Camera for vehicular applications
First Claim
1. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising:
- a circuit element, said circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry, said circuit element including a circuitry connector;
a cable having a cable portion and a cable connector for connecting to said circuitry connector;
a housing portion comprising a lens receiving portion and a cable receiving portion, said lens receiving portion and said cable receiving portion mating together to substantially house said circuit element;
wherein said lens receiving portion includes a lens assembly;
wherein said cable receiving portion includes a connector receiving portion and a wire receiving portion, and wherein said connector receiving portion is configured to receive and retain said cable connector therein and said wire receiving portion is configured to receive and retain said cable portion therein;
a tube having an appropriate form for a given cable shape, wherein said tube encompasses at least a portion of said wire receiving portion and said cable portion; and
wherein said tube substantially seals around said at least a portion of said wire receiving portion and said cable portion.
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Abstract
A camera module for a vehicle vision system includes a circuit element including an imaging sensor, associated circuitry and a circuitry connector. A cable has a cable portion and a cable connector for connecting to the circuitry connector. A housing portion includes a lens receiving portion and a cable receiving portion that mate together to substantially house the circuit element. The lens receiving portion includes a lens assembly. The cable receiving portion includes a connector receiving portion configured to receive and retain the cable connector therein and a wire receiving portion configured to receive and retain the cable portion therein. The tube has an appropriate form for a given cable shape and the tube encompasses at least a portion of the wire receiving portion and the cable portion. The tube substantially seals around the portion of the wire receiving portion and the cable portion.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising:
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a circuit element, said circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry, said circuit element including a circuitry connector; a cable having a cable portion and a cable connector for connecting to said circuitry connector; a housing portion comprising a lens receiving portion and a cable receiving portion, said lens receiving portion and said cable receiving portion mating together to substantially house said circuit element; wherein said lens receiving portion includes a lens assembly; wherein said cable receiving portion includes a connector receiving portion and a wire receiving portion, and wherein said connector receiving portion is configured to receive and retain said cable connector therein and said wire receiving portion is configured to receive and retain said cable portion therein; a tube having an appropriate form for a given cable shape, wherein said tube encompasses at least a portion of said wire receiving portion and said cable portion; and wherein said tube substantially seals around said at least a portion of said wire receiving portion and said cable portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising:
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a circuit element, said circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry, said circuit element including a circuitry connector; a cable having a cable portion and a cable connector for connecting to said circuitry connector; a housing portion comprising a lens receiving portion and a cable receiving portion, said lens receiving portion and said cable receiving portion mating together to substantially house said circuit element; wherein said lens receiving portion is configured to at least partially receive a lens assembly, and wherein said lens assembly provides an optical path through at least one optical element of said lens assembly to said imaging sensor at said circuit element; wherein said cable receiving portion includes a connector receiving portion and a wire receiving portion, and wherein said connector receiving portion is configured to receive and retain said cable connector therein and said wire receiving portion is configured to receive and retain said cable portion therein; wherein said connector receiving portion comprises a shaped receiving pocket configured to receive and retain a respectively-shaped cable connector therein; wherein said wire receiving portion comprises a shaped receiving portion configured to receive and retain a respectively-shaped cable portion therein; a tube having an appropriate form for a given cable shape, wherein said tube encompasses at least a portion of said wire receiving portion and said cable portion; and wherein said tube substantially seals around said at least a portion of said wire receiving portion and said cable portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A camera module for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera module comprising:
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a circuit element, said circuit element including an imaging sensor and associated circuitry, said circuit element including a circuitry connector; a cable having a cable portion and a cable connector for connecting to said circuitry connector; a housing portion comprising a lens receiving portion and a cable receiving portion, said lens receiving portion and said cable receiving portion mating together to substantially house said circuit element; wherein said lens receiving portion comprises a polymeric material and wherein said cable receiving portion comprises a polymeric material; wherein said lens receiving portion is configured to at least partially receive a lens assembly, and wherein said lens assembly provides an optical path through at least one optical element of said lens assembly to said imaging sensor at said circuit element; wherein said circuit element is mounted at least partially within said lens receiving portion that includes said lens assembly, said cable receiving portion mating with said lens receiving portion to substantially seal said circuit element therein; wherein said cable receiving portion includes a connector receiving portion and a wire receiving portion, and wherein said connector receiving portion is configured to receive and retain said cable connector therein and said wire receiving portion is configured to receive and retain said cable portion therein; a tube having an appropriate form for a given cable shape, wherein said tube encompasses at least a portion of said wire receiving portion and said cable portion; and wherein said tube substantially seals around said at least a portion of said wire receiving portion and said cable portion. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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