Image recording device, assembly, cleaning device and motor vehicle

• Main Author: Brouwer, Stefan Fritz
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.09.2023
• Subjects: BLASTING; CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE ORHEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, ORMANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; WEAPONS

The invention relates to an image recording device for a body of a motor vehicle. The device comprises a housing part, an optical element having an outer surface, and a driving part for engaging an engaging part of a movable cleaning device. The movable cleaning device comprises furthermore a cleaning part, preferably formed by a wiper part, for at least partly cleaning the outer surface. The driving part is furthermore for driving the movable cleaning device to have the cleaning part at least partly clean the outer surface of the optical element. The image recording device is adjustable between a first condition in which the image recording device allows at least partly introducing or taking out the engaging part of the movable cleaning device and a second condition in which the image recording device prevents the engaging part of the movable cleaning device being taken out or being introduced.