Patent ID: 8896698
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: B60R,H04N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle camera mount comprising: a bracket configured to be fastened to a vehicle; a support arm connected to the bracket; and a camera housing connected to the support arm, the camera housing being configured to house a camera therein, wherein the camera housing has an aerodynamic profile configured to produce laminar air flow around the camera housing to minimize the wind resistance thereof when the vehicle is moving, wherein, when the vehicle is in motion, the support arm is configured to position the camera housing in a portion of a wind air flow stream outside a boundary layer of air flow caused by outer surfaces of the moving vehicle displacing air immediately ahead of the vehicle, which portion's air flow path is otherwise unaffected by the moving vehicle or outer surfaces thereof, and wherein the support arm supports the camera housing wherein the camera housing has a total surface area, wherein the camera housing has a wind facing surface area that faces the wind when the vehicle is moving, and wherein the wind facing surface area is in the range of 5% to 30% of the total surface area.