VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH CAMERA MODULE MOUNTING BRACKET
First Claim
1. A vehicle vision system comprising:
- a bracket, wherein said bracket comprises an attachment portion configured to attach at an in-cabin surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system;
wherein said bracket includes a camera module attachment portion and at least one of (i) a rain sensor attachment portion and (ii) an interior rearview mirror assembly attachment portion;
wherein said bracket comprises a generally U-shaped construction having a pair of spaced apart legs extending from a base portion, and wherein each of said legs has at least one attaching element;
wherein, with said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, a camera module is mountable to said bracket, wherein said camera module comprises a camera having an image sensor array and a lens;
wherein said camera module is disposed at least partially between said legs of said bracket and wherein said camera module comprises a pair of attaching elements that engage said attaching elements of said legs of said bracket when said camera module is mounted to said bracket;
a stray light shield configured to attach at one of said camera module and said bracket, wherein, when said camera module is mounted at said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, said stray light shield shields said image sensor array from light emanating from within the cabin of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein, at least when said camera module is mounted at said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, said stray light shield is disposed at said camera module and said lens views via said pocket through the windshield of the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle vision system includes a bracket having an attachment portion configured to attach at an in-cabin surface of a vehicle windshield. The bracket includes a camera module attachment portion and at least one of (i) a rain sensor attachment portion and (ii) an interior rearview mirror assembly attachment portion. With the bracket attached at the windshield, a camera module is mountable to the bracket. When the camera module is mounted at the bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, a stray light shield shields the image sensor array of the camera module from light emanating from within the vehicle cabin. At least when the camera module is mounted at the bracket attached at the windshield, the stray light shield is disposed at the camera module and a lens of the camera module views via the pocket through the windshield of the vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle vision system comprising:
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a bracket, wherein said bracket comprises an attachment portion configured to attach at an in-cabin surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system; wherein said bracket includes a camera module attachment portion and at least one of (i) a rain sensor attachment portion and (ii) an interior rearview mirror assembly attachment portion; wherein said bracket comprises a generally U-shaped construction having a pair of spaced apart legs extending from a base portion, and wherein each of said legs has at least one attaching element; wherein, with said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, a camera module is mountable to said bracket, wherein said camera module comprises a camera having an image sensor array and a lens; wherein said camera module is disposed at least partially between said legs of said bracket and wherein said camera module comprises a pair of attaching elements that engage said attaching elements of said legs of said bracket when said camera module is mounted to said bracket; a stray light shield configured to attach at one of said camera module and said bracket, wherein, when said camera module is mounted at said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, said stray light shield shields said image sensor array from light emanating from within the cabin of the equipped vehicle; and wherein, at least when said camera module is mounted at said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, said stray light shield is disposed at said camera module and said lens views via said pocket through the windshield of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle vision system comprising:
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a bracket, wherein said bracket comprises an attachment portion configured to attach at an in-cabin surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system; wherein said bracket includes a camera module attachment portion and at least one of (i) a rain sensor attachment portion and (ii) an interior rearview mirror assembly attachment portion; wherein said bracket comprises a generally U-shaped construction having a pair of spaced apart legs extending from a base portion, and wherein each of said legs has at least one attaching element; wherein said legs of said bracket extend downwardly from said base portion and forwardly along the in-cabin surface of the windshield when said bracket is attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle; wherein, with said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, a camera module is mountable to said bracket, wherein said camera module comprises a camera having an image sensor array and a lens; wherein said camera module is disposed at least partially between said legs of said bracket and wherein said camera module comprises a pair of attaching elements that engage said attaching elements of said legs of said bracket when said camera module is mounted to said bracket; a stray light shield configured to attach at one of said camera module and said bracket, wherein, when said camera module is mounted at said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, said stray light shield shields said image sensor array from light emanating from within the cabin of the equipped vehicle; wherein, at least when said camera module is mounted at said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, said stray light shield is disposed at said camera module and said lens views via said pocket through the windshield of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said base portion of said bracket comprises at least one of (i) a rain sensor attachment portion for mounting a rain sensor thereat and (ii) an interior rearview mirror assembly attachment portion for mounting an interior rearview mirror assembly thereat. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle vision system comprising:
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a bracket, wherein said bracket comprises an attachment portion configured to attach at an in-cabin surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system; wherein said bracket includes a camera module attachment portion and at least one of (i) a rain sensor attachment portion and (ii) an interior rearview mirror assembly attachment portion; wherein said bracket comprises a generally U-shaped construction having a pair of spaced apart legs extending from a base portion, and wherein each of said legs has at least one attaching element; wherein said legs of said bracket extend downwardly from said base portion and forwardly along the in-cabin surface of the windshield when said bracket is attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle; wherein, with said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, a camera module is mountable to said bracket, wherein said camera module comprises a camera having an image sensor array and a lens; wherein said attaching elements of said bracket comprise receiving portions and wherein said attaching elements of said camera module comprise protrusions, and wherein said protrusions of said camera module are received at said receiving portions of said bracket when said camera module is mounted to said bracket; wherein said camera module is disposed at least partially between said legs of said bracket and wherein said camera module comprises a pair of attaching elements that engage said attaching elements of said legs of said bracket when said camera module is mounted to said bracket; a stray light shield configured to attach at one of said camera module and said bracket, wherein, when said camera module is mounted at said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, said stray light shield shields said image sensor array from light emanating from within the cabin of the equipped vehicle; wherein, at least when said camera module is mounted at said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, said stray light shield is disposed at said camera module and said lens views via said pocket through the windshield of the equipped vehicle; wherein said base portion of said bracket comprises (i) a rain sensor attachment portion for mounting a rain sensor thereat and (ii) an interior rearview mirror assembly attachment portion for mounting an interior rearview mirror assembly thereat; wherein, with said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, the rain sensor is mountable to said rain sensor attachment portion of said bracket; and wherein, with said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, the interior rearview mirror assembly is mountable to said interior rearview mirror assembly attachment portion of said bracket. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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