Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of assembling a vehicular camera having a spring-loaded electrical connector
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Application No.: US16819742Application Date: 2020-03-16
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Publication No.: US10986313B2Publication Date: 2021-04-20
- Inventor: Jamie A. Mleczko , Jonathan D. Conger
- Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: Honigman LLP
- Main IPC: B60Q1/00
- IPC: B60Q1/00 ; H04N7/18 ; B60N2/00 ; B60Q1/14 ; B60R1/08 ; B60R1/12 ; B60R11/04 ; B60Q9/00 ; H04N5/225 ; H04N13/239

Abstract:
A method of assembling a vehicular camera includes providing a front camera housing including a lens and an imager, providing a rear camera housing, and a PCB. The rear camera housing includes a spring-loaded electrical connector and the PCB has first and second electrically conductive traces. The spring-loaded electrical includes inner and outer electrically conductive terminals that are movable relative to the base portion and are spring-biased towards an extended state and are compressible towards a compressed state. The rear camera housing is moved toward engagement with the front camera housing so that the terminals, in their extended state, engage the traces. The rear camera housing is attached at the front camera housing so that the terminals compress towards their compressed state. After the rear camera housing is attached at the front camera housing, the terminals are in spring-biased electrical connection with the traces at the PCB.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200221053A1 METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A VEHICULAR CAMERA HAVING A SPRING-LOADED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Public/Granted day:2020-07-09
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