Patent ID: 7929048

Claim:
An image acquisition module for monitoring applications of the external surroundings of a vehicle, comprising: a housing with an interior protected against at least moisture and a window hermetically closed by a transparent element; an electronic circuit accommodated in said housing and associated with connection means for supply and bidirectional signal exchange with the exterior; an image detector connected to said electronic circuit and opposed to said window; a support attached to the housing to carry an optic system between said image detector and said window; a mounting adapter comprising an opening allowing light to pass towards said window and a visor element and a gutter element protecting said window from luminous incidence and from external agents; and positioning means for positioning said mounting adapter with respect to said optic system and releasable fixation means for releasably fixing the module to an external structure of a vehicle, the housing and the mounting adapter comprising respective first and second releasable fixation members and respective first and second centering members cooperating with each other for releasable fixing the housing to said mounting adapter and for positioning the window with respect to said opening, said visor element and said gutter element, and the mounting adapter comprising releasable fixation portions for releasable fixing said mounting adapter to said external structure of a vehicle, wherein said first centering members comprise stubs protruding from the housing, and said second centering members comprise support members formed in the mounting adapter, said support members being in contact with the housing and the support members having holes in which said stubs are inserted.