公开(公告)号：US20200321716A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US15929699

申请日：2020-05-18

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan D. Conger ,  Steven V. Byme ,  Nazar F. Bally ,  Achim Newiger ,  Christian Mai

IPC: H01R12/71 ,  H01R9/05 ,  H01R27/02 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a front housing portion that accommodates a lens and an imager, a circuit board disposed at the front housing portion, a rear housing portion and a coaxial connecting element at the rear housing portion. The coaxial connecting element includes a first coaxial connector portion and a second coaxial connector portion. The first coaxial connector portion extends outward from the rear housing portion and the second coaxial connector portion extends inward from the rear housing portion. The circuit board has a coaxial connector established thereat. When the rear housing portion is mated with the front housing portion, the second coaxial connector portion electrically connects to the coaxial connector to electrically connect the coaxial connecting element with circuitry at the circuit board. The first coaxial connector portion is configured to connect to a coaxial cable of a vehicle when the vehicular camera is disposed at the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20220089102A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17447829

申请日：2021-09-16

Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Stefan Sauer ,  Rene Dreiocker ,  Steven V. Byme ,  Jonathan D. Conger

IPC: B60R11/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G02B7/02 ,  G03B17/55 ,  H01R12/71

Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a camera housing, a lens assembly having a lens, an imager printed circuit board (imager PCB), and a heating device. The imager PCB is disposed at the camera housing and the lens is aligned with an imager disposed at the imager PCB. The heating device is disposed at at least a portion of the lens assembly and includes an electrically connecting portion having electrical contacts at an end thereof, with the electrical contacts disposed at an inner surface of the camera housing. The heating device is electrically connected to circuitry of the vehicular camera via electrical connectors that electrically connect with the electrical contacts of the electrically connecting portion of the heating device at the camera housing as the vehicular camera is assembled.

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.