CAMERA MODULE FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising:
- a housing comprising a base portion and a lens portion;
a circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry, wherein said circuit element includes an electrical connector comprising a plurality of terminals;
a lens disposed at said circuit element, said lens providing an optical path to said imaging sensor at said circuit element;
wherein said lens is disposed at least partially in said lens portion of said housing and wherein said circuit element is disposed at least partially in said base portion of said housing; and
wherein said base portion and said lens portion are welded together to substantially limit water intrusion into said camera module.
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Abstract
A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle includes a housing having a base portion and a lens portion and a circuit element. The circuit element includes an imaging sensor and associated circuitry. The circuit element may include an electrical connector having a plurality of terminals. A lens may be disposed at least partially in the lens portion of the housing and the circuit element may be disposed at least partially in the base portion of the housing. The base portion and the lens portion may be welded or sealed together to substantially limit water intrusion into the camera module. The imaging sensor may have a dynamic range of greater than approximately 100 dB, and the dynamic range of the imaging sensor may follow, at least in part, a linear response curve up to approximately 62 dB and a non-linear response curve above approximately 62 dB.
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55 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 housing comprising a base portion and a lens portion; a circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry, wherein said circuit element includes an electrical connector comprising a plurality of terminals; a lens disposed at said circuit element, said lens providing an optical path to said imaging sensor at said circuit element; wherein said lens is disposed at least partially in said lens portion of said housing and wherein said circuit element is disposed at least partially in said base portion of said housing; and wherein said base portion and said lens portion are welded together to substantially limit water intrusion into said camera module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising
a housing comprising a base portion and a lens portion; -
a circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry, wherein said imaging sensor comprises a CMOS imaging sensor having a dynamic range of greater than approximately 100 dB; a lens disposed at said circuit element, said lens providing an optical path to said imaging sensor at said circuit element; and wherein said base portion and said lens portion are welded together to substantially limit water intrusion into said camera module. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising:
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a housing comprising a base portion and a lens portion; a circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry, wherein said imaging sensor comprises a CMOS imaging sensor having a dynamic range of greater than approximately 100 dB and less than approximately 120 dB, and wherein said dynamic range of said imaging sensor follows, at least in part, a non-linear response curve; a lens; wherein said base portion and said lens portion are welded together to substantially limit water intrusion into said camera module and wherein said camera module comprises shielding to limit or reduce electronic noise; and wherein said camera module is configured for mounting at a rear portion of a vehicle equipped with said camera module, and wherein, when said camera module is mounted at the rear portion of the equipped vehicle, said imaging sensor has a rearward field of view, and wherein said camera module, when mounted at the rear portion of the equipped vehicle, is associated with a backup assist system of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising:
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a housing comprising a base portion and a lens portion; a circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry, wherein said imaging sensor comprises a CMOS imaging sensor having a dynamic range of greater than approximately 100 dB; a lens providing an optical path to said imaging sensor at said circuit element; and wherein said camera module is configured for mounting at a rear portion of a vehicle equipped with said camera module, and wherein, when said camera module is mounted at the rear portion of the equipped vehicle, said imaging sensor has a rearward field of view, and wherein said camera module, when mounted at the rear portion of the equipped vehicle, is associated with a backup assist system of the equipped vehicle, and wherein said backup assist system is operable to detect an object in the rearward field of view of said imaging sensor. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising:
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a housing comprising a base portion and a lens portion; a circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry, wherein said imaging sensor comprises a CMOS imaging sensor having a dynamic range of greater than approximately 100 dB, and wherein said dynamic range of said imaging sensor follows, at least in part, a linear response curve up to approximately 62 dB and wherein said dynamic range of said imaging sensor follows, at least in part, a non-linear response curve above approximately 62 dB; wherein said base portion and said lens portion are sealed together to substantially limit water intrusion into said camera module; and wherein said camera module is configured for mounting at a rear portion of a vehicle equipped with said camera module, and wherein, when said camera module is mounted at the rear portion of the equipped vehicle, said imaging sensor has a rearward field of view, and wherein said camera module, when mounted at the rear portion of the equipped vehicle, is associated with a backup assist system of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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