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Abstract

The invention relates to a camera device for capturing images of an external region (30) of a vehicle. Said device comprises a camera (10) and a chamber (11) in which the camera (10) can be accommodated at least in part and which has an opening toward the outer region (30). Furthermore, an inner chamber (31), which can comprise in particular areas of the luggage compartment and/or of the passenger compartment, is provided in the vehicle. The invention further comprises at least one housing component (20), which separates the camera space (11) at least in some regions from the inner chamber (31). According to the invention, at least one housing component (20) is provided as a sealing element (21), which consists of a fluid-tight material and which is arranged such that said element seals the camera space (11) in a fluid-tight manner with respect to the inner chamber (31). The sealing element (21) consists at least in part of a flexible, elastic material, wherein the electric cables (14) of the camera (10) and/or of the drive (16), and/or the camera (10) itself, can be guided in a fluid-tight manner through the sealing element (21) and be fixed there. When the camera (10) performs a displacing motion, the movements of the electric cables (14) or of the camera (10) itself caused thereby are absorbed by the sealing element (21), which moves accordingly.

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