Patent ID: 9618828
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G03B,H04N

Claim:
1. A camera for use on vehicles, comprising: a unitary housing; at least one optical element disposed within and in contact with the unitary housing; at least one group of circuit boards disposed within the unitary housing and including at least one circuit board, the at least one group of circuit boards having at least one active circuit for executing a direct camera function; at least one heating element arranged and adapted to heat the group of circuit boards, the optical element and/or the unitary housing, the at least one heating element being directly attached to one of the circuit boards of the group of circuit boards; one or more heat conducting elements disposed between the at least one heating element and the unitary housing and adapted to transfer the heat of the heating element and/or the group of circuit boards to the unitary housing; and a cover glass configured to seal the unitary housing, wherein at least one of the one or more heat conducting elements directly contacts at least one circuit board, and wherein the unitary housing directly contacts the cover glass and directly contacts the optical element.