DEVICE FOR RECORDING IMAGES OF A ROAD SCENE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

摘要

According to the invention, the device for recording images (1) of a road scene for a motor vehicle comprises at least one camera (2) defining an optical axis, a protective element (4) for protecting the camera and cleaning means (8) for cleaning this screen. The protective element surrounds the camera and is mounted movable in rotation about said camera, comprising at least two separate portions each capable of assuming an image capturing position (16; 116) opposite the camera under the effect of the rotation. At least one of the separate portions is a light-transparent screen (18; 118) for being disposed in the image capturing position when the camera is operating, and the cleaning means (8) are disposed on the passage of the movable protective element in order to clean the transparent screen.