PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera device that determines a state of contamination adhering to a lens by image recognition for securing a transmission property of light relative to the lens under all travelling conditions, performs a clean wiping control in accordance with the contamination state, and can effectively remove the contamination of the lens.SOLUTION: A camera device with a cleaning function comprises: a wiper drive unit that is provided with a wiper blade wiping a surface of a lens of a camera unit; a cleaning liquid discharge unit that is provided with a cleaning liquid discharge nozzle blasting a cleaning liquid to the surface of the lens of the camera unit; and an image recognition unit that determines a state of contamination adhering to the surface of the lens of the camera unit. In accordance with the contamination state determined by the image recognition unit, the camera device therewith is configured to switch between a cleaning liquid droplet mode in which an operation of the cleaning liquid discharge unit is controlled, and a wiping mode in which the wiper drive unit is operated in addition to the control of the operation of the cleaning liquid discharge unit.

    【課題】あらゆる走行条件でレンズへの光の透過性を確保するために、画像認識によってレンズに付着した汚れの状態を判別し、その汚れ状態に応じて洗浄払拭制御を行い、レンズの汚れを効果的に除去することが可能なカメラ装置を提供する。【解決手段】カメラ部のレンズの表面を払拭するワイパブレードを備えたワイパ駆動部と、カメラ部のレンズの表面に洗浄液を吐出する洗浄液吐出ノズルを備えた洗浄液吐出部と、カメラ部のレンズの表面に付着した汚れの状態を判別する画像認識部と、を具備し、画像認識部で判別された汚れ状態に応じて、洗浄液吐出部の動作が制御される洗浄液滴下モードと、洗浄液吐出部の動作の制御に加えてワイパ駆動部が動作される払拭モードと、を切り替える。【選択図】図9


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    Title :

    IMAGING DEVICE WITH CLEANING FUNCTION


    Additional title:

    洗浄機能付き撮像装置


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-01-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Japanese


    Classification :

    IPC:    G03B APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM , Geräte oder Anordnungen zum Aufnehmen, Projizieren oder Betrachten von Fotografien / B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION , Bildübertragung, z.B. Fernsehen



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