CPC G02B 27/0006 (2013.01) [H04N 23/55 (2023.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A lens cleaning system for attachment to a camera and for automatically cleaning a lens thereof, the lens including an optical axis defining a light path, the lens cleaning system comprising:
a main case including an attachment means configured to attach the lens cleaning system to the camera, a bottom section, a top section sat atop the bottom section, and a shield housing disposed within the top section, the shield housing including a lens aperture in which the lens sits when the lens cleaning system is attached to the camera, the lens aperture sized at least substantially equal to the lens of the camera such that the lens is not obstructed;
a lens shield seated within the shield housing, the lens shield seated atop the lens when the lens cleaning system is attached to the camera, the lens shield being transparent such that the light path passes through the lens shield unobscured;
an actuator means attached to the lens shield such that the actuator means is able to rotate the lens shield relative to the optical axis;
a cleaning member housing removably attached atop the lens shield, the cleaning member housing including a left side and a right side relative to the camera, the left side including a housing opening sized at least substantially equal to the lens of the camera such that the lens is not obstructed, the cleaning member housing including at least one debris director means and at least one debris outlet;
at least one cleaning member seated within an interior side of the cleaning member housing, the at least one cleaning member configured to contact a top surface of the lens shield and clean debris therefrom; and
a power supply system for supplying power to the lens cleaning system,
wherein the at least one debris director means includes a raised lip located at a top exterior edge of the housing opening at an exterior side of the cleaning member housing, the raised lip being positioned at a top of the lens when the lens cleaning system is attached to the camera, and wherein the raised lip is configured to direct said debris away from the lens.
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