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CAMERA WITH LENS FOR VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM

  • US 20150264234A1
  • Filed: 03/12/2015
  • Published: 09/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A camera assembly for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera assembly comprising:

  • an imager disposed at a circuit element, said imager comprising a pixelated imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements;

    a lens;

    a lens holder comprising a barrel portion that houses said lens;

    wherein said lens holder is positioned relative to an image plane of said imager;

    wherein said lens holder comprises a flange protruding outward from said barrel portion;

    wherein said flange of said lens holder includes a generally flat structure that comprises a planar surface that resides in a structure plane that is normal to an axis of said barrel portion; and

    wherein said lens holder is positioned relative to said image plane of said imager such that said structure plane is parallel to said image plane of said imager and such that said planar surface is a predetermined distance from said image plane, thereby positioning said lens at a desired location relative to said image plane of said imager.

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