CAMERA MOUNTING STRUCTURE, CAMERA MOUNTING METHOD AND EXTERIOR PANEL COMPONENT OF A VEHICLE
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1. A camera mounting structure for mounting an on-vehicle camera on a vehicle, wherein;
- the on-vehicle camera includes an imaging module having a lens and an imaging element, and in an exterior panel component making up an exterior of the vehicle, a bracket part for attaching the imaging module is molded integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component.
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Abstract
A camera mounting structure for mounting an on-vehicle camera on a vehicle, in which the on-vehicle camera includes an imaging module having a lens and an imaging element, and in an exterior panel component making up an exterior of the vehicle, a bracket part for attaching the imaging module is molded integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component.
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1. A camera mounting structure for mounting an on-vehicle camera on a vehicle, wherein;
the on-vehicle camera includes an imaging module having a lens and an imaging element, and in an exterior panel component making up an exterior of the vehicle, a bracket part for attaching the imaging module is molded integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A camera mounting method for mounting an on-vehicle camera on a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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constructing the on-vehicle camera so as to include an imaging module having a lens and an imaging element; molding a bracket part for attaching the imaging module to an exterior panel component making up an exterior of the vehicle integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component; and attaching and fixing the imaging module to the bracket part to thereby mount the on-vehicle camera on the vehicle.
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6. An exterior panel component making up an exterior of a vehicle, wherein;
a bracket part for attaching an imaging module of an on-vehicle camera having a lens and an imaging element is molded integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component.
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