Patent ID: 6674476
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A housing for a TV camera, comprising:a box for containing the TV camera, the box having a window through which the TV camera captures an image; a wiper for wiping the window; a motor for driving the wiper; a temperature sensor for sensing at least one of an atmospheric temperature and a temperature of the window; a commanding device for commanding execution of an automatic wiping mode to automatically control the wiper when the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is below a preset temperature; and a wiper controller for operating the wiper at predetermined time intervals by the motor in the automatic wiping mode, wherein in each of operations of the wiper at the predetermined time intervals, the wiper controller reciprocates the wiper with a predetermined number of wiper reciprocation times required for wiping off snow and/or frost adhering to the window during each of the predetermined intervals.