DEVICE FOR AN IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM, IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE

The present invention refers to a device (200, 400, 500, 900) for use with a vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit (102), the device comprising: a main body (201, 401, 501, 901) including a first end (210, 410, 510, 910) and a second end (220, 420, 520, 920) opposite to the first end (210, 410, 510, 910), wherein the main body (201, 401, 501, 901) further defines: an interior cavity (230, 430, 530, 930) extending between the first end (210, 410, 510, 910) and the second end (220, 420, 520, 920); and a plurality of apertures (240, 440, 540, 940) therethrough between the first end and the second end; and wherein the first end (210, 410, 510, 910) of the main body (201, 401, 501, 901) is configured to be disposed at or near the vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit (102), the vehicle-mounted image acquisition unit (102) having a field of view (FOV) extending through the interior cavity (230, 430, 530, 930) and through the second end (220, 420, 520, 920) to an outside environment surrounding a vehicle (100). The invention also refers to an image acquisition system for use with a vehicle (100) with such a device (200, 400, 500, 900) and a vehicle with such an image acquisition system and/or such a device (200, 400, 500, 900).