CAMERA ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A camera assembly suitable for use for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera assembly comprising:
- a camera housing portion;
said camera housing portion comprising a first portion extending outwardly from a base portion;
an imaging sensor disposed at said base portion;
a lens system disposed at said first portion of said camera housing portion;
wherein said camera assembly is configured for mounting at a portion of a vehicle;
wherein, with said camera assembly mounted at the portion of the equipped vehicle, said imaging sensor has a field of view external of the equipped vehicle;
a first circuit board including circuitry associated with said imaging sensor;
wherein said imaging sensor is disposed at a second circuit board that is in board-to-board electrical connection with said first circuit board;
wherein said first and second circuit boards overlap one another;
a connector portion;
wherein said camera housing portion and said connector portion are configured to join together to encase said first and second circuit boards;
wherein said connector portion comprises a multi-pin connector;
said multi-pin connector comprising a plurality of terminals each of which comprises (i) a first terminal portion configured to electrically connect with a connector of a vehicle equipped with said camera assembly and (ii) a second terminal portion configured for electrical connection with circuitry disposed at said first circuit board; and
wherein one of (i) said first terminal portion configured to electrically connect with the connector of the equipped vehicle extends straight outwardly from said connector portion and is in-line with said second terminal portion and (ii) said first terminal portion configured to electrically connect with the connector of the equipped vehicle is bent at an angle relative to said second terminal portion.
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Abstract
A camera assembly for a vehicle includes a camera housing portion, an imaging sensor disposed at a base portion of the camera housing portion, and a lens system disposed at a first portion of the camera housing portion. A first circuit board includes circuitry associated with the imaging sensor, which is disposed at a second circuit board that is in board-to-board electrical connection with the first circuit board. The camera housing portion and a connector portion are configured to join together to encase the first and second circuit boards. The connector portion includes a multi-pin connector having terminals that include (i) a first terminal portion for electrically connecting with a connector of the vehicle and (ii) a second terminal portion for electrically connecting with circuitry disposed at the first circuit board.
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44 Claims
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1. A camera assembly suitable for use for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera assembly comprising:
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a camera housing portion; said camera housing portion comprising a first portion extending outwardly from a base portion; an imaging sensor disposed at said base portion; a lens system disposed at said first portion of said camera housing portion; wherein said camera assembly is configured for mounting at a portion of a vehicle; wherein, with said camera assembly mounted at the portion of the equipped vehicle, said imaging sensor has a field of view external of the equipped vehicle; a first circuit board including circuitry associated with said imaging sensor; wherein said imaging sensor is disposed at a second circuit board that is in board-to-board electrical connection with said first circuit board; wherein said first and second circuit boards overlap one another; a connector portion; wherein said camera housing portion and said connector portion are configured to join together to encase said first and second circuit boards; wherein said connector portion comprises a multi-pin connector; said multi-pin connector comprising a plurality of terminals each of which comprises (i) a first terminal portion configured to electrically connect with a connector of a vehicle equipped with said camera assembly and (ii) a second terminal portion configured for electrical connection with circuitry disposed at said first circuit board; and wherein one of (i) said first terminal portion configured to electrically connect with the connector of the equipped vehicle extends straight outwardly from said connector portion and is in-line with said second terminal portion and (ii) said first terminal portion configured to electrically connect with the connector of the equipped vehicle is bent at an angle relative to said second terminal portion. - 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)
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25. A camera assembly suitable for use for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera assembly comprising:
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a camera housing portion; said camera housing portion comprising a first portion extending outwardly from a base portion; a CMOS imaging sensor disposed at said base portion; wherein the dynamic range of said CMOS imaging sensor is at least 62 dB; a lens system disposed at said first portion of said camera housing portion; wherein said camera assembly is configured for mounting at a portion of a vehicle; wherein, with said camera assembly mounted at the portion of the equipped vehicle, said CMOS imaging sensor has a field of view external of the equipped vehicle; a first circuit board including circuitry associated with said CMOS imaging sensor; wherein said CMOS imaging sensor is disposed at a second circuit board that is in board-to-board electrical connection with said first circuit board; wherein said first and second circuit boards overlap one another; a connector portion; wherein said camera housing portion and said connector portion are configured to join together to encase said first and second circuit boards; and wherein said camera housing portion comprises a mating portion of said base portion that mates at a corresponding portion of said connector portion when said camera housing portion and said base portion are joined together. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A camera assembly suitable for use for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera assembly comprising:
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a camera housing portion; said camera housing portion comprising a first portion extending outwardly from a base portion; an imaging sensor disposed at said base portion; wherein the dynamic range of said imaging sensor is at least 62 dB; a lens system disposed at said first portion of said camera housing portion; wherein said camera assembly is configured for mounting at a portion of a vehicle; wherein, with said camera assembly mounted at the portion of the equipped vehicle, said imaging sensor has a field of view external of the equipped vehicle; a first circuit board including circuitry associated with said imaging sensor; wherein said imaging sensor is disposed at a second circuit board that is in board-to-board electrical connection with said first circuit board; wherein said first and second circuit boards overlap one another; a connector portion; wherein said camera housing portion and said connector portion are configured to join together to encase said first and second circuit boards; wherein said connector portion comprises a multi-pin connector, and wherein said multi-pin connector comprises a plurality of terminals each of which comprises (i) a first terminal portion configured to electrically connect with a connector of a vehicle equipped with said camera assembly and (ii) a second terminal portion configured for electrical connection with circuitry disposed at said first circuit board; and wherein said first terminal portion configured to electrically connect with the connector of the equipped vehicle is bent at an angle relative to said second terminal portion. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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Specification