DEVICE FOR PROTECTING OPTICAL SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

• Main Authors: MARCEL TREBOUET, GUISEPPE GRASSO, NICOLAS PINCHON, DENIS GARNIER, FREDERIC BRETAGNOL, FREDERIC GOSSELE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 24.01.2019
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, ORMANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; SIGNALLING; TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

To provide an alternative device for protecting an optical sensor, allowing prevention of deposition of grime on an optical sensor, such as a camera.SOLUTION: The invention relates to a device 3 for an optical sensor 13 for a motor vehicle, and the optical sensor 13 includes an optic 14. The device 3 includes: a housing 6 that is mounted to be able to rotate around an axis of rotation A1 and has a compartment 19 configured to accommodate the optical sensor 13; an optical element 9 securely fastened to the housing 6, the optical element 9 having at least one planar surface 9a, 9b configured to be placed in the field of view of the optical sensor 13; and an actuator 5 coupled to the housing 6 to drive the housing 6 and the optical element 9 to rotate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】光センサを保護するための代替的な装置を提供して、カメラなどの光センサ上の汚れの堆積を防止できるようにすること。【解決手段】自動車両用の光センサ１３のための装置３に関し、前記光センサ１３は光学素子１４を備える。装置３は、回転軸Ａ１を中心に回転できるように取り付けられるとともに、光センサ１３を受け入れるように構成される区画室１９を有するハウジング６と、ハウジング６に強固に固着される光学要素９であって、光センサ１３の視野内に配置されるように構成される少なくとも１つの平坦表面９ａ、９ｂを有する光学要素９と、ハウジング６及び光学要素９を回転駆動させるためにハウジング６に結合されるアクチュエータ５と、を含む。【選択図】図３