A plastic window includes a plastic window body, a conductive portion, a first bus bar, and a second bus bar. The window body is formed in a plate shape and has a first surface and a second surface on both sides thereof. The conductive portion and the first bus bar are made of a conductive material and disposed on the second surface of the window body. The first bus bar is electrically connected to the conductive portion. The second bus bar is made of a conductive metal strip and disposed to be electrically connected to the first bus bar. The second bus bar has a main body, first fixing portions, and second fixing portions. The first fixing portions fix the main body to the second surface. The second fixing portions extend from the main body along the second surface and are attached to the first bus bar.

A heatable glazing comprising a pane of glazing material with a first portion delimited by a first and a second bus bars wherein a voltage VI is applied and a second portion of the pane in need of rapid heating delimited by the second bus bar and a third bus bar wherein a voltage V2 is applied. The voltage VI is converted into a voltage V2 within the second portion by an electrical converter DC/DC.

A window glass heating device for a vehicle is provided with a window heater configured to heat a whole area of a window glass, a window heater control unit configured to control the window heater, a camera heater that is an electric heater which heats a camera-imaging window area which is a part of the window glass included in an imaging area of a camera that images a vehicle exterior from a vehicle interior via the window glass, and a camera heater control unit configured to control supply of power to the camera heater. The camera heater control unit is configured to acquire window heater operation information, acquire a temperature of the camera heater, and control supply of power to the camera heater such that the temperature of the camera heater is within a predetermined temperature range based on the window heater operation information.

A heatable device for use with a vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit includes a main body including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, an interior cavity defined therein extending between the first and second ends, and a receiving portion disposed at the second end, the receiving portion including an opening therein providing access to the interior cavity, a transparent glass substrate fixed to the main body at the first end and including a transparent electrically-conductive coating on an inner surface thereof or the glass with contact foil stripes without a transparent electrically-conductive coating, the inner surface of the transparent glass substrate facing the first end of the main body, and at least one electrically-conductive unit disposed at least partially outside of the interior cavity defined in the main body.

A vehicle window glass with a terminal includes a glass plate, and a terminal connected, by lead-free solder, to an electrically conductive layer disposed on a surface of the glass plate, wherein the terminal at least one leg connected to the electrically conductive layer by the lead-free solder, and wherein at least one portion of the leg is covered with a thermal insulating member.

A heating system for use with a vehicular camera assembly including a heater bracket having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a plurality of adjacent ridges and a valley being defined between at least two of the adjacent ridges; a heating assembly disposed adjacent the second surface of the heater bracket; and at least one through opening in the valley between the at least two adjacent ridges, the at least one through opening extending from the first surface to the second surface of the heater bracket.

A control device causes an air conditioner of a vehicle to operate in response to a request signal which is transmitted from outside of the vehicle. The control device includes a control unit. When the request signal is received, the control unit is configured to estimate a degree of frost or a degree of fogging which has occurred on a window of the vehicle based on an inside air temperature, an outside air temperature, and an inside humidity of the vehicle and to set a time over which the air conditioner operates based on the degree of frost or the degree of fogging.

An apparatus for prevention of accumulation of snow and/or ice on an LED light of a motor vehicle comprising a lens containing a resistive conductor material in a pattern, electrical terminations operably connected to the resistive conductor material and to direct current power generated by the motor vehicle to power the LED lights, a mounting frame sized to surround and seal the LED light; and wherein the pattern is selected to minimally obscure light projecting through the lens. A method for prevention of accumulation of snow and/or ice on an LED light of a motor vehicle comprising electrically connecting direct current power generated by the motor vehicle to electrical terminals operably connected to a resistive conductive material contained within a lens; and sealably securing a frame with the lens therein to the motor vehicle over the LED light of the motor vehicle such that light from the LED light is viewable therethrough.

An imaging device includes an imaging unit, a lens unit including a plurality of lenses stacked on each other to guide light to the imaging unit, a heater member used for a heater configured to heat a top lens closest to an object among the lenses included in the lens unit, and a reflection suppressor disposed between a region outside of an effective region of the top lens and the heater member, the reflection suppressor being configured to suppress light reflection. The reflection suppressor includes a first reflection suppressor disposed on the top lens side and having an uneven surface, and a second reflection suppressor disposed on the heater member side, the first reflection suppressor being layered on the second reflection suppressor. A surface of the second reflection suppressor facing the heater member is smoother than a surface of the second reflection suppressor facing the first reflection suppressor.

A bracket includes a bracket material layer, and a cell foam attached to the bracket material layer for directing heat from a heating element toward glass. The heating element is attached to the cell foam for raising a temperature of the glass disposed on or over the heating element.