JP2020175897A - On-vehicle camera cover structure - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an on-vehicle camera cover structure capable of effectively preventing reflection light incident into a lens with the minimal installation space.SOLUTION: An on-vehicle camera cover structure 100 is equipped with a cover 108 which stores an on-vehicle camera 106 having lenses 122 and 124 opposite to a wind shield glass 104 of a vehicle 102 and attached to a top surface 122 in a vehicle cabin. The cover 108 is equipped with an opening 150 and an elastic shade 160. The shade 160 has a generally horizontal lower wall 166 extending from a lower side of the opening 150 toward the wind shield glass 104, and two side walls 168 and 169 extending from both side in a vehicle width direction of the opening 150 toward the wind shield glass 104. Front ends 180 and 181 of the two side walls 168 and 169 are inclined along the wind shield glass 104.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a cover structure for an in-vehicle camera, which has a lens facing the windshield glass of the vehicle and includes a cover for accommodating an in-vehicle camera mounted on the top surface of the vehicle interior.

An in-vehicle device such as an in-vehicle camera may be attached to the top surface of the vehicle interior of a vehicle such as an automobile. The in-vehicle camera is mounted on the top surface near the windshield glass in order to image the front of the vehicle while driving.

The instrument panel is located below the windshield glass. Since the instrument panel is made of resin, it has a glossy surface. Therefore, the light that has passed through the windshield glass is easily reflected by the instrument panel. The light reflected by this instrument panel is further reflected inside the windshield glass (on the vehicle interior side) and is incident on the lens of the in-vehicle camera, causing a phenomenon called reflection.

In particular, in recent years, with the tendency to expand the passenger compartment space, some vehicle models have the windshield glass tilted in a more vertical posture, and the length of the instrument panel in the vehicle front-rear direction has become shorter. For these reasons, the decoration applied to the front of the instrument panel due to the reflection of light is easily reflected on the windshield glass, and the reflection is remarkable. Reflection may interfere with the image recognition process, so it is necessary to prevent it as much as possible. Therefore, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an in-vehicle camera in which a hood extending in front of the lens covers the lens to prevent reflection.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-23815

However, in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that a hood must be provided in addition to the in-vehicle camera, which requires a large installation space for the hood. In particular, when a stereo camera is used as an in-vehicle camera, the size of the hood increases because the number of lenses is two. As a result, in addition to a large installation space, the weight and cost of the vehicle may increase. In particular, the hood disclosed in Patent Document 1 is generally made of resin. However, since the surface of the hood made of resin is also glossy, light may be reflected on the surface of the hood, and even the reflected light may be incident on the lens.

In view of such problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cover structure for an in-vehicle camera capable of effectively preventing reflected light from entering the lens in a minimum installation space.

In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of the cover structure for an in-vehicle camera according to the present invention accommodates an in-vehicle camera mounted on the top surface of the vehicle interior and is arranged at an angle to the rear of the vehicle. The shade comprises a cover having a front portion formed with an opening, which is arranged on the vehicle interior side in the upper part of the shield glass, and an elastic shade that blocks a part of the light entering the lens of the in-vehicle camera. A side wall including a lower wall extending from the lower side of the opening toward the windshield glass and two side walls extending from both sides of the opening toward the windshield glass and continuous at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the lower wall. The front end of the is inclined along the windshield glass, and the shade is characterized in that only the lower wall and the two side walls extend from the front portion toward the windshield glass.

In order to solve the above problems, another typical configuration of the cover structure for an in-vehicle camera according to the present invention accommodates an in-vehicle camera mounted on the top surface of the vehicle interior and is arranged so as to be inclined to the rear of the vehicle. A shade that is located on the passenger compartment side of the upper part of the windshield glass and has a front portion having an opening and an elastic shade that blocks a part of the light entering the lens of the in-vehicle camera. Provided a lower wall extending from the underside of the opening toward the windshield glass and two side walls extending from both sides of the opening toward the windshield glass and continuous at both ends of the lower wall in the vehicle width direction. The front end of the side wall is characterized in that it is inclined along the windshield glass from the upper part of the front surface portion.

In the above side view, it is preferable that the lower wall and the front surface of the cover form a right angle, and together with the front end of the side wall, form a right angle triangle.

The front end of the side wall may be inclined along the windshield glass so that the lower end is closer to the windshield than the upper end of the side wall.

It is preferable that the distance from the windshield glass at the lower end of the side wall is set to a distance that does not interfere with the windshield glass when the lower wall is elastically deformed.

The shade further connects the front wall in contact with the front side of the front portion of the cover, the rear wall in contact with the rear side of the front portion of the cover, and the front wall and the rear wall, and the edge of the opening formed in the front portion of the cover. It is advisable to provide a side wall in contact with.

The side wall may be inclined so that the opening widens as it approaches the windshield glass side from the vehicle-mounted camera side.

The shade may further include an extension extending from the underside of the opening to the side opposite the lower wall along the inner surface of the cover.

In order to solve the above problems, another typical configuration of the cover structure for an in-vehicle camera according to the present invention is an in-vehicle vehicle arranged in an upper portion of a windshield glass arranged at an angle to the rear of the vehicle on the vehicle interior side. It features a cover that houses the camera and has an open front, and an elastic shade that blocks some of the light that enters the lens of the in-vehicle camera, the shade being windshield glass from below the opening. It has a lower wall that extends toward the vehicle and two side walls that extend from both sides of the opening toward the windshield glass and are continuous at both ends of the lower wall in the vehicle width direction. The lower end of the side wall is closer to the window than the upper end. The front end of the side wall is characterized in that it is inclined along the windshield glass so that the distance from the shield glass is large.

In order to solve the above problems, another typical configuration of the cover structure for an in-vehicle camera according to the present invention is an in-vehicle vehicle arranged in an upper portion of a windshield glass arranged at an angle to the rear of the vehicle on the vehicle interior side. It comprises a cover with a front portion that houses the camera and has an opening, and an elastic shade that blocks some of the light that enters the lens of the in-vehicle camera, the shade being windshield glass from below the opening. It is provided with a lower wall extending toward the vehicle and two side walls extending toward the windshield glass from both sides of the opening in the vehicle width direction and continuous at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the lower wall, and the front end of the side wall is made of windshield glass. Inclined along, the shade is further formed on the front of the cover by connecting the front wall in contact with the front of the front of the cover, the back wall in contact with the back of the front of the cover, and the front and back walls. It is characterized by having a side wall in contact with the edge of the opened opening.

In order to solve the above problems, another typical configuration of the cover structure for an in-vehicle camera according to the present invention is an in-vehicle vehicle arranged in an upper portion of a windshield glass arranged at an angle to the rear of the vehicle on the vehicle interior side. It features a cover with an open front that houses the camera and an elastic shade that blocks some of the light that enters the lens of the in-vehicle camera, with the front edge of the shade along the windshield glass. Inclined, the shade further has an extension extending along the cover from the underside of the opening to the side opposite the windshield glass, and a slit formed in the extension, the cover projecting upwards. It is characterized by having a protrusion that is inserted and fitted into the slit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cover structure for an in-vehicle camera that can effectively prevent reflected light from entering the lens in a minimum installation space.

It is an exploded perspective view of the cover structure for an in-vehicle camera which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the cover structure for an in-vehicle camera of FIG. 1 as seen from the vehicle interior. It is an enlarged perspective view of the cover of FIG. It is sectional drawing AA of the cover of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state of cleaning of the windshield glass in front of the shade of FIG. It is a B arrow view of the cover of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which melted the protrusion of FIG. 6 and welded the protrusion to a shade.

A typical configuration of the vehicle-mounted camera cover structure according to the embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle-mounted vehicle having a lens facing the windshield glass of the vehicle and including a cover for accommodating the vehicle-mounted camera mounted on the top surface of the vehicle interior. In the camera cover structure, the in-vehicle camera cover structure is further formed by an opening formed at the front end of the cover to expose the lens and an elastic body attached to the opening to block a part of light entering the lens. With a shade, the shade consists of a substantially horizontal lower wall extending from the underside of the opening toward the windshield glass and two substantially vertical side walls extending from both sides of the opening in the vehicle width direction toward the windshield glass. The lower wall has two side walls that are continuous at both ends in the vehicle width direction, and the front ends of the two side walls are inclined along the windshield glass.

According to the cover structure for an in-vehicle camera of the present invention, the shade has a substantially horizontal lower wall extending from the lower side of the opening toward the windshield glass. This lower wall makes it possible to prevent light reflected by the instrument panel and then further reflected inside the windshield glass from entering the lens of the vehicle-mounted camera. The shade also has two side walls. The two side walls extend from both sides of the opening in the vehicle width direction toward the windshield glass, and are continuous with both ends of the lower wall in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the incident of light from the side by these two side walls.

Further, according to the present invention, the front ends of the two side walls are inclined along the windshield glass, respectively. This makes it possible to extend the shade to a position fairly close to the windshield glass. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to keep the installation space small even for shades of the same size.

Further, according to the present invention, since the shade only has a lower wall and two side walls, the configuration of the shade can be simplified as compared with, for example, the hood of Patent Document 1.

In addition, since the shade of the present invention is made of an elastic body such as rubber, it is possible to prevent light from being reflected by the lower wall and the side wall. The fact that the shade is an elastic body is also convenient for cleaning the windshield glass in front of the shade, for example. That is, for example, in the case of Patent Document 1, even if an attempt is made to clean the fogging and dirt of the windshield glass in front of the hood, since the hood is made of resin and is hard, for example, a user puts his / her hand between the hood and the windshield glass to wind the window. It is difficult to clean the shield glass. However, since the shade of the present invention is elastically deformable, the user can easily clean the windshield glass by putting a hand between the shade and the windshield glass.

It is preferable that fine irregularities are formed on the lens-side surfaces of the lower wall and the two side walls. According to this configuration, fine irregularities are formed on the lens-side surfaces of the lower wall and the two side walls, and so-called grain processing is performed. As a result, it is possible to more fully prevent the light from being reflected by the lower wall and the side wall.

The shade further has a substantially horizontal extension extending along the cover from the underside of the opening to the side opposite to the lower wall, and a slit formed in the extension, the cover projecting upward into a slit. It is preferable to have a protrusion to be inserted and fitted. By doing so, it is possible to firmly fix the shade to the cover. This makes it possible to prevent, for example, the shade from shifting into the field of view of the lens of the in-vehicle camera.

In particular, in the present invention, as described above, it is easy for the user to put his / her hand between the lower wall of the shade and the windshield glass to wipe the windshield glass, but at this time, the shade is lifted upward. It takes power. Therefore, by fixing the extension portion to the cover, it is possible to prevent the shade from being lifted up.

The shade and the cover may be fixed by welding the protrusions to the shade. This makes it possible to fix the shade to the cover more firmly.

The shade further has a mounting portion mounted along the edge of the opening, and the mounting portion may be inclined so that the opening widens from the vehicle-mounted camera side toward the windshield glass side.

As a result, it is possible to prevent the mounting portion of the shade from entering the field of view of the in-vehicle camera while ensuring the thickness of the shade. As described above, according to the present invention, the shade is elastically deformed to facilitate wiping of the windshield glass in front of the shade. On the other hand, the shade usually needs to maintain its shape, that is, it preferably has a predetermined thickness. However, if the thickness of the shade is increased, although the shape is maintained, there is a risk that the shade mounting portion may enter the field of view of the in-vehicle camera. Therefore, the shade mounting portion is tilted so that the opening widens toward the windshield glass side from the in-vehicle camera side. As a result, it is possible to give a desired thickness to the shade other than the mounting portion to maintain the shape, while reducing the thickness of the mounting portion, so that the mounting portion of the shade can be prevented from entering the field of view of the in-vehicle camera. it can.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in such an embodiment are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are designated by the same reference numerals to omit duplicate description, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not shown. To do.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the cover structure 100 for an in-vehicle camera according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the cover structure 100 for an in-vehicle camera is viewed from outside the vehicle through the windshield glass 104 of the vehicle 102. The arrows U, F, and R shown in each figure indicate the upper part of the vehicle, the front side of the vehicle, and the right side of the vehicle, respectively.

In FIG. 1, the vehicle-mounted camera cover structure 100 includes a vehicle-mounted camera 106 and a cover 108. The in-vehicle camera 106 is a stereo camera composed of a pair of left and right cameras 118 and 120, and has lenses 122 and 124 facing the windshield glass 104 of the vehicle 102. The in-vehicle camera 106 is attached to the top surface 112 in the vehicle interior on the upper surface 116 thereof. The cover 108 accommodates such an in-vehicle camera 106. In the present embodiment, the cover 108 has a shape that is concave downward, and accommodates the in-vehicle camera 106 from below.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle-mounted camera cover structure 100 of FIG. 1 as viewed from the vehicle interior. As shown in FIG. 2, a rearview mirror 128 is arranged behind the vehicle of the vehicle-mounted camera cover structure 100. The vehicle-mounted camera cover structure 100 is arranged between the windshield glass 104 and the rearview mirror 128, and the vehicle-mounted camera 106 (FIG. 1) captures the front of the vehicle, for example, when traveling.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the cover 108 of FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of the cover 108 of FIG. Note that FIG. 4 also shows an in-vehicle camera 106 that is not shown in FIG. 3 but actually exists. In FIG. 3, the cover 108 is made of resin and has a bottom surface 140, two side surfaces 142, 143, a front surface 144, and a rear surface 146. The side surfaces 142, 143, the front surface 144, and the rear surface surface 146 are continuous with the bottom surface 140 and stand upward. As a result, the cover 108 accommodates the vehicle-mounted camera 106 from below. Other members may be arranged between the cover 108 and the vehicle-mounted camera 106. For example, a bracket for shock absorbing may be placed on the bottom surface 140 of the cover 108.

In FIG. 3, two openings 150 and 152 are formed side by side on the front surface 144 which is the front end of the cover 108. The area of the opening 150 is larger than that of the lens 122, and as shown in FIG. 4, the lens 122 of the vehicle-mounted camera 106 is exposed from the opening 150. Since the opening 152 has substantially the same configuration as the opening 150, the configuration of the opening 150 will be described as a representative and the description of the opening 152 will be omitted unless otherwise specified.

As shown in FIG. 3, elastic shades 160 and 162 are attached to the openings 150 and 152, respectively. In this embodiment, the shades 160 and 162 are made of rubber and are integrally molded. Since the shade 162 is substantially the same as the shade 160, only the shade 160 will be described below.

The shade 160 has a mounting portion 164 along the edge 154 of the opening 150 of the cover 108, as shown in FIG. The shade 160 is attached to the opening 150 by engaging the attachment portion 164 and the edge 154 so as to sandwich the edge 154 of the opening 150 with the attachment portion 164. The attachment of the shade 160 to the opening 150 is not limited to engaging the attachment portion 164 of the shade 160 with the opening 150. For example, the shade 160 may be attached to the opening 150 by adhering or fixing the shade 160 to the edge 154 of the opening 150.

As shown in FIG. 3, the shade 160 has a lower wall 166 and two side walls 168 and 169. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower wall 166 is substantially horizontal and extends from the lower side of the opening 150, that is, the lower end 172 of the front wall 170 of the mounting portion 164 toward the windshield glass 104. As shown in FIG. 3, the two side walls 168 and 169 are substantially vertical, and the windshield glass 104 (FIG. 4) is provided from both sides of the opening 150 in the vehicle width direction, that is, both ends 174, 175 of the front wall 170 of the mounting portion 164. ), Each extending toward. The side walls 168 and 169 are continuous with both ends 176 and 177 of the lower wall 166 in the vehicle width direction, respectively. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the front ends 180 and 181 of the two side walls 168 and 169 are inclined at a predetermined angle θ1. This predetermined angle θ1 is substantially the same as the inclination angle θ2 of the windshield glass 104 (FIG. 1). Therefore, the front ends 180 and 181 of the two side walls 168 and 169 are inclined along the windshield glass 104 (FIG. 1).

In the present embodiment, since the shade 160 has the lower wall 166, the light C reflected by the lower wall 166 by the instrument panel (not shown) and then further reflected inside the windshield glass 104 enters the lens 122. It is possible to prevent so-called reflection from occurring. In particular, in the present embodiment, the two side walls 168 and 169 can prevent the incident light from the side. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of reflection more thoroughly. As described above, the shade 160 of the present embodiment has a simple configuration of having a lower wall 166 and two side walls 168 and 169, and shields a part of the light entering the lens 122 to prevent the occurrence of reflection.

Further, in the present embodiment, the front ends 180 and 181 of the two side walls 168 and 169 are inclined along the windshield glass 104, respectively. As a result, the lower wall 166 of the shade 160 can be extended to a position considerably close to the windshield glass 104, and the light C can be more completely prevented from entering the lens 122.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state of cleaning the windshield glass 104 in front of the shade 160 of FIG. The shade 160 of FIG. 5 is formed of an elastic body, and its lower wall 166 can be bent. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, when the windshield glass 104 in front of the shade 160 becomes dirty, the user puts a finger 186 between the shade 160 and the windshield glass 104, and uses a cloth 189 or the like to put a finger 186 between the shade 160 and the windshield. The glass 104 can be wiped and cleaned. After wiping, the lower wall 166 returns to its original position by elastic force. This makes it possible to provide a shade 160 that is easier for the user to use.

In particular, in the present embodiment, since the shade 160 is made of rubber, the gloss of the surface is reduced as compared with the case where the shade is formed of resin, for example. As a result, light reflection can be effectively prevented with a minimum of processing steps. The shade 160 may be made of any elastic material. For example, it may be made of silicon resin.

In FIG. 3, the lower wall 166 of the shade 160 and the surface 187 of the two side walls 168 and 169 on the lens 122 (FIG. 1) side are formed with fine irregularities 188 as shown by diagonal lines in FIG. Is given. By such embossing, it is possible to more fully prevent light from being reflected by the lower wall 166 and the side wall 168 and 169.

In FIG. 4, the shade 160 further has an extension 190. The extension portion 190 is a substantially horizontal portion extending below the opening 150, that is, from the lower end 192 of the rear wall 178 of the mounting portion 164 to the side opposite to the lower wall 166 along the bottom surface 140 of the cover 108.

FIG. 6 is a view taken along the line B of the cover 108 of FIG. In FIG. 6, the shade 160 is viewed from the inside of the vehicle. The extension portion 190 is formed with two slits 193 and 194 that are long in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. Further, the bottom surface 140 of the cover 108 is formed with two protrusions 196 and 198 that are elongated in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and project upward from the bottom surface 140 at positions corresponding to the slits 193 and 194, respectively. As a result, the protrusions 196 and 198 are inserted and fitted into the slits 193 and 194, respectively. The slits 193 and 194 and the protrusions 196 and 198 may have any shape. For example, the slits 193, 194 and the protrusions 196, 198 may have a shape elongated in the vehicle width direction.

By inserting and fitting the protrusions 196 and 198 into the slits 193 and 194 in this way, the shade 160 can be firmly fixed to the cover 108. As a result, for example, it is possible to prevent the shade 160 from shifting and entering the field of view D (shown by the dotted line in FIG. 4) of the lens 122 of the vehicle-mounted camera 106.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 5, when the user inserts a finger 186 between the lower wall 166 of the shade 160 and the windshield glass 104 to wipe the windshield glass 104, the shade 160 is subjected to an upward lifting force. .. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, by fixing the extension portion 190 to the cover 108, it is possible to prevent the shade 160 from being lifted up. The extension portion 190 and the bottom surface 140 of the cover 108 may be fixed by, for example, adhering the extension portion 190 and the bottom surface 140.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the protrusions 196 and 198 of FIG. 6 are melted and the protrusions 196 and 198 are welded to the shade 160. In FIG. 7, the protrusions 196 and 198 are melted in a state of being inserted and fitted into the slits 193 and 194 to fix the shade 160 and the cover 108. By doing so, it is possible to more firmly fix the shade 160 and the cover 108.

In FIG. 3, the attachment portion 164 of the shade 160 is formed along the entire edge of the opening 150 and is attached along the entire edge of the opening 150. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting portion 164 includes a front wall 170 in contact with the windshield glass 104 side of the edge 154 of the opening 150, a rear wall 178 in contact with the vehicle-mounted camera 106 side of the edge 154 of the opening 150, and a front wall. It has a side wall 179 that connects 170 and a rear wall 178. The mounting portion 164 is engaged with the edge 154 of the opening 150 by surrounding the edge 154 of the opening 150 in a U shape at the front wall 170, the side wall 179, and the rear wall 178. The opening 150 side of the side wall 179 is inclined toward the windshield glass 104 at a predetermined angle θ3 so that the opening 150 expands toward the windshield glass 104 side from the vehicle-mounted camera 106 side. The inclination angle θ3 is set so that the opening 150 expands from the vehicle-mounted camera 106 side toward the windshield glass 104 side with respect to the field of view D of the vehicle-mounted camera 106.

By inclining the opening side of the side wall 179 in this way, it is possible to prevent the mounting portion 164 of the shade 160 from entering the field of view D of the in-vehicle camera 106 while ensuring the thickness of the shade 160. As described above, the shade 160 is elastically deformed to facilitate wiping and cleaning of the windshield glass 104 in front of the shade 160. On the other hand, the shade 160 normally needs to maintain its shape, that is, it preferably has a predetermined thickness. However, as the thickness of the shade 160 is increased, the shape is maintained, but there is a possibility that the mounting portion 164 of the shade 160 may enter the field of view D of the in-vehicle camera 106. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the opening 150 side of the side wall 179 of the mounting portion 164 is tilted so that the opening 150 widens toward the windshield glass 104 side from the vehicle-mounted camera 106 side. As a result, the thickness of the shade 160 other than the mounting portion 164 can be given a desired thickness to maintain the shape, while the thickness of the mounting portion 164 can be reduced, so that the mounting portion 164 enters the field of view D of the in-vehicle camera 106. It is possible to prevent.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments described above are preferred examples of the present invention. Therefore, other embodiments can also be implemented or carried out in various ways. Further, unless otherwise specified in the specification of the present application, the present invention is not limited to the shape, size, configuration arrangement, etc. of the detailed parts shown in the accompanying drawings. In addition, the expressions and terms used in the specification of the present application are for the purpose of explanation and are not limited thereto unless otherwise specified.

Therefore, it is clear that a person skilled in the art can come up with various modifications or modifications within the scope of the claims, which naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. It is understood as a thing.

The present invention can be used in a cover structure for an in-vehicle camera having a lens facing the windshield glass of the vehicle and a cover for accommodating an in-vehicle camera mounted on the top surface of the vehicle interior.

100 ... In-vehicle camera cover structure, 102 ... Vehicle, 104 ... Windshield glass, 106 ... In-vehicle camera, 108 ... Cover, 112 ... Top surface, 116 ... In-vehicle camera top surface, 118, 120 ... Camera, 122, 124 ... Lens , 128 ... Room mirror, 140 ... Bottom of cover, 142, 143 ... Side of cover, 144 ... Front of cover, 146 ... Rear of cover, 150, 152 ... Aperture, 154 ... Edge of opening, 160, 162 ... Shade, 164 ... Mounting part, 166 ... Lower wall of shade, 168, 169 ... Side wall of shade, 170 ... Front wall of mounting part, 172 ... Lower end of front wall, 174, 175 ... Both ends of front wall, 176, 177 ... Lower wall 178 ... rear wall of the mounting part, 179 ... side wall of the mounting part, 180, 181 ... front end of the side wall, 186 ... user's finger, 187 ... lens side surface, 188 ... unevenness, 189 ... cloth, 190 ... extension, 192 ... lower end of rear wall, 193, 194 ... slit, 196, 198 ... protrusion,

Claims (11)

A cover that accommodates an in-vehicle camera mounted on the top surface of the vehicle interior and is arranged on the vehicle interior side above the windshield glass of the vehicle that is inclined to the rear of the vehicle and has a front portion having an opening. ,
An elastic shade that shields a part of the light entering the lens of the in-vehicle camera is provided.
The shade is
A lower wall extending from the underside of the opening toward the windshield glass,
It is provided with two side walls extending from both sides of the opening in the vehicle width direction toward the windshield glass and continuous at both ends of the lower wall in the vehicle width direction.
The front end of the side wall is inclined along the windshield glass.
The shade is a cover structure for an on-vehicle camera, characterized in that only the lower wall and the two side walls extend from the front surface portion toward the windshield glass. A cover that accommodates an in-vehicle camera mounted on the top surface of the vehicle interior and is arranged on the vehicle interior side above the windshield glass of the vehicle that is inclined to the rear of the vehicle and has a front portion having an opening. ,
An elastic shade that shields a part of the light entering the lens of the in-vehicle camera is provided.
The shade is
A lower wall extending from the underside of the opening toward the windshield glass,
It is provided with two side walls extending from both sides of the opening in the vehicle width direction toward the windshield glass and continuous at both ends of the lower wall in the vehicle width direction.
A cover structure for an on-vehicle camera, characterized in that the front end of the side wall is inclined along the windshield glass from the upper part of the front surface portion. The cover structure for an on-vehicle camera according to claim 2, wherein the lower wall and the front surface portion of the cover form a right angle and form a right-angled triangular shape together with the front end of the side wall in a side view. The second or third aspect of the present invention, wherein the front end of the side wall is inclined along the windshield glass so that the lower end is larger than the upper end of the side wall from the windshield glass. Cover structure for in-vehicle cameras. The vehicle-mounted camera according to claim 4, wherein the distance from the windshield glass at the lower end of the side wall is set to a distance that does not interfere with the windshield glass in a state where the lower wall is elastically deformed. Cover structure. The shade is further
The front wall in contact with the front side of the front surface of the cover,
A rear wall in contact with the rear side of the front surface of the cover,
The cover for an on-vehicle camera according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a side wall that connects the front wall and the rear wall and is in contact with an edge of an opening formed in a front surface portion of the cover. Construction. The cover structure for an on-vehicle camera according to claim 6, wherein the side wall is inclined so that the opening widens as the side wall approaches the windshield glass side from the on-vehicle camera side. The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the shade further includes an extension portion extending from the lower side of the opening to the side opposite to the lower wall along the inner surface of the cover. Camera cover structure. A cover that houses an in-vehicle camera that is placed on the upper part of the windshield glass that is tilted to the rear of the vehicle on the vehicle interior side and has a front portion with an opening.
An elastic shade that shields a part of the light entering the lens of the in-vehicle camera is provided.
The shade is
A lower wall extending from the underside of the opening toward the windshield glass,
It is provided with two side walls extending from both sides of the opening in the vehicle width direction toward the windshield glass and continuous at both ends of the lower wall in the vehicle width direction.
A cover structure for an on-vehicle camera, characterized in that the front end of the side wall is inclined along the windshield glass so that the lower end is larger than the upper end of the side wall from the windshield glass. A cover that houses an in-vehicle camera that is placed on the upper part of the windshield glass that is tilted to the rear of the vehicle on the vehicle interior side and has a front portion with an opening.
An elastic shade that shields a part of the light entering the lens of the in-vehicle camera is provided.
The shade is
A lower wall extending from the underside of the opening toward the windshield glass,
It is provided with two side walls extending from both sides of the opening in the vehicle width direction toward the windshield glass and continuous at both ends of the lower wall in the vehicle width direction.
The front end of the side wall is inclined along the windshield glass.
The shade is further
The front wall in contact with the front side of the front surface of the cover,
A rear wall in contact with the rear side of the front surface of the cover,
A cover structure for an in-vehicle camera, which comprises a side wall that connects the front wall and the rear wall and is in contact with an edge of an opening formed in a front surface portion of the cover. A cover that houses an in-vehicle camera that is placed on the upper part of the windshield glass that is tilted to the rear of the vehicle on the vehicle interior side and has a front portion with an opening.
An elastic shade that shields a part of the light entering the lens of the in-vehicle camera is provided.
The front edge of the shade is inclined along the windshield glass.
The shade is further
An extension extending along the cover from the underside of the opening to the side opposite to the windshield glass.
It has a slit formed in the extension portion and has
The cover structure for an in-vehicle camera is characterized by having a protrusion that projects upward and is inserted into and fitted into the slit.

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