公开(公告)号：US12043179B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US18057849

申请日：2022-11-22

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Zhongyao Liu ,  Justin E. Sobecki ,  Jonathan D. Conger ,  Steven V. Byrne ,  Austen C. Peterson

IPC: G02B7/18 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/12 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B27/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N23/21 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/56 ,  H04N23/695

CPC classification number: B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/04 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B27/0025 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N23/21 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/56 ,  H04N23/695 ,  B60R2001/1253

Abstract: A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head adjustably attached at a mounting base. The mirror head includes a prismatic mirror reflective element having a wedge-shaped, reflector-coated glass substrate having a front side and a rear side separated by a thickness of the glass substrate, with the thickness of the glass substrate varying between a lower edge region of the glass substrate and an upper edge region of the glass substrate. A driver monitoring camera is accommodated by the mirror head and views through the prismatic mirror reflective element. A refraction-compensating element is disposed between a lens of the driver monitoring camera and the rear side of the glass substrate of the prismatic mirror reflective element. The refraction-compensating element is a wedge-shaped element that offsets refraction of light that passes through the wedge-shaped, reflector coated glass substrate of the prismatic mirror reflective element.

公开(公告)号：US11972597B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17650255

申请日：2022-02-08

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Marc Rother ,  Jonathan D. Conger ,  Steven V. Byrne ,  Zhongyao Liu

IPC: G06V10/147 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R11/00 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G03B17/56 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G06V40/10 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/80

CPC classification number: G06V10/147 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G03B17/561 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G06V40/103 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/80 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R2001/1253 ,  B60R2011/0033 ,  B60R2011/0087 ,  B60R2011/0089

Abstract: A vehicular occupant monitoring system includes a camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror of a vehicle. The camera includes an imaging array sensor and a lens. The lens is disposed at the imaging array sensor with a center axis of the lens vertically offset from a center region of the imaging array sensor. A center region of the lens is disposed at and images at a lower region of the imaging array sensor when the camera is disposed at the interior rearview mirror and an upper peripheral region of the lens images at the center region and a lower region of the imaging array sensor when the camera is disposed at the interior rearview mirror. The vehicular occupant monitoring system, responsive to processing by the image processor of image data captured by the camera, determines presence of an occupant of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230370705A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18357221

申请日：2023-07-24

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Zhongyao Liu ,  Yuesheng Lu ,  Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: H04N23/52 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60S1/02 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: H04N23/52 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60S1/026 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/54

Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion, with the front housing portion including a lens accommodated by a lens barrel. A heating device is disposed at an outermost lens element of the lens. The heating device includes a heating element and electrically conductive elements that extend along the lens barrel for electrical connection to circuitry at a printed circuit board. The electrically conductive elements are disposed along respective channels established along the inner surface of the lens holder. An outer end of each of the electrically conductive elements is disposed at and in contact with the heating element. When powered, the heating element heats the outermost lens element. The camera is configured to be disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230247275A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18162767

申请日：2023-02-01

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rene Dreiocker ,  Steven V. Byme ,  Jonathan D. Conger ,  Garret F. Achenbach ,  Andreas Weis

IPC: H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/57

CPC classification number: H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/57

Abstract: A vehicular camera module includes a camera housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion, a lens barrel accommodating a lens, and an imager printed circuit board (PCB). The lens barrel is attached at the front housing portion and extends through an aperture of the front housing portion. With an imager aligned with the lens, the imager PCB is adhesively attached at an inner end of the lens barrel. With the lens barrel and a connector PCB attached at the front housing portion, the connector PCB is spaced from the imager printed circuit board. Circuitry of the imager PCB is electrically connected to circuitry of the connector PCB via a flexible electrical connector. The rear housing portion includes a receiving portion configured to receive the electrical connector when the front housing portion is attached at the rear housing portion during assembly of the vehicular camera module.

公开(公告)号：US11711886B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US17448059

申请日：2021-09-20

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Steven V. Byrne ,  Yuesheng Lu ,  Rene Dreiocker ,  Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: H05K1/02 ,  G02B7/02 ,  B60R11/04 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/57 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/00

CPC classification number: H05K1/0203 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G02B7/028 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/57 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R2001/1215 ,  B60R2300/105 ,  H05K2201/068 ,  H05K2201/10121

Abstract: A vehicular camera module includes a front camera housing portion having an imager, a lens having a plurality of optical elements, and an imager printed circuit board. The imager is disposed at a front side of the imager printed circuit board and the lens is optically aligned with the imager. A rear camera housing portion is mated with the front camera housing portion to form a camera housing. A thermal element is disposed between the imager printed circuit board and the camera housing. The thermal element has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of 13 ppm/° C. or less. With the vehicular camera module disposed at a vehicle, circuitry of the vehicular camera module is in electrical connection with a wire harness of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11711598B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US16830535

申请日：2020-03-26

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Zhongyao Liu ,  Yuesheng Lu ,  Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  H04N23/52 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60S1/02 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/54

CPC classification number: H04N23/52 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60S1/026 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/54

Abstract: A vehicular camera for a vehicular vision system includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion, with the front housing portion including a lens barrel for accommodating a lens. A heating device is disposed at an outermost lens element of the lens. The heating device includes a pair of electrically conductive elements that are routed along the lens barrel for electrical connection to circuitry at a printed circuit board. An outer end of each of the electrically conductive elements is disposed at and in contact with a heating element at and in contact with the inner surface of the outermost lens element. When powered, the heating element heats the outermost lens element to evaporate moisture or condensation thereat. The camera is configured to be disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230194828A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18167927

申请日：2023-02-13

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Martin J. Reckker ,  Steven V. Byrne ,  Rene Dreiocker ,  Jonathan D. Conger ,  Jose Luis Zamudio Cabral ,  Jazmin Hortensia Gallardo Gabaldon ,  Robert A. Devota ,  Matthew C. Sesti

IPC: G02B7/02 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: G02B7/025 ,  G02B7/021 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a PCB having an imager disposed thereat, a lens barrel accommodating a lens, and a lens barrel support structure that protrudes from the PCB and at least partially circumscribes the imager. The lens barrel has an outer surface between the ends of the lens barrel. The outer surface of the lens barrel is adhesively bonded to an inner surface of the lens barrel support structure via adhesive. The outer surface of the lens barrel opposes the inner surface of the lens barrel support structure. With the adhesive in its uncured state and contacting the opposed surfaces, the imager is aligned with the lens accommodated at the lens barrel. With the imager aligned with the lens, the adhesive is cured to adhesively attach the lens barrel at the lens barrel support structure.

公开(公告)号：US11683449B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17301902

申请日：2021-04-19

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jamie A. Mleczko ,  Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  B60N2/00 ,  B60Q1/14 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H04N13/239

CPC classification number: H04N7/18 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60Q1/1423 ,  B60Q9/008 ,  B60R1/088 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60R11/04 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N23/57

Abstract: A method for assembling a vehicular camera includes providing a front camera housing, providing a rear camera housing, and providing a PCB. The rear camera housing includes a coaxial electrical connector and the PCB has inner and outer electrically conductive traces. The coaxial electrical includes inner and outer electrically conductive terminals. The rear camera housing is moved toward engagement with the front camera housing so that the terminals contact the traces. The rear camera housing is attached at the front camera housing so that the terminals remain in contact with the traces. After the rear camera housing is attached at the front camera housing, the terminals are in electrical connection with the traces at the PCB. The coaxial electrical connector includes a cable connecting end that is opposite the terminals and that is configured to electrically connect to a coaxial connector of a coaxial cable of a vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230128640A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US18049037

申请日：2022-10-24

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Nazar F. Bally ,  James L. Smith ,  Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: H04N5/225

Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes a printed circuit board, a metallic shield element at least partially enclosing the printed circuit board, and a housing at least partially enclosing the shield element. The housing includes a front housing portion accommodating a lens. An imager is disposed at the printed circuit board and is optically aligned with the lens. The camera assembly includes an electrical connector for electrically connecting an electrical connecting element of the printed circuit board to a wire harness of a vehicle. The shield element includes at least one seam, with one or more seams including a respective gap between opposing edge regions of the shield element and an overlapping tab that extends from one of the opposing edge regions that at least partially closes the respective seam. The housing and the shield element are in contact.

公开(公告)号：US11489994B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US17656442

申请日：2022-03-25

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R13/6582 ,  H01R9/05 ,  H01R27/02 ,  H01R103/00 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H01R101/00 ,  H01R24/50 ,  H01R13/6594 ,  H01R13/6583 ,  H01R13/652 ,  H01R13/6597

Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a front housing portion, a first circuit board having an imager, a second circuit board in board-to-board electrical connection with the first circuit board, and a rear housing portion having a connector for electrically connecting to an electrical connection of a wire harness of a vehicle. The rear housing portion joined with the front housing portion forms a camera housing. The connector of the rear housing portion includes a multi-pin connector having at least three terminals that, with the rear housing portion joined with the front housing portion, electrically connect to respective terminals of the electrical connector at the second circuit board. An electrically conductive metallic shield element is disposed at the rear housing portion and contacts the electrical connector at the second circuit board. The vehicular camera is configured to be mounted at a rear portion of the vehicle and viewing rearward of the vehicle.