CAMERA MODULE FOR VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising:
- a circuit element, said circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry;
a lens mounting element for holding a lens assembly, said lens assembly including at least one optical element, said lens mounting element being attached to said circuit element so as to provide an optical path through said at least one optical element of said lens assembly to said imaging sensor at said circuit element; and
an outer shell, said outer shell being molded over and around said circuit element during a molding process to substantially encapsulate said circuit element within said outer shell.
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Abstract
A camera module (10) for a vision system of a vehicle includes a circuit element (12), a lens mounting element (14b, 14c), a lens assembly (14) and an outer shell or cover portion (16). The circuit element includes an imaging sensor and associated circuitry (12a). The lens assembly includes at least one optical element (14a) and the lens mounting element (14b, 14c) is attached to the circuit element (12) so as to provide an optical path through the optical element to the imaging sensor at the circuit element. The outer shell (16) is molded over and around the circuit element during a molding process to substantially encapsulate the circuit element within the outer shell. The module and method of making the module thus may substantially seal the circuit element within the overmolded outer shell to protect the circuit element from exposure to the elements.
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19 Claims
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1. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising:
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a circuit element, said circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry; a lens mounting element for holding a lens assembly, said lens assembly including at least one optical element, said lens mounting element being attached to said circuit element so as to provide an optical path through said at least one optical element of said lens assembly to said imaging sensor at said circuit element; and an outer shell, said outer shell being molded over and around said circuit element during a molding process to substantially encapsulate said circuit element within said outer shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of forming a camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said method comprising:
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providing a circuit element, said circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry; providing a lens mounting element for mounting a lens assembly, said lens assembly including at least one optical element, said lens mounting element being attached to said circuit element so as to provide an optical path through said at least one optical element of said lens assembly to said imaging sensor at said circuit element; and molding an outer shell over and around said circuit element via a molding process to substantially encapsulate said circuit element within said outer shell. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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