A heating device for a lens barrel of an automotive camera assembly includes a heating element adapted to apply heat along the circumference of the lens barrel, and a tension socket and/or a tension ring adapted to press a ring-shaped part of the heating element against the lens barrel circumference. A camera system, an external rear view device, and a motor vehicle, each with at least one such heating device are also described.

A method for producing a three-dimensionally shaped heating film, including the steps of: providing a substrate, which extends along a film plane and which has a first substrate region for receiving a heating wire and a second substrate region adjacent to the first substrate region, wherein, at least one contacting point is provided in the second substrate region; arranging at least one connector pad on the substrate in the first substrate region; arranging at least one heating wire on the substrate in the first substrate region; connecting the at least one connector pad and the at least one heating wire; forming the second substrate region to produce a three-dimensional shape deviating from the film plane; and arranging at least one additional pad on the substrate in the first substrate region and in the second substrate region in order to connect the contacting point and connector pad.

The present disclosure relates to optical systems, vehicles, and methods for providing improved mechanical performance of a camera and corresponding optical elements. An example optical system includes an outer housing and an inner support member. The optical system also includes an optical window coupled to the outer housing and the inner support member. The optical window is configured to be temperature-controllable. The optical system also includes a camera coupled to the inner support member. The camera is optically coupled to the optical window. Additionally, the outer housing, the optical window, and the camera are configured to be impact resistant.

An inductive coupled window heating system and method having a conductive layer is disclosed. The conductive layer includes at least one slit around the peripheral edges of a targeted heating zone. The slits guide induced eddy currents from areas having high current density to areas having low current density to provide uniform heating in a targeted heating zone. An inductive coupled window heating system having a conductive layer with rough surfaces is also disclosed. Conductive layers with a rough surface increase the eddy current path length and increase the effective surface area or magnetic flux that leads to a higher metallization loss and more heat transferred to the heating zone on the window.

The window glass for vehicle includes a heating section provided between a second main surface and a third main surface and connected between a upper edge bus bar and a lower edge bus bar. The heating section has first heating wires provided in the first region and connected between the upper edge bus bar and the lower edge bus bar and second heating wires provided in the second region and connected between the upper edge bus bar and the lower edge bus bar. A first pitch between the first heating wires in the width direction of the vehicle body is wider than a second pitch between the second heating wires in the width direction of the vehicle body.

A composite nozzle comprises: a housing having formed at one side thereof a cleaning liquid inlet through which the cleaning liquid is introduced, an installation port communicating with the cleaning liquid inlet at the other side thereof, and an air inlet path communicating with an air inlet on the outer side of the installation port; an opening and closing valve installed so as to be slidably movable toward one side and the other side in the installation port formed in the housing; an elastic body such as a spring that slidably moves the opening and closing valve while elastically supporting the opening and closing valve; and a cap which sprays the cleaning liquid to the outside from the other end of the housing in which the opening and closing valve is installed so as to be slidably movable in one direction and the other direction of the installation port.

A composite nozzle comprises: a housing having formed at one side thereof a cleaning liquid inlet through which the cleaning liquid is introduced, an installation port communicating with the cleaning liquid inlet at the other side thereof, and an air inlet path communicating with an air inlet on the outer side of the installation port; an opening and closing valve installed so as to be slidably movable toward one side and the other side in the installation port formed in the housing; an elastic body such as a spring that slidably moves the opening and closing valve while elastically supporting the opening and closing valve; and a cap which sprays the cleaning liquid to the outside from the other end of the housing in which the opening and closing valve is installed so as to be slidably movable in one direction and the other direction of the installation port.

A system is provided. The system can include a lens. The lens can include a carbon nanotube layer. The carbon nanotube layer can be configured to thermally couple with a heating element.

A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning device includes: a heating part disposed in a windshield glass of a vehicle and configured to heat the windshield glass; a collection part configured to collect state information on a state of the windshield glass and environment information on internal and external environments of the vehicle; and a control part. The control part is configured to determine a defrosting or dehumidifying mode for the windshield glass based on the state information or the environment information collected by the collection part and to control an operation of the heating part depending on the determined defrosting or dehumidifying mode.

A heater device according to the present invention comprises: a first line where an electrically-heated wire is routed to a region to be heated on a transparent substrate; and a second line that is connected to first and second power supply terminals and is wider than the first line. In addition, a wire break region is formed in the second line, a thermistor is connected so as to span the wire break region, and a portion of the first line is within the wire break region.