US 12,134,357 B2
Exterior mounted camera pod adapter
Arne Schmierer, Stuttgart (DE); and Hans-Dieter Pomparew, Stuttgart (DE)
Assigned to Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London (GB)
Appl. No. 18/005,391
Filed by Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London (GB)
PCT Filed Aug. 16, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/072726
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 13, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/034244, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 17, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/065,619, filed on Aug. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0271565 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 11/04 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01)
CPC B60R 11/04 (2013.01) [H04N 23/51 (2023.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A camera pod adapter assembly, comprising:
a mounting side;
at least one first fastener; and
at least one mounting bracket;
wherein the at least one first fastener is attached to the at least one mounting bracket through an aperture in the camera pod adapter assembly,
wherein the at least one mounting bracket has a first state and a second state,
wherein the at least one first fastener is operable to move the at least one mounting bracket from the first state to the second state, and wherein the at least one first fastener is operable to move the at least one mounting bracket from the second state to the first state, and
wherein the camera pod adapter assembly is moved towards an attachment portion on the vehicle from the first to the second state until the camera pod adapter assembly fixedly contacts the attachment portion.