pressurizing nozzle can be prevented from being exposed to the outside and is easy to be blocked by dust, a protection effect is achieved, the overall appearance can be more coordinated and unified, and the appearance integrity of the vehicle is improved.

In one embodiment, the transmission tube is provided with a first transmission member, the output shaft of the driving member is connected with a second transmission member, and the first transmission member is connected with the second transmission member. The first transmission part and the second transmission part are arranged, so that power transmission is realized, and the structure is simple.

In one embodiment, the first transmission member is a rack and the second transmission member is a gear. The transmission mode of the gear and the rack has simple structure, low cost and reliable operation.

In one embodiment, the cleaning assembly further comprises a housing, the driving tube and the camera are both accommodated in the housing, a first through hole and a second through hole are formed in the housing, and a lens of the camera is exposed from the first through hole; the transmission pipe comprises a first end and a second end which are opposite to each other, the pressurizing nozzle is arranged at the first end, and the second end is communicated with the water pump; the first end extends out of the housing from the second through hole when the pressurizing nozzle is in the first position, and the first end retracts into the housing when the pressurizing nozzle is in the second position.

In one embodiment, a limiting member is disposed on the outer periphery of the transmission tube, and the transmission tube moves until the limiting member abuts against the housing, so as to limit the distance that the transmission tube extends out of the housing. The limiting piece is arranged, the positioning of the pressurizing nozzle can be realized through the supporting of the limiting piece and the shell, and the control of the driving piece and the water pump is convenient to realize.

In one embodiment, the cleaning assembly further comprises a liquid storage member, and the water pump is used for conveying the detergent stored in the liquid storage member to the flow channel; the liquid storage piece is independent of a glass water storage tank on the vehicle; or, the liquid storage piece is a glass water storage tank on the vehicle.

In one embodiment, the cleaning assembly further comprises a first hose, wherein two ends of the first hose are respectively connected with the water pump and the transmission pipe; and/or, the cleaning assembly further comprises a second hose, and two ends of the second hose are respectively connected with the water pump and the liquid storage piece.

In a second aspect, the present utility model further provides an image capturing apparatus, which is applied to a vehicle, and includes a camera and a cleaning assembly according to any one of the various embodiments of the first aspect, the cleaning assembly spraying atomized detergent to clean a lens of the camera, the camera being used for capturing an external image. The camera device has the function of automatically cleaning the lens of the camera, can clean stubborn stains on the lens, and has good cleaning effect.

In one embodiment, the camera is provided with a defogging member for removing residual water mist after the lens is cleaned. Through setting up defogging spare for remaining water smoke is got rid of on the camera after the washing, can promote the definition of the image that the camera shot.

In a third aspect, the present utility model also provides a vehicle, including the image capturing apparatus according to any one of the various embodiments of the second aspect. The vehicle can automatically clean the camera, can clean stubborn stains on the lens, and has a good cleaning effect.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings which are used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the utility model, and that other drawings can be obtained from them without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a cleaning assembly of one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a cleaning assembly in operation.

Reference numerals illustrate:

10-driving tube, 11-runner, 12-first driving piece, 13-locating piece, 20-pressurizing nozzle, 30-water pump, 31-first electric control unit, 32-first hose, 33-second hose, 40-driving piece, 41-second electric control unit, 42-second driving piece, 50-control piece, 60-casing, 61-first surface, 62-second surface, 63-first through hole, 64-second through hole, 70-camera, 71-camera.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to fall within the scope of the present utility model.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or intervening components may also be present.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model belongs. The terminology used in the description of the utility model herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Some embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a cleaning assembly for cleaning a camera 70 on a vehicle. Specifically, the cleaning component is used for cleaning the lens 71 of the camera 70, and the camera 70 generally includes a lens 71, an optical filter, a photosensitive chip, and other structures, and the related structures may refer to the existing camera 70, which is not limited herein. The lens 71 generally includes a barrel and lenses accommodated in the barrel, and the lenses may be plural and constitute a lens group, and the lenses may have a concave-convex structure to realize various focal sections. A cover glass is also typically provided on the outside of the lens through which light passes into the interior of the lens 71, and a cleaning assembly is typically used to clean the cover glass. Hereinafter, the lens 71 of the camera 70 is a protective glass that is used to clean the lens 71 near the outside, and will not be described in detail. The cleaning assembly includes a drive tube 10, a pressurized nozzle 20, a water pump 30, a drive member 40, and a control member 50.

The driving tube 10 is provided with a flow passage 11 inside. The material of the transmission tube 10 is a rigid hard material, such as steel, aluminum alloy, hard plastic, etc., without limitation. The transmission tube 10 may be a straight rod, a bent rod, or the like, without limitation. The flow passage 11 is located inside the drive tube 10, and the flow passage 11 has openings at both ends. The one end opening of the flow passage 11 may be located at or near the end face of one end of the drive pipe 10 in the longitudinal direction, and the other end opening may be located at or near the end face of the other end in the longitudinal direction. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in one embodiment, the flow passage 11 has one end opening at an end face of one end in the longitudinal direction of the drive tube 10 and the other end opening at an outer peripheral face near the end face of the other end. The flow passage 11 is used for flowing a detergent, such as water, an organic solvent, etc., without limitation.

The pressurizing nozzle 20 is disposed at one end of the driving tube 10 near the camera 70 and is in communication with the flow channel 11, and the pressurizing nozzle 20 is used for pressurizing and atomizing the detergent conveyed by the flow channel 11 and then spraying the detergent towards the lens 71 of the camera 70.

The pressurizing nozzle 20 can pressurize and then spray the detergent, and the specific structure of the pressurizing nozzle 20 is not limited. The pressurizing nozzle 20 may be integrated with the transmission tube 10, for example, by an integral molding process, specifically, for example, by integrally injection molding the pressurizing nozzle 20 and the transmission tube 10. The pressurizing nozzle 20 and the transmission tube 10 may be assembled and fixed as a whole after being manufactured separately, and the assembling and fixing method includes but is not limited to screw connection, clamping connection, etc., without limitation. The pressurizing nozzle 20 may be disposed inside the driving pipe 10 and spray the washing liquid outwardly through the flow channel 11 at the opening of the driving pipe 10, or the pressurizing nozzle 20 may be extended at least partially to the outside of the driving pipe 10 to spray the washing liquid directly outwardly without limitation.

The water pump 30 communicates with the flow passage 11 of the transmission pipe 10 for supplying the detergent to the flow passage 11. The water pump 30 may be of any type as long as it can pump out the detergent. The water pump 30 may power the flow of the detergent so that the detergent flows into the flow passage 11 inside the driving pipe 10, and the water pump 30 pressurizes the detergent since the water pump 30 applies a driving force to the detergent so that it flows. Alternatively, the water pump 30 is a high-pressure water pump, that is, the pressure applied by the water pump 30 to the detergent is high, and the specific value of the high-pressure is not limited.

Alternatively, the water pump 30 is directly connected to the transmission pipe 10, thereby achieving communication between the water pump 30 and the flow passage 11.

Optionally, the cleaning assembly further includes a first hose 32, and two ends of the first hose 32 are connected to the water pump 30 and the driving tube 10, respectively. The first hose 32 is made of soft plastic or silica gel, and is connected with the water pump 30 and the transmission pipe 10 through the first hose 32, so that the installation positions of the water pump 30 and the transmission pipe 10 are more flexible, and the connection can be facilitated.

When the pressure of the washing liquid in the runner 11 in the driving member is high, the pressurizing nozzle 20 is opened to spray the washing liquid outwards at a high initial speed, and the speed of spraying the washing liquid outwards and the atomization degree can be improved by matching with the pressurizing effect of the pressurizing nozzle 20.

Alternatively, the pressurizing nozzle 20 is a high-pressure nozzle, that is, the pressurizing nozzle 20 applies a higher pressure to the detergent, and the specific value of the high-pressure is not limited.

It will be appreciated that the water pump 30 and the pressurizing nozzle 20 may each pressurize the detergent, or may be combined to pressurize the detergent, so long as the pressurizing nozzle 20 is caused to spray the pressurized atomized detergent.

The driving member 40 is connected to the driving tube 10, and the driving member 40 is configured to drive the driving tube 10 to move, so as to drive the pressurizing nozzle 20 to move between the first position and the second position.

The driving member 40 may be a motor, for example, the driving member 40 may be a dc motor, and may operate at 12V. By controlling whether or not to energize, the start and stop of the motor of the driving member 40 can be controlled; by controlling the current direction, the motor of the driving member 40 can be controlled to rotate forward or backward. Any feasible transmission mechanism can be arranged between the driving member 40 and the transmission tube 10, so that the driving member 40 can drive the transmission tube 10 to move. When the transmission pipe 10 moves, the pressurizing nozzle 20 is driven to synchronously move, so that the pressurizing nozzle 20 moves between the first position and the second position.

The control member 50 is electrically connected to the driving member 40 and the water pump 30, and is used for controlling the start and stop of the water pump 30 and the start and stop of the driving member 40. The control member 50 may be a chip, a circuit board, etc., without limitation. The control element 50 can perform the required functions of signal receiving, amplifying, analyzing, processing, signal transmitting, etc. according to the need, and is not particularly limited. The control 50 may be integrated with the vehicle's own onboard chip, or the control 50 may be relatively independent of the onboard chip.

Alternatively, the water pump 30 has a first electric control unit 31, the driving member 40 has a second electric control unit 41, and the control member 50 is electrically connected to the first electric control unit 31 and the second electric control unit 41, respectively. The first electronic control unit 31 may receive an instruction of the control member 50 and control the start-stop operation of the water pump 30, and the first electronic control unit 31 may also transmit current state information of the water pump 30 to the control member 50. The second electronic control unit 41 may receive an instruction of the control member 50 and control operations of start-stop, forward rotation, reverse rotation, etc. of the driving member 40, and the second electronic control unit 41 may also transmit current state information of the driving member 40 to the control member 50. The first electronic control unit 31 and the second electronic control unit 41 may have any possible structure, and may include a circuit board, a chip thereon, a sensor, and the like, which are not limited. The first and second electronic control units 31 and 41 and the control member 50 may be wired or wireless, so long as control can be achieved, and are not limited. Optionally, the water pump 30 and the driving member 40 are connected to a power source (not shown), and the control member 50 may also control the water pump 30 and the driving member 40 to be in an electrically connected state or an electrically disconnected state.

Referring to fig. 2, the pressurizing nozzle 20 is opposite to the lens 71 of the camera 70 when in the first position. The driving member 40 drives the driving tube 10 to move so that the pressurizing nozzle 20 is exposed at the first position, thereby injecting the detergent onto the lens 71. The pressurizing nozzle 20 may be opposite to the lens 71 of the camera 70 in the first position, or may be opposite to the lens with a certain offset angle. In short, the detergent sprayed from the pressurizing nozzle 20 may be allowed to cover the lens 71.

Referring to fig. 1, the pressurized nozzle 20 is hidden in the second position. The driving piece 40 drives the driving pipe 10 to move, so that the pressurizing nozzle 20 is hidden in the second position, on one hand, the pressurizing nozzle 20 can be prevented from being exposed to the outside and being easily blocked by dust, the protection effect is achieved, on the other hand, the overall appearance can be more coordinated and unified, and the appearance integrity of the vehicle is improved. The pressurized nozzle 20 may be hidden in the second position using any feasible arrangement and the utility model is not limited.

The application method of the cleaning assembly provided by the embodiment of the utility model comprises the following steps:

as shown in fig. 1, the pressurizing nozzle 20 is in the second position in the initial state, and the pressurizing nozzle 20 is hidden. When the camera 70 needs to be cleaned, the control member 50 gives an instruction to the driving member 40, the driving member 40 rotates forward to drive the driving tube 10 to move, the driving tube 10 drives the pressurizing nozzle 20 to start to move from the second position, as shown in fig. 2, when the driving tube 10 drives the nozzle to move to the first position, the control member 50 controls the driving member 40 to stop rotating, and the pressurizing nozzle 20 is kept at the second position. At the same time, the control member 50 controls the water pump 30 to be started, and the water pump 30 delivers the detergent to the flow passage 11 of the driving pipe 10 and further to the pressurizing nozzle 20, and the pressurizing nozzle 20 pressurizes the detergent and then sprays the detergent. Since the pressurizing nozzle 20 is at the first position, and the pressurizing nozzle 20 sprays the pressurized and atomized detergent, the atomized detergent spreads out from the pressurizing nozzle 20 in a fan shape and covers the lens 71 of the camera 70. Compared with the existing simple water column, the pressurized and atomized detergent has enough scouring force and enough coverage area, and can effectively clean stubborn stains with strong adhesion on the camera 70. After the cleaning action is completed, the control member 50 controls the water pump 30 to stop, and at the same time, the control member 50 controls the driving member 40 to rotate reversely, and the transmission pipe 10 drives the pressurizing nozzle 20 to return to the second position when the pressurizing nozzle is in the initial state from the first position. The above steps are repeated for the next time the camera 70 is cleaned.

It will be appreciated that, for when the cleaning of the camera 70 is required, one method is to manually determine and operate the control member 50 to perform the cleaning, and another method is to perform the cleaning through automatic control, for example, by determining that the image captured by the camera 70 is unclear, determining that the camera 70 has dirt and needs cleaning, and the detailed structure of the specific automatic control circuit is not limited in the present utility model.

The driving member 40 may be in a non-energized state or an energized but non-operated (i.e., not rotated forward or not rotated backward) state when the pressurizing nozzle 20 is in the first position and the second position, to ensure that the pressurizing nozzle 20 is in a stable state in the first position, to stably spray the detergent, and to ensure that the pressurizing nozzle 20 is in a stable state in the second position.

When the pressurizing nozzle 20 is in the first position and it is desired to spray the detergent outward, the water pump 30 is in an energized state, and when the pressurizing nozzle 20 is moved between the first position and the second position, and when in the second position, the water pump 30 is in a non-energized or energized but non-activated state.

According to the cleaning assembly provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the water pump 30 is used for conveying the detergent to the runner 11 of the transmission pipe 10, and the detergent is sprayed out after being pressurized and atomized through the pressurizing nozzle 20 communicated with the runner 11, so that the cleaning assembly can cover the lens 71 of the camera 70, has larger scouring force and coverage area, can clean stubborn stains with strong adhesiveness of the lens 71, and improves the cleaning effect.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the driving tube 10 is provided with a first driving member 12, and the output shaft of the driving member 40 is connected to a second driving member 42, and the first driving member 12 is in driving connection with the second driving member 42. The first transmission member 12 and the second transmission member 42 are configured to transmit power such that the driving member 40 is configured to transmit power to the transmission tube 10, thereby moving the transmission tube 10 and the pressurized nozzle 20 between the first position and the second position. The first transmission member 12 and the second transmission member 42 are provided to realize power transmission, and the structure is simple.

Alternatively, the first transmission member 12 may be a rack and the second transmission member 42 may be a gear. The rack of the first transmission member 12 may be fixed with the transmission tube 10 by any feasible method such as screwing, welding, clamping, etc., or the rack of the transmission tube 10 and the rack of the first transmission member 12 may be in an integral structure, for example, manufactured by an integral die-casting process, an integral injection molding process, etc., which are not limited. The gear wheel of the second transmission member 42 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the motor of the driving member 40. When the motor of the driving member 40 rotates forward or backward, the gear can be driven to rotate, and then the gear drives the rack to move, so that the rack moves to drive the driving tube 10 to move. The transmission mode of the gear and the rack has simple structure, low cost and reliable operation.

Alternatively, the first transmission member 12 and the second transmission member 42 may be any other feasible transmission structure, as long as the purpose of driving the transmission tube 10 by the driving member 40 can be achieved, and the method is not limited.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the cleaning assembly further includes a housing 60, the driving tube 10 and the camera 70 are both accommodated in the housing 60, the housing 60 is provided with a first through hole 63 and a second through hole 64, and a lens 71 of the camera 70 is exposed from the first through hole 63.

The drive tube 10 includes opposite first and second ends, with the pressurized nozzle 20 disposed at the first end and the second end in communication with the water pump 30. The first end of the pressurized nozzle 20 extends out of the housing 60 from the second through hole 64 when in the first position and the first end of the pressurized nozzle 20 retracts into the housing 60 when in the second position.

Optionally, the driving member 40 is fixedly connected with the housing 60, and a structure such as a guide rail may be further disposed in the housing 60, where the driving tube 10 may be disposed on the guide rail, and the guide rail plays a role in supporting and guiding the driving tube 10.

Alternatively, the housing 60 may be relatively independent of the body of the vehicle, i.e., the cleaning assembly has a housing 60 independent of the body, and the housing 60 of the cleaning assembly may be fixedly mounted to the body.

Alternatively, the housing 60 of the cleaning device may be integral with the body of the vehicle, i.e., the pressure nozzle 20 extends out of the body to clean the exposed camera 70 when the pressure nozzle 20 is in the first position, and the pressure nozzle 20 retracts into the body when the pressure nozzle 20 is in the second position, such that the vehicle has a completely uniform appearance.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the housing 60 has a first surface 61 and a second surface 62 opposite to each other, the first through hole 63 and the second through hole 64 penetrate through the first surface 61 and the second surface 62, one side of the first surface 61 is an outer side of the vehicle, and the camera 70, the transmission tube 10 and other structures are located on one side of the second surface 62. The lens 71 of the camera 70 may extend into the first through hole 63 from the second surface 62 side so that the end surface of the lens 71 is approximately flush with the first surface 61, as shown in fig. 2, the detergent sprayed from the pressurizing nozzle 20 covers the first surface 61, and since the lens 71 is flush with the first surface 61, the detergent on the first surface 61 on the side above the lens 71 may also flow to the lens 71 under the action of gravity, and the lens 71 is cleaned again to improve the cleaning effect.

As shown in fig. 1, when it is not necessary to clean the camera 70, the transmission tube 10 may be located entirely or mostly on the side of the second surface 62, and the transmission tube 10 may not protrude from the side of the first surface 61. Alternatively, the diameter of the drive tube 10 may be approximately the same as the second through hole 64 or the diameter of the drive tube 10 may be slightly smaller, and the end surface of the first end of the drive tube 10 remote from the second end may be flush with the first surface 61, such that the first surface 61 is relatively uniform.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 1 and 2, a limiting member 13 is disposed on the outer periphery of the driving tube 10, and the driving tube 10 moves until the limiting member 13 abuts against the housing 60, so as to limit the distance that the driving tube 10 extends out of the housing 60. The stopper 13 protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the drive tube 10 and functions to limit the distance the drive tube 10 protrudes from the housing 60. The number of the limiting members 13 may be one or more, and the limiting members 13 may be annularly arranged in the circumferential direction of the transmission tube 10 when the number of the limiting members is plural. The limiting member 13 may be integrally formed with the driving tube 10, or may be fixedly connected by welding, clamping, or the like. When the driving member 40 drives the driving tube 10 to move, the driving tube 10 moves until the limiting member 13 abuts against the second surface 62, which indicates that the pressurizing nozzle 20 is in place, and at this time, the driving member 40 can be controlled to stop or power on but not rotate, and the water pump 30 is controlled to start to perform the cleaning operation. Therefore, the stopper 13 is provided, and the stopper 13 can be abutted against the housing 60 to position the pressurizing nozzle 20, thereby facilitating control of the driving member 40 and the water pump 30.

Optionally, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the cleaning assembly further includes a liquid storage member (not shown), and the water pump 30 is used to convey the detergent stored in the liquid storage member to the flow channel 11.

Alternatively, the water pump 30 is directly connected to the reservoir.

Optionally, the cleaning assembly further includes a second hose 33, and two ends of the second hose 33 are respectively connected to the water pump 30 and the liquid storage member. The second hose 33 may be the same as the first hose 32 described above, and the first hose 32 described above may be referred to.

Optionally, the cleaning assembly has a separate reservoir, i.e., the reservoir is independent of a glass water reservoir (not shown) on the vehicle.

Alternatively, the liquid storage member is a glass water storage tank on the vehicle, and glass water in the glass water storage tank can be used as a detergent. Specifically, the glass water storage tank can be used for cleaning the camera 70 in addition to the windshield cleaning, and functions are expanded.

Therefore, the additional liquid storage part can be avoided, the installation space in the vehicle is saved, the cost can be reduced, the original glass water storage tank of the vehicle is fully utilized, and the comprehensive effect is good.

Alternatively, the water pump 30 may be simultaneously connected to the liquid storage member and the glass water storage tank, and may automatically select and extract a suitable detergent according to the liquid level in the liquid storage member and the glass water storage tank, for example, after the detergent in the liquid storage member is used up, the glass water in the glass water storage tank may be extracted for cleaning.

The embodiment of the utility model also provides an image pickup device, which is applied to a vehicle and comprises a camera 70 and the cleaning assembly in any of the previous embodiments, wherein the cleaning assembly sprays atomized detergent to clean a lens 71 of the camera 70, and the camera 70 is used for collecting external images.

The camera 70 may be a visible light camera, an infrared camera, a laser camera, etc., which are not limited.

The camera device has the function of automatically cleaning the lens 71 of the camera 70, can clean stubborn stains on the lens 71, and has good cleaning effect.

Optionally, the camera 70 is provided with a defogging member for removing the water mist remaining after the lens 71 is washed. The defogging piece can adopt modes such as heating defogging, defogging of blowing, and the specific structure of defogging piece does not do the restriction, and the defogging piece can set up inside the camera 70, also can set up in the outside of camera 70, does not do the restriction. Through setting up defogging spare for remaining water smoke is got rid of on the camera 70 after the washing, can promote the definition of the image that camera 70 took.

The embodiment of the utility model also provides a vehicle, which comprises the camera device in the previous embodiment, wherein the camera 70 of the camera device is used for collecting external images so as to be displayed on a screen in the vehicle and used for a driver to refer to.

The vehicle can be a fuel oil vehicle, a pure electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle and the like, and can also be a car, an off-road vehicle, a passenger car, a truck and the like which are arbitrarily provided with the camera device, and the vehicle is not limited.

The camera 70 of the vehicle can be automatically cleaned by adopting the camera device of the embodiment of the utility model, and stubborn stains on the lens 71 can be cleaned, so that the cleaning effect is good.

In the description of the embodiments of the present utility model, it should be noted that, the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," "outer," and the like refer to the orientation or positional relationship described based on the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description and simplification of the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

The above disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and it should be understood that the scope of the utility model is not limited thereto, but all or part of the procedures for implementing the above embodiments can be modified by one skilled in the art according to the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A cleaning assembly for cleaning a camera on a vehicle, the cleaning assembly comprising:

a flow passage is arranged in the transmission pipe;

the pressurizing nozzle is arranged at one end of the transmission pipe, which is close to the camera, and is communicated with the runner, and the pressurizing nozzle is used for pressurizing and atomizing the detergent conveyed by the runner and then spraying the detergent towards the lens of the camera;

the water pump is communicated with the flow channel and used for conveying the detergent to the flow channel;

the driving piece is connected with the transmission pipe and is used for driving the transmission pipe to move so as to drive the pressurizing nozzle to move between a first position and a second position;

the control piece is electrically connected with the driving piece and the water pump and is used for controlling the start and stop of the water pump and the start and stop of the driving piece;

the pressurizing nozzle is opposite to the lens of the camera when in the first position, and the pressurizing nozzle is hidden when in the second position.

2. The cleaning assembly of claim 1, wherein the drive tube is provided with a first drive member, the output shaft of the drive member is coupled with a second drive member, and the first drive member is drivingly coupled with the second drive member.

3. The cleaning assembly of claim 2, wherein the first transmission member is a rack and the second transmission member is a gear.

4. The cleaning assembly of claim 1, further comprising a housing, wherein the drive tube and the camera are both housed within the housing, wherein the housing defines a first through hole and a second through hole, and wherein the lens of the camera is exposed from the first through hole; the transmission pipe comprises a first end and a second end which are opposite to each other, the pressurizing nozzle is arranged at the first end, and the second end is communicated with the water pump; the first end extends out of the housing from the second through hole when the pressurizing nozzle is in the first position, and the first end retracts into the housing when the pressurizing nozzle is in the second position.

5. The cleaning assembly of claim 4, wherein a stop is disposed about the periphery of the drive tube, the drive tube being moved to abut the housing to limit the distance the drive tube extends out of the housing.

6. The cleaning assembly of any one of claims 1-5, further comprising a reservoir, the water pump for delivering detergent stored in the reservoir to the flow channel, the reservoir being independent of a glass water reservoir on the vehicle; or, the liquid storage piece is a glass water storage tank on the vehicle.

7. The cleaning assembly of claim 6, further comprising a first hose having ends respectively connected to the water pump and the drive tube; and/or, the cleaning assembly further comprises a second hose, and two ends of the second hose are respectively connected with the water pump and the liquid storage piece.

8. A camera device for a vehicle, comprising a camera and a cleaning assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the cleaning assembly spraying atomized detergent to clean a lens of the camera, the camera being for capturing an external image.

9. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the camera is provided with a defogging member for removing water mist remaining after the lens is cleaned.

10. A vehicle comprising the image pickup apparatus according to claim 8 or 9.

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