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公开(公告)号:US20220159150A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-19
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
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20210337094A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-28
申请号:US17305253
申请日:2021-07-02
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Jonathan D. Conger
IPC: H04N5/225 , H01R9/05 , H01R12/71 , H01R27/02 , H04N7/18 , H01R13/6582 , H01R101/00 , H01R103/00 , H01R24/50 , H01R13/652 , H01R13/6594 , H01R13/6583 , H01R13/24 , H01R13/6597
Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a front housing portion having a lens, a circuit board having circuitry established thereat, and a rear plastic housing portion having a connector for electrically connecting to a connector end of a wire harness of the vehicle when the camera is disposed at the vehicle. The rear plastic housing portion includes internal wall structure. The connector of the rear plastic housing portion includes a video signal terminal and a ground-connect terminal. An electrically conductive metallic shield element is disposed within the rear plastic housing portion and corresponds with the internal wall structure of the rear plastic housing portion. The video signal terminal is electrically connected to the circuitry of the circuit board, and the ground-connect terminal is electrically connected to the electrically conductive metallic shield element.
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公开(公告)号:US11129269B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-21
申请号:US15929462
申请日:2020-05-04
Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Steven V. Byrne , Yuesheng Lu , Rene Dreiocker , Jonathan D. Conger
Abstract: A camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a lens barrel accommodating a lens, a front camera housing portion having an imager PCB disposed therein, and a rear camera housing portion mated with the front camera housing. The imager PCB is disposed at the front camera housing portion with the imager optically aligned with an optical axis of the optical elements of the lens barrel. A thermal element (i) is disposed between the imager PCB and the front camera housing portion and has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) element of 13 ppm/° C. or less and/or (ii) has its temperature controlled via a thermoelectric device of the camera module. With the camera module disposed at the vehicle, circuitry of the camera module is in electrical connection with a wire harness of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US11057555B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-06
申请号:US16686318
申请日:2019-11-18
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 having a lens, a circuit board having circuitry established thereat, and a rear housing portion having a connector for electrically connecting to a connector end of a wire harness of the vehicle when the camera is disposed at the vehicle. The rear housing portion includes internal wall structure establishing internal surfaces of the rear housing portion. The connector of the rear housing portion includes a coaxial connector having a center conductor and an outer conductor. The center conductor and the outer conductor electrically connect to circuitry at the circuit board. An electrically conductive metallic shield element is disposed within the rear housing portion and corresponds with the internal wall surfaces of the rear housing portion.
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公开(公告)号:US10894275B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-19
申请号:US15874919
申请日:2018-01-19
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Steven V. Byrne , Jonathan D. Conger , Jamie A. Mleczko , Rene Dreiocker
IPC: B08B7/04 , B60S1/02 , B60R11/04 , H05B3/84 , B08B3/02 , B60S1/46 , B08B17/02 , G02B27/00 , B60S1/56 , B60S1/52 , B08B7/00 , B60R11/00
Abstract: A camera assembly for a vision system for a vehicle includes a camera module configured to be disposed at an exterior portion of the vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera module includes a housing and a lens barrel supporting a lens. A heating device is configured to attach at an exterior of the lens barrel. The heating device includes a heating element that at least partially circumscribes the lens barrel when the heating device is attached at the lens barrel. The heating device includes an electrical lead configured to electrically connect to an electrical connector of the vehicle when the camera module is disposed at the exterior portion of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US10750064B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-18
申请号:US16165170
申请日:2018-10-19
Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Steven V. Byrne , Yuesheng Lu , Jonathan D. Conger , Rene Dreiocker
Abstract: A camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a lens barrel having a lens accommodated therein, a front camera housing portion that accommodates an imager printed circuit board therein, and a rear camera housing portion mated with a rear portion of said front camera housing so as to encase the imager printed circuit board in the camera module. The imager printed circuit board is disposed at the lens barrel and bonded thereat with the imager optically aligned with an optical axis of the optical elements. The front camera housing portion may include mounting structure for mounting at a vehicle. The camera module has a center of mass, and distance from the optical axis of the lens to the mounting structure may be the same as distance from the center of mass to the mounting structure.
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公开(公告)号:US20190248311A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-15
申请号:US16396882
申请日:2019-04-29
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Jonathan D. Conger , Steven V. Byrne , Brian D. Brasier
CPC classification number: B60R16/03 , B60R11/04 , B60R2011/004 , H04N5/2253 , H04N5/2254 , H04N5/2257
Abstract: A method for assembling a camera for a vision system of a vehicle includes providing a printed circuit board having an imager disposed at a first side. The camera housing element includes an electrical connector having at least one electrically conductive pin. The lens is aligned and focused relative to the imager and the printed circuit board is affixed relative to the lens holder when the lens is aligned and focused relative to the imager. A header connector is positioned and attached at the printed circuit board after the printed circuit board is affixed relative to the lens holder. The camera housing element is mated with the lens holder, including electrically connecting the at least one electrically conductive pin to an electrically conductive socket of the header connector.
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公开(公告)号:US20190081423A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-14
申请号:US16186867
申请日:2018-11-12
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Jonathan D. Conger , Steven V. Byrne , Nazar F. Bally , Achim Newiger , Christian Mai
IPC: H01R12/71 , H04N7/18 , H01R27/02 , H01R9/05 , H01R13/6597 , H01R103/00 , H01R24/50 , H01R13/652 , H01R13/6594 , H01R13/6583 , H01R13/24 , H01R101/00
CPC classification number: H01R12/716 , H01R9/0518 , H01R12/714 , H01R13/2421 , H01R13/652 , H01R13/6583 , H01R13/6594 , H01R13/6597 , H01R24/50 , H01R27/02 , H01R2101/00 , H01R2103/00 , H01R2201/26 , H04N7/18
Abstract: A camera for a vehicular vision system includes a front housing portion, a circuit board and a rear housing portion. The front housing portion includes a lens and the rear housing portion includes a coaxial connecting element for electrically connecting to a vehicle cable. The coaxial connecting element includes a first coaxial cable connector at a first end of the coaxial connecting element that extends outward from the outer side of the rear housing portion and a second coaxial cable connector at a second end of the coaxial connecting element that extends inward from the inner side of the rear housing portion. The circuit board has a third coaxial cable connector established thereat. As the rear housing portion is mated with the front housing portion, the second coaxial cable connector engages the third coaxial cable connector to electrically connect the coaxial connecting element with circuitry at the circuit board.
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公开(公告)号:US20180207691A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-26
申请号:US15874919
申请日:2018-01-19
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Steven V. Byrne , Jonathan D. Conger , Jamie A. Mleczko , Rene Dreiocker
CPC classification number: B08B7/04 , B08B3/02 , B08B7/0071 , B08B17/02 , B60R11/04 , B60R2011/004 , B60S1/026 , B60S1/46 , B60S1/52 , B60S1/56 , G02B27/0006 , H05B3/84
Abstract: A camera assembly for a vision system for a vehicle includes a camera module configured to be disposed at an exterior portion of the vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle. The camera module includes a housing and a lens barrel supporting a lens. A heating device is configured to attach at an exterior of the lens barrel. The heating device includes a heating element that at least partially circumscribes the lens barrel when the heating device is attached at the lens barrel. The heating device includes an electrical lead configured to electrically connect to an electrical connector of the vehicle when the camera module is disposed at the exterior portion of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20170302829A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-19
申请号:US15487459
申请日:2017-04-14
Applicant: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Jamie A. Mleczko , Jonathan D. Conger , Steven V. Byrne , Yuesheng Lu
CPC classification number: H04N5/2252 , B60R2300/40 , G08G1/09623 , G08G1/165 , G08G1/166 , G08G1/167 , H04N5/2253 , H04N5/2254 , H04N5/2257
Abstract: A camera module for a vision system for a vehicle includes a housing, a lens holder and a rear cover. The housing houses a printed circuit board having an imager disposed thereat. The lens holder is attached at a front portion of the housing so that a lens assembly is optically aligned with the imager. The rear cover attaches at an opening at a rear portion of the housing and includes a connecting element for electrically connecting to circuitry at the printed circuit board when the rear cover is attached at the opening at the rear portion of the housing. An outer portion of the connecting element is disposed in a connector portion of the rear cover so as to be electrically connectable to electrically conductive elements of a vehicle connector when the camera module is disposed at the vehicle and the vehicle connector is connected to the connector portion.
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