Patent ID: 8342757
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: B60R,B60S,B62D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An external rear-view camera unit for motor vehicles, comprising: a camera, having a camera body and including a transparent element for protecting the camera lens, and a support for said camera, adapted to be connected to a structure of a motor vehicle, wherein said support comprises a casing surrounding the body of said camera and having passages for conveying the air that impacts said unit during the travel of the motor vehicle, the passages conveying the air around the body of said camera and at the front of the transparent element for protecting the camera lens, said support comprising at least one wing element, with a wing profile, having one end for connection to the structure of the motor vehicle and an opposite end portion bearing the body of said camera, defining said casing and ending with a winglet portion, extending upwards, suitable to prevent the formation of air vortices at the end of said wing element, and said end portion bearing the camera.