公开(公告)号：US12225278B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US18600961

申请日：2024-03-11

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan D. Conger ,  Steven V. Byrne

IPC: G06V20/00 ,  B60R1/12 ,  G06V10/147 ,  G06V20/52 ,  G06V20/59 ,  H04N23/58 ,  H04N23/74 ,  G06V10/141

Abstract: A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle, an electronic control unit (ECU) with an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera. The camera is disposed at a mirror head of the interior rearview mirror assembly and moves in tandem with the mirror head when the mirror head is adjusted relative to a mounting portion of the interior rearview mirror assembly. The camera includes an imaging array sensor and a lens. The vehicular driver monitoring system, responsive to processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, monitors a body portion of a driver of the vehicle. The vehicular driver monitoring system adjusts viewing of the body portion of the driver by the camera to accommodate a change in a scene viewed by the camera.

公开(公告)号：US12131511B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US18648562

申请日：2024-04-29

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 driver monitoring system includes a camera disposed at a mirror head of an interior rearview mirror of a vehicle and viewing at least the head of a driver of the vehicle. The camera moves together and in tandem with the mirror head when the mirror head is adjusted by the driver of the vehicle to adjust a rearward view of the driver. Responsive to the driver of the vehicle adjusting the orientation of the mirror head, and responsive to processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, the vehicular driver monitoring system maintains the camera's view of at least the head of the driver as it was before the driver adjusted the orientation of the mirror head. The vehicular driver monitoring system, at least in part via processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, monitors the driver of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US12078913B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17812766

申请日：2022-07-15

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: G03B17/08 ,  G03B17/12 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H05K5/00

CPC classification number: G03B17/08 ,  G03B17/12 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H05K5/0034

Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having an imager disposed thereat. A lens barrel accommodates a lens and includes a first end and a second end and an annular flange between the first end and the second end. A front camera housing includes a first portion having a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and a second portion having a second material having a second CTE, with the first CTE being higher than the second CTE. A rear camera housing and the second portion of the front camera housing are joined to encase the PCB within a cavity formed by joining the front camera housing and the rear camera housing.

公开(公告)号：US20240155214A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US18503229

申请日：2023-11-07

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Steven V. Byrne ,  Jonathan D. Conger ,  Rene Dreiocker ,  Matthew C. Sesti ,  Gavin E. Skrocki

IPC: H04N23/52 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/54

CPC classification number: H04N23/52 ,  G03B30/00 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/54

Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a camera housing having a first housing portion with a lens barrel that accommodates a lens. An imager at the PCB faces the lens. At least one of (i) the PCB is attached at the first housing portion via a thermally conductive adhesive and (ii) the lens barrel is attached at the first housing portion via the thermally conductive adhesive. The PCB is thermally conductively connected to the first housing portion and, while the vehicular camera assembly is electrically operated to capture image data, heat generated within the camera housing is drawn away from the PCB at least in part through the thermally conductive adhesive and the front housing portion.

公开(公告)号：US11874593B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17811320

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Zhongyao Liu ,  Jonathan D. Conger ,  Steven V. Byrne ,  Jeffrey A. White ,  Kevin T. Smith

IPC: H04N5/335 ,  G03B30/00 ,  G03B17/55 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/52 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55

CPC classification number: G03B30/00 ,  G03B17/55 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H04N23/52 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55

Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes a lens barrel accommodating at least an outer lens element and an inner lens element. An imager printed circuit board (imager PCB) includes an imager disposed at a side. The lens barrel is disposed at the housing such that the imager is aligned with the inner lens element and the outer lens element, with the inner lens element disposed closer to the imager than the outer lens element. A vacuum exists in a space between the outer lens element and the inner lens element to thermally insulate an outer surface of the outer lens element from an inner surface of the inner lens element. Light passing through the outer lens element, the vacuum, and the inner lens element is imaged by the imager.

公开(公告)号：US11689795B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US18051090

申请日：2022-10-31

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H04N23/57 ,  H01R13/6582 ,  H01R27/02 ,  H01R9/05 ,  H04N23/51 ,  H01R13/6597

CPC classification number: H04N23/57 ,  H01R9/0518 ,  H01R12/716 ,  H01R13/6582 ,  H01R27/02 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N23/51 ,  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 when 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. The connector includes an electrically conductive metallic clamping element that engages a metallic shield element at the electrical connector at the second circuit board to establish a ground path from the connector of the rear housing portion to the second circuit board.

公开(公告)号：US20230158955A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

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

CPC classification number: B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/04 ,  G02B7/182 ,  G02B27/0025 ,  H04N23/695 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/56 ,  H04N23/21 ,  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：US20230083130A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US18051090

申请日：2022-10-31

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  H01R12/71 ,  H01R13/6582 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H01R27/02 ,  H01R9/05

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 when 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. The connector includes an electrically conductive metallic clamping element that engages a metallic shield element at the electrical connector at the second circuit board to establish a ground path from the connector of the rear housing portion to the second circuit board.

公开(公告)号：US20230020304A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17811320

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Zhongyao Liu ,  Jonathan D. Conger ,  Stevem V. Byrne ,  Jeffrey A. White ,  Kevin T. Smith

IPC: G03B30/00 ,  G03B17/55 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes a lens barrel accommodating at least an outer lens element and an inner lens element. An imager printed circuit board (imager PCB) includes an imager disposed at a side. The lens barrel is disposed at the housing such that the imager is aligned with the inner lens element and the outer lens element, with the inner lens element disposed closer to the imager than the outer lens element. A vacuum exists in a space between the outer lens element and the inner lens element to thermally insulate an outer surface of the outer lens element from an inner surface of the inner lens element. Light passing through the outer lens element, the vacuum, and the inner lens element is imaged by the imager.

公开(公告)号：US11528391B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US17649806

申请日：2022-02-03

Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jamie A. Mleczko ,  Jonathan D. Conger ,  Steven V. Byrne ,  Yuesheng Lu

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  G08G1/16 ,  G08G1/0962

Abstract: A vehicular camera module includes a front housing, a printed circuit board housed by the front housing, an imager at the printed circuit board, a rear housing joined with the front housing, and a coaxial connecting element. With the rear housing joined with the front housing, an inward-extending portion of the coaxial connecting element extends inward of the rear housing towards the front housing and electrically connects with circuitry at the printed circuit board. With the rear housing joined with the front housing, a plurality of spring tabs make electrical connection between the circuitry at the printed circuit board and the rear housing. An outward-extending portion of the coaxial connecting element is configured for coaxial electrical connection to a vehicle connector.