RU200673U1 - DEVICE FOR PROTECTING THE INSULATING CAMERA OF THE VEHICLE FROM DIRT - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the means of protection against dirt of already installed (standard or non-standard) mortise cameras of a car (rear, front, side), as well as to newly installed mortise cameras. The technical result of the utility model is the ability for any car to protect any installed mortise camera from dirt The specified technical result is achieved due to the fact that the declared device for protecting the car's mortise camera from dirt, which has devices for fixing on the car body, as well as a cover, the function of which is to close the camera lens, characterized in that that a pivot arm with a cover mounted on it is pivotally attached to the fixation device on the car body, and the fixation device on the car body is a plate having a cutout to cover the mortise chamber body.

Description

The utility model refers to the means of protection against dirt of already installed (standard or non-standard) mortise cameras of a car (rear, front, side), as well as newly installed mortise cameras.

A rear view camera for an automobile is known in the art.

They are divided into two types:

1) non-standard removable (universal), for example, Rolsen RRV-180 (https://spb.express-shina.ru/product/kamera-zadnego-vida-rolsen-rrv-180-universaljnaya-3412035), in the license plate frame Incar Camera VDC-006S (https://avtoprofi.com/Kamera-zadnego-vida-v-ramke-nomernogo-znaka-INCAR-VDC-006S.html) Rear-view camera which is installed in the standard one, for the place of the rear license plate sign. Honda Civic 4D (http://bgtshop.ru/catalog/multimedia/kamery-parkovki/kamery-honda/kamera-zadnego-vida-v-shtatnoe-mesto-honda-civic-4d-c-matritsey-soc/), ... and etc.

2) regular, which are included in the vehicle package and can be installed in a seat on the body body, for example, https://avtoprofi.ru/Kamera-zadnego-vida-Avis-AVS312CPR-096-dlya-Toyota-Land-Cruiser- Prado-150.html MyDean VCM-366C for KIA Rio (http://zvukmarket.ru/product/mydean-vcm-366c/?from=ya), INCAR VDC-048 (http://avtoluxor.ru/item/ 188-kamera-zadnego-vida-v-shtatnoe-mesto-incar-vdc-048) and others.

The technical problem of standard and non-standard cameras that do not have protection by removing the camera inside the regular nest is frequent pollution, especially in the autumn-winter and spring periods.

The problem of pollution is solved by the manufacture of ready-made cameras with protection against dirt.

For example, a camera with a built-in washer is known (https://www.kvadroavto.ru/kamery_so_vstroennym_omyvatelem; publ .: 07.01.2017).

To clean this chamber from pollution, a standard washer fluid and a standard car glass cleaning system are used, the logic of which is not violated, but is supplemented by the ability to use it to clean the chamber with washer fluid. The universal mortise camera can be installed both on a horizontal surface and on a vertical one. The software provides an option for this setting. There is also the possibility of mirroring or direct display of the picture from the camera, which allows using this camera during installation as a rear-view camera and as a front-view camera. When installing a washer chamber, you will need some inexpensive consumables, such as an electromechanical valve for washer fluid, a tee for washer fluid, etc.

A technical problem with such a camera with washer is the difficulty of its installation. Accordingly, the cost of work and consumables can vary significantly (up to 50%) depending on the vehicle design. On average, installing a front view camera with a washer is 30% more expensive than the specified price for installing a conventional camera. When installed on cars that do not have a standard rear window washer, the price of work (with additional consumables) increases by 50%.

In addition, the need to connect to the car window washer system requires additional consumables and the washer nozzle can also get dirty or freeze on its own; additional consumption of washer fluid can also be attributed to a minus.

Also, it is not always possible to supply the glass washer fluid if the car is not equipped with a rear window washer system.

Known: a rear view camera for buses and trucks with a sliding shutter (http://moneyrasprodaja.ru/index.php?id_product=64077&controller=product).

Also known are retractable rear view cameras for Mercedes Benz (AA-ARVC) (http://www.optimus-avto.ru/race13/vidvigayushayasya-kamera-zadnego-vida-dlya-mersedes.php). When reverse gear is engaged, the safety valve opens automatically and a rear view camera appears.

A rear-view camera device with devices for sliding into a standard socket of a car body is known (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=EVEpiQcP3c8; publ .: 13.02.2016).

The essence of the system consists in the presence of a control board and an electric drive. The last camera, fixed on the movable hinge section, slides and extends.

A technical problem with cameras with a closing shutter is the need for a camera dirt protection system to implement a complete system together with the camera. Thus, it is impossible to implement such a system on already installed standard cameras and other removable non-standard cameras that cannot be removed into the niche of the standard socket of the car body.

The closest analogue is a device for protecting a car camera from dirt (patent RU 183093 U, publ .: 09/11/2018), consisting of a control board connected to an electric drive, characterized in that the electric drive is installed in a protected sealed case with fixtures for fixing on the car body, and from one side of the body there is a drive shaft, on which a cover is fixed, the function of which is to cover the camera lens.

The prototype makes it possible to obtain a means for closing the cameras with a curtain that cannot be moved into the niche of the standard socket of the car body.

The technical problem of the prototype is the need to develop a camera protection device for each car model individually.

The task of the utility model is the need for the system of protection of the mortise chamber from dirt to implement a complete system together with the mortise chamber, suitable for installation on any vehicle.

The technical result of the utility model is the ability for any vehicle to protect any installed mortise chamber from dirt, as well as when installing a new mortise chamber.

The specified technical result is achieved due to the fact that the claimed device for protecting the cut-in camera of the car from dirt, having devices for fixing on the car body, as well as a cover, the function of which is to close the camera lens, characterized in that the device for fixing on the car body is hinged a pivoting lever with a cover mounted on it is fixed, and the device for fixing on the car body is a plate having a cutout to cover the mortise chamber body.

It is possible that the cutout for enclosing the body of the mortise chamber is made closed or open.

It is possible that the cut-in chamber is rigidly fixed inside the plate cutout.

It is acceptable that the cover is made of transparent plastic.

It is acceptable that the cover is removable from the lever.

It is permissible that the pivot arm is pivotally attached to a device for fixation on the vehicle body through the electric drive body, where the drive shaft of the electric drive is the hinge.

It is possible that the control board and the electric drive are installed in one protected sealed case.

Preferably, the lid on the side facing the chamber has a gasket or is designed as a gasket.

Preferably, the gasket is made of soft plastic or rubber or silicone.

Preferably, the spacer is made with a widening and a stepped transition.

Brief description of the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the device of the utility model by the example of an open cutout with an example of the principle of fixation between the car body and the pressure plate of the upper part of the camera.

FIG. 2 shows a camera already installed in the device according to FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows the device of the utility model by the example of a closed annular cutout with an example of the principle of shrinking the chamber into it.

FIG. 4 shows a camera already installed in the device according to FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 shows the device of the utility model by the example of a closed annular cutout with an example of the principle of shrinkage of the chamber into it and where the pivot arm is hinged to the body of the electric drive.

FIG. 6 shows a camera already installed in the device according to FIG. 5 with additional holes in the plate for fixing on the car body.

FIG. 7 shows the principle of operation of the lever with a cover for opening and closing the camera lens for use as a manual opening / closing system (A - view in the closed state of the lens, B - view in the open state of the lens).

FIG. 8 shows the principle of operation of the lever with a cover for opening and closing a camera lens for use as an automatic opening / closing system (A - view in the closed state of the lens, B - view in the open state of the lens).

In the drawings: 1 - a device for fixing on the car body in the form of a plate, 2 - a lever, 3 - a hinge, 4 - a cover, 5.1 - an open cutout, 5.2 - a closed (ring) cutout, 6 - a camera, 7 - a camera lens, 8 - camera pressure plate, 9 - inner part of the camera, 10 - camera wire, 11 - car body, 12 - motorized body, 13 - additional holes in the fixture (plate) for fixing on the car body.

Implementation of the utility model.

The device for protecting the car camera from dirt has devices 1 (see Fig. 1) for fixing on the car body 11, as well as a cover 4, the function of which is to close the lens 7 of the camera 6.

What is new is that a pivot arm 2 with a cover 4 installed on it is fixed to the fixture 1 for fixing on the car body on the hinge 3, and the fixture 1 for fixing on the car body is a plate having a cutout 5.1 or 5.2 (see Fig. 3 - Fig. 6) to cover the body of the mortise chamber 6.

From FIG. 1, Fig. 2, it can be seen that the enclosure of the mortise chamber 6 is in relation to the inner part 9 of the chamber, and the plate of the device 1 for fixing on the car body is fixed to the car body 11 by the pressure plate 8 of the chamber 6, which is widened relative to the diameter of the inner part 9 of the chamber 6.

The cutout for enclosing the body of the cutting chamber 6 can be made closed 5.2 (see Fig. 3 - Fig. 6) or open 5.1 (see Fig. 1 - Fig. 2).

Mortise chambers 6 are flush mounted on the car body 11, and require a large hole to be drilled to accommodate the inner part 9 of the camera body 6. The process of installing the camera 6 over a pre-made hole is shown in Fig. 1.

Fixing the device according to the invention consists in placing the camera wire 10 and the inner part 9 of the camera for an open cutout 5.1 (see Fig. 1 - Fig. 2) into the hole in the car body 11 of the car by slipping the device 1 under the pressure plate 8 of the camera 6, then fix the inner part 9 of the camera 6 from the inside of the housing 11, ensuring the fixation of the device together with the camera 6.

For a closed 5.2 cutout (see Fig. 3 - Fig. 6), fixing the device according to the utility model consists in the fact that the cutout 5.2. placed over the hole in the housing 11, then the camera wire 10 and the inner part 9 of the camera are lowered into them, which is then fixed from the inside of the housing 11, ensuring fixation of the device together with the camera 6.

The cover 4 can be made of transparent plastic, which allows it to be used not only as a means of protection against dirt, but also as a lens, for example, or as a protective glass that can be wiped without fear, unlike a camera lens, which can leave scratches on it.

The cover 4 can be made removable from the lever 2 in order to be able to replace it when it becomes unusable and especially in those cases when it is transparent.

The examples in Fig. 1 - Fig. 4 demonstrate the use of the device for protecting the cut-in chamber from dirt as a lever 2 with manual rotation. These use cases are possible in cases where the camera 6 is rarely used and when it is not difficult for the driver to manually open and close the camera lens. Also, these examples of use can be used in cases where the cover 4 is transparent.

An example of how the position of the lever 2 with the cover 4 changes when the chamber is closed and opened is shown in Fig. 7 (A, B), respectively.

Fig. 5, Fig. 6 show examples that demonstrate the use of a device for protecting the cut-in chamber from dirt with automatic control of the rotation of the lever 2 with the cover 4. These variants of use are possible in cases when the chamber 6 is used frequently and when it is difficult for the driver to manually open and cover the camera lens.

This is realized by means of the fact that the pivot arm 2 through the hinge 3 is fixed to the device 1 for fixing on the car body through the electric drive housing 12, where the hinge is the drive shaft of the electric drive.

Since the weight of the device in this case can be greater, for greater fixing strength to the car body 11, additional holes 13 can be provided in the fixture 1 (plate) for fixing on the car body (see Fig. 6).

In the drawings, the device of the automatic control system for the electric drive is not shown, since it is not the subject of protection of the present utility model, but the implementation of the automatic drive of the lever 2 with the cover 4 is possible by analogy with how it is done in the prototype (patent RU183093U).

The control board and the electric drive can be installed in one protected sealed case 12, from which the electric motor is connected by separate power wires to the control board, which can be attached from the inside of the car body 11 (not shown in the drawings).

The device can be switched on using a button or a switch installed in the car. In this case, the driver manually activates the opening of the cover when he sees fit. Another connection option implies that the device is connected to the body for minus, plus to the power wires of the reversing lamp and to the constant power wire. The power wires are led out to the control board.

When the reverse gear is turned on, the power is turned on, the microprocessor of the control board identifies it as a signal to turn on (open the cover) of the camera and sends a command to the electric drive - to raise the cover 4 by a certain degree, or the number of steps, or to rotate the shaft for a certain time. The drive shaft moves and rotates the lever 2 with the cover 4, opening the lens 7 of the camera 6 (see Fig. 8 (A, B)).

Further, the microprocessor of the control board is waiting for the command to close the cover. After parking the car in reverse, the reverse power is turned off and, the microprocessor, fixing now the lack of power, gives the command to return the cover 4 to its original position. The electric drive turns on again and the lens 7 of the camera 6 is closed by the cover 4.

The cover 4 on the side facing the camera can have a gasket or is made in the form of a gasket. The gasket can be made of soft plastic or rubber or silicone. Also, the gasket can be made with widening and stepped transition.

The ability to protect any installed mortise chamber from dirt, as well as when installing a new mortise chamber, is realized due to the fact that a pivot arm 2 with a cover 4 installed on it is attached to the fixation device 1 on the car body on the hinge 3, and the fixation device 1 on the car body is a plate with a cutout 5.1 or 5.2 to cover the body of the mortise chamber 6.

Regardless of whether the already installed camera 6 is used or a new camera 6 is purchased, the claimed utility model is easily fixed by pressing the camera 6 against the body 11 of any car.

Claims (10)

1. A device for protecting the cut-in camera of a car from dirt, having devices for fixing on the car body, as well as a cover, the function of which is to close the camera lens, characterized in that a swivel lever with a cover mounted on it is hinged to the fixing device on the car body , moreover, the device for fixing on the car body is a plate having a cutout for enclosing the cut-in chamber body. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cutout for enclosing the body of the cut-in chamber is closed or open. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cut-in chamber is rigidly fixed inside the cutout of the plate. 4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover is made of transparent plastic. 5. The device according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that the cover is removable from the lever. 6. The device according to claim. 1, characterized in that the pivot arm is pivotally attached to the device for fixation on the vehicle body through the electric drive housing, where the hinge is the drive shaft of the electric drive. 7. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that the control board and the electric drive are installed in one protected sealed case. 8. The device according to claim. 1, characterized in that the cover on the side facing the camera has a gasket or is made in the form of a gasket. 9. The device according to claim 8, characterized in that the gasket is made of soft plastic, or rubber, or silicone. 10. The device according to claim. 8, characterized in that the gasket is made with a broadening and a step transition.

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