VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH FORWARD VIEWING CAMERA
First Claim
1. A vehicle vision system comprising:
- a camera module configured to attach at an in-cabin surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system;
wherein said camera module comprises a housing and an imager assembly;
wherein said imager assembly comprises a structure and an imager and a lens, and wherein said imager is disposed at an imager circuit board of said imager assembly;
a thermal element configured to attach at said structure of said imager assembly, wherein said thermal element comprises a support element and a thermal pad disposed at least partially along said support element; and
wherein, with said thermal element attached at said structure of said imager assembly, a first portion of said thermal pad is engaged with and in thermal conductivity with said imager circuit board, and wherein, with said imager assembly disposed at said housing of said camera module, a second portion of said thermal pad is engaged with and in thermal conductivity with said housing.
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Abstract
A vehicle vision system includes a camera module configured to attach at an in-cabin surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with the vision system. The camera module includes a housing and an imager assembly. The imager assembly includes a structure and an imager and a lens. The imager is disposed at an imager circuit board of the imager assembly. A thermal element is configured to attach at the structure of the imager assembly and includes a support element and a thermal pad disposed at least partially along the support element. With the thermal element attached at the structure of the imager assembly, a first portion of the thermal pad is engaged with the imager circuit board, and wherein, with the imager assembly disposed at the housing of the camera module, a second portion of the thermal pad is engaged with the housing.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle vision system comprising:
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a camera module configured to attach at an in-cabin surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system; wherein said camera module comprises a housing and an imager assembly; wherein said imager assembly comprises a structure and an imager and a lens, and wherein said imager is disposed at an imager circuit board of said imager assembly; a thermal element configured to attach at said structure of said imager assembly, wherein said thermal element comprises a support element and a thermal pad disposed at least partially along said support element; and wherein, with said thermal element attached at said structure of said imager assembly, a first portion of said thermal pad is engaged with and in thermal conductivity with said imager circuit board, and wherein, with said imager assembly disposed at said housing of said camera module, a second portion of said thermal pad is engaged with and in thermal conductivity with said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle vision system comprising:
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a camera module configured to attach at an in-cabin surface of a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said vision system; wherein said camera module comprises a housing and an imager assembly; wherein said imager assembly comprises a structure and an imager and a lens, and wherein said imager is disposed at an imager circuit board of said imager assembly; a thermal element configured to attach at said structure of said imager assembly, wherein said thermal element comprises a support element and a thermal pad disposed at least partially along said support element; wherein, with said thermal element attached at said structure of said imager assembly, a first portion of said thermal pad is engaged with and in thermal conductivity with said imager circuit board, and wherein, with said imager assembly disposed at said housing of said camera module, a second portion of said thermal pad is engaged with and in thermal conductivity with said housing; wherein said thermal pad comprises a resilient material and is compressed when engaged with said imager circuit board and said housing; and wherein said thermal pad comprises a thermally conductive material to enhance heat transfer from said imager circuit board to said housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. 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; a camera module, wherein, with said bracket attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield, said camera module is mountable to said bracket; wherein said camera module comprises a housing and an imager assembly; wherein said imager assembly comprises a structure and an imager and a lens, and wherein said imager is disposed at an imager circuit board of said imager assembly; wherein said structure supports said lens barrel and said imager circuit board and is configured to mount said imager assembly at said housing; a thermal element configured to attach at said structure of said imager assembly, wherein said thermal element comprises a support element and a thermal pad disposed at least partially along said support element; wherein, with said thermal element attached at said structure of said imager assembly, a first portion of said thermal pad is engaged with and in thermal conductivity with said imager circuit board, and wherein, with said imager assembly disposed at said housing of said camera module, a second portion of said thermal pad is engaged with and in thermal conductivity with said housing; and wherein said structure is configured to angle said imager circuit board relative to an upper wall of said housing, and wherein said thermal pad is correspondingly angled such that said first portion of said thermal pad is generally parallel with said imager circuit board and said second portion of said thermal pad is generally parallel with said upper wall of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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