公开(公告)号：US20230009451A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17777720

申请日：2020-11-19

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Eanna Connolly

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  B60R11/04

Abstract: The invention provides an internally aligned camera device comprising a front housing assembly, a first printed circuit board (PCB), a second PCB and a flexible PCB, a PCB retention cage and a rear housing assembly. The front housing assembly comprises lens elements for forming an image on an image sensor operably coupled to the first PCB, said image sensor optically aligned with said front housing assembly comprising said lens elements. The second PCB is electrically coupled to said first PCB using a flexible PCB, where the second PCB folded over said first circuit board. The PCB retention cage retains the second PCB in position. The rear housing assembly comprises a metal shield which clamps down the second PCB and said PCB retention cage in position. Further, said front housing assembly is centrally aligned and attached with said rear housing assembly. A method of manufacturing the camera device is also described.

公开(公告)号：US12206973B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US17797512

申请日：2021-01-25

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Eanna Connolly

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

Abstract: An aspect of the invention relates to a camera (4) for a motor vehicle (1), with a housing (9), which is formed of an electrically conductive material, with at least one circuit board (47), which is arranged in the housing (9), wherein the camera (4) comprises an electrically conductive circuit board carrier (24) separate to the housing (9), which carries the circuit board (47) and is connected to the circuit board (47) in electrically conductive manner, wherein the circuit board carrier (47) is arranged in the housing (9) and is connected to the housing (9) in electrically conductive manner. A further aspect relates to a method for mounting a camera (4).

公开(公告)号：US12022173B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US17777720

申请日：2020-11-19

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Eanna Connolly

IPC: H04N23/51 ,  B60R11/04 ,  H04N23/52 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/57

CPC classification number: H04N23/51 ,  B60R11/04 ,  H04N23/52 ,  H04N23/54 ,  H04N23/55 ,  H04N23/57

Abstract: The invention provides an internally aligned camera device comprising a front housing assembly, a first printed circuit board (PCB), a second PCB and a flexible PCB, a PCB retention cage and a rear housing assembly. The front housing assembly comprises lens elements for forming an image on an image sensor operably coupled to the first PCB, said image sensor optically aligned with said front housing assembly comprising said lens elements. The second PCB is electrically coupled to said first PCB using a flexible PCB, where the second PCB folded over said first circuit board. The PCB retention cage retains the second PCB in position. The rear housing assembly comprises a metal shield which clamps down the second PCB and said PCB retention cage in position. Further, said front housing assembly is centrally aligned and attached with said rear housing assembly. A method of manufacturing the camera device is also described.