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Vehicle camera having molded interconnect device

  • US 10,137,844 B2
  • Filed: 10/16/2017
  • Issued: 11/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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