VEHICLE EXTERIOR IMAGING APPARATUS

摘要

A vehicle exterior imaging apparatus includes a photo-receiving element, a transparent member that is disposed on a front face of the photo-receiving element and introduces light into it, and a movable body movable between a covering position for covering part or all of a front face of the transparent member with the movable body being spaced apart from the transparent member, and an evacuated position evacuating from the front face of the transparent member with respect to the covering position. The movable body has a higher surface wettability in a portion opposing to the transparent member at the covering position than the one of the front face of the transparent member. The movable body evacuates water adhered to the surface of the transparent member in a moving direction of the movable body during the movement of the movable body from the covering position to the evacuated position.

主权项

1. A vehicle exterior imaging apparatus, comprising:
a photo-receiving element; a transparent member disposed on a front face of the photo-receiving element, the transparent member being configured to introduce light into the photo-receiving element; and a movable body movable between a covering position in which the movable body covers part or all of a front face of the transparent member in a state where the movable body is spaced apart from the transparent member with a gap, and an evacuated position in which the movable body is evacuated from the front face of the transparent member with respect to the covering position; wherein the movable body has a higher surface wettability at least in a portion thereof opposing to the transparent member at the covering position than the surface wettability of the front face of the transparent member, and wherein the movable body evacuates water adhered to the surface of the transparent member in a moving direction of the movable body during the movement of the movable body from the covering position to the evacuated position.