CPC B60R 11/04 (2013.01) [B60R 1/0617 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1261 (2013.01); B60R 2300/804 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A camera system arranged for mounting on a vehicle's front side location, equipped to provide at least an image of the area in front of the vehicle, the camera system comprising:
a wing assembly arranged for mounting on the vehicles front side location; and
a forward looking camera mounted in the wing assembly, wherein the wing assembly has a front portion shaped around and extending in front of a transparent camera portion that forms the front side of the forward looking camera, such that the transparent camera portion forms a smooth and continuous surface with the front portion;
wherein the front portion extends forward beyond the transparent camera portion surface, so that a curved guidance surface is formed by the front portion that redirects impacting travel wind from the front portion to a downward direction along the transparent camera portion to keep it free from contamination.
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