CABLE CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF CAMERA MODULE FOR VEHICLE

• US 20140151118A1
• Filed: 07/02/2012
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Han, Sangyeal, Kim, Heungsun, Cho, Bumsig
• Granted Patent: US 9,590,321 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/88.R
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/02 Bodies
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19634 Electrical details of the system, e.g. component blocks for carrying out specific functions
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/59 for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/405 Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5845 the strain relief being achieved by molding parts around cable and connections
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6666 with built-in overvoltage protection
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6683 with built-in sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 4/02 Soldered or welded connections H01R4/625, H01R4/723, H01R12/59 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/189 characterised by the use of a flexible or folded printed circuit H05K3/326 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10356 Cables
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/3405 Edge mounted components, e.g. terminals

Abstract

Disclosed is a cable connection structure of a camera module for a vehicle, the cable connection structure including a cable unit having at least one wire member, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) having a terminal on one end thereof and having a connecting portion on the other end, the terminal being soldered to a wire metal piece exposed at an end of the wire member and having a number corresponding to a number of the wire member, the connecting portion being connected to the camera module, and a molded connector surrounding a joining portion between the cable unit and the FPCB.

Claims

1. A cable connection structure of a camera module for a vehicle, comprising:

a cable unit having at least one wire member;

a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) having a terminal on one end thereof and having a connecting portion on the other end, the terminal being soldered to a wire metal piece exposed at an end of the wire member and having a number corresponding to a number of the wire member, the connecting portion being connected to the camera module; and

a molded connector surrounding a joining portion between the cable unit and the FPCB.

2. The cable connection structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein the cable unit includes a separation preventing rib protruding from an outer circumference thereof to a predetermined height so as to prevent separation of the molded connector.

3. The cable connection structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein the molded connector includes on an outer circumference thereof a coupling groove to be coupled to a cover member that is coupled to an external housing of the camera module.

4. The cable connection structure as set forth in claim 3, wherein the cover member is made of any one of soft resin, rubber, and silicone rubber.

5. The cable connection structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein the connecting portion comprises a ZIP connector.