Vehicle camera having molded interconnect device
First Claim
1. A camera for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera comprising:
- a housing comprising a front housing portion and a plastic molded rear housing portion mated with said front housing portion;
wherein said front housing portion houses a lens assembly;
wherein said camera is configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle;
wherein a MID (Molded Interconnect Device) frame comprising electrically conductive traces is integrated in said rear housing portion with circuit board connecting elements and connector connecting elements exposed at an inner surface of said rear housing portion;
a connector portion for electrically connecting circuitry of said camera to an electrical connector of the vehicle when said camera is disposed at the vehicle;
wherein said circuitry of said camera is disposed at a circuit board, and wherein said circuit board includes contacts electrically conductively connected to said circuitry;
wherein said contacts of said circuit board contact said exposed circuit board connecting elements of said MID frame of said rear housing portion; and
wherein said connector portion comprises connector portion terminals that contact respective connector connecting elements of said MID frame to electrically connect said connector portion terminals to said circuitry of said circuit board via said connector connecting elements of said MID frame, said electrically conductive traces of said MID frame, and said circuit board connecting elements of said MID frame.
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Abstract
A camera for a vision system of a vehicle includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion and configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle. The camera includes a connector portion for electrically connecting circuitry of the camera to an electrical connector of the vehicle when the camera is disposed at the vehicle. The front housing portion houses a lens assembly. A MID (Molded Interconnect Device) frame includes electrically conductive traces and is integrated in the rear housing portion with circuit board connecting elements and connector connecting elements exposed at an inner surface of the rear housing portion. The connector portion includes terminals that contact respective exposed connector connecting elements of the MID frame to electrically connect the connector portion terminals to circuitry of the circuit board via the MID frame.
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20 Claims
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1. A camera for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera comprising:
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a housing comprising a front housing portion and a plastic molded rear housing portion mated with said front housing portion; wherein said front housing portion houses a lens assembly; wherein said camera is configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle; wherein a MID (Molded Interconnect Device) frame comprising electrically conductive traces is integrated in said rear housing portion with circuit board connecting elements and connector connecting elements exposed at an inner surface of said rear housing portion; a connector portion for electrically connecting circuitry of said camera to an electrical connector of the vehicle when said camera is disposed at the vehicle; wherein said circuitry of said camera is disposed at a circuit board, and wherein said circuit board includes contacts electrically conductively connected to said circuitry; wherein said contacts of said circuit board contact said exposed circuit board connecting elements of said MID frame of said rear housing portion; and wherein said connector portion comprises connector portion terminals that contact respective connector connecting elements of said MID frame to electrically connect said connector portion terminals to said circuitry of said circuit board via said connector connecting elements of said MID frame, said electrically conductive traces of said MID frame, and said circuit board connecting elements of said MID frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A camera for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera comprising:
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a housing comprising a front housing portion and a rear housing portion; wherein said front housing portion houses a lens assembly; wherein said camera is configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle; wherein a MID (Molded Interconnect Device) frame comprising electrically conductive traces is integrated in said rear housing portion with first circuit board connecting elements, second circuit board connecting elements, and connector connecting elements exposed at an inner surface of said rear housing portion; a connector portion for electrically connecting said camera to an electrical connector of the vehicle when said camera is disposed at the vehicle; wherein first circuitry of said camera is disposed at a first circuit board, and wherein said first circuit board includes first contacts electrically conductively connected to said first circuitry; wherein second circuitry of said camera is disposed at a second circuit board, and wherein said second circuit board includes second contacts electrically conductively connected to said second circuitry, and wherein said second circuitry includes an imager; wherein said first contacts of said first circuit board contact said exposed first circuit board connecting elements of said MID frame of said rear housing portion; wherein said second contacts of said second circuit board contact said exposed second circuit board connecting elements of said MID frame of said rear housing portion; wherein said connector portion comprises connector portion terminals that contact respective connector connecting elements of said MID frame to electrically connect said connector portion terminals to said first circuitry of said first circuit board via said connector connecting elements of said MID frame, said electrically conductive traces of said MID frame, and said circuit board connecting elements of said MID frame; and wherein at least some of said exposed first circuit board connecting elements are electrically conductively connected to respective ones of said exposed second circuit board connecting elements via said electrically conductive traces of said MID frame to electrically conductively connect first circuitry of said first circuit board with second circuitry of said second circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A camera for a vision system of a vehicle, said camera comprising:
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a housing comprising a front housing portion and a rear housing portion mated with said front housing portion; wherein said front housing portion houses a lens assembly; wherein said camera is configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle; wherein a MID (Molded Interconnect Device) frame comprising electrically conductive traces is integrated in said rear housing portion with first circuit board connecting elements, second circuit board connecting elements, and connector connecting elements exposed at an inner surface of said rear housing portion; a connector portion for electrically connecting said camera to an electrical connector of the vehicle when said camera is disposed at the vehicle; wherein first circuitry of said camera is disposed at a first circuit board, and wherein said first circuit board includes first contacts electrically conductively connected to said first circuitry; wherein second circuitry of said camera is disposed at a second circuit board, and wherein said second circuit board includes second contacts electrically conductively connected to said second circuitry, and wherein said second circuitry includes an imager; wherein said first circuit board is disposed at a first circuit board support of said rear housing portion and wherein said second circuit board is disposed at a second circuit board support of said rear housing portion; wherein said second circuit board support is spaced from said first circuit board support and is radially outboard of said first circuit board support; wherein said first contacts of said first circuit board contact said exposed first circuit board connecting elements of said MID frame of said rear housing portion at said first circuit board support of said rear housing portion; wherein said second contacts of said second circuit board contact said exposed second circuit board connecting elements of said MID frame of said rear housing portion at said second circuit board support of said rear housing portion; wherein said connector portion comprises connector portion terminals that contact respective connector connecting elements of said MID frame; and wherein at least some of said exposed first circuit board connecting elements are electrically conductively connected to respective ones of said exposed second circuit board connecting elements via said electrically conductive traces of said MID frame to electrically conductively connect first circuitry of said first circuit board with second circuitry of said second circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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