IN-VEHICLE CAMERA

• US 20150042798A1
• Filed: 08/08/2013
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honda Elesys Co., Ltd. (Nidec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Honda Elesys Co., Ltd. (Nidec Corporation)
• Inventors: Takeda, Naoya
• Application Number:
  US13/962,611
• Publication Number:
  US 20150042798A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0026 Windows, e.g. windscreen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings

Abstract

An in-vehicle camera that is provided with a substrate, a camera body, a housing including the substrate and the camera body. The substrate is provided with the opening, and the camera body is attached to the position of the opening of the substrate. Furthermore, the camera body is included in the housing, with a part thereof inserted into the opening.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle camera comprising:

a substrate provided with an opening;

a camera body provided at a position of the opening of the substrate; and

a housing including the substrate and the camera body.

2. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 1, wherein

the camera body is provided in the housing, with a part of the camera body being inserted into the opening.

3. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 1, wherein

the housing comprising:

a base housing supporting the substrate; and

a cover housing opposing to the base housing and supporting the camera body, wherein

the cover housing is provided with a lens window part for the camera body, the lens window part protruding from a surface of the cover housing; and

the housing is formed to become smaller in thickness thereof in the direction from an front end position of the lens window part toward an front end of the housing.

4. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 1, wherein

a processing-circuit element of the in-vehicle camera is abutted to the housing via a heat-radiating member.

5. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 1, wherein

the substrate is provided with:

the opening being arranged in a central area;

a first element arranged on one side around the opening, the first element being larger than a predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate; and

a second element arranged on the other side around the opening, the second element being smaller than the predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate, and wherein

a fin member is provided in a space facing the other side around the opening, and protruding from the housing toward the inner side.

6. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 1, wherein

a length in a longitudinal direction of the substrate is 70 to 80 mm,

a length in a lateral direction of the substrate is 50 to 60 mm,

a length in a longitudinal direction of the opening is 10 to 20 mm,

a length in a lateral direction of the opening is 15 to 25 mm.

7. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 2, wherein

the housing comprising:

a base housing supporting the substrate; and

a cover housing opposing to the base housing and supporting the camera body, wherein

the cover housing is provided with a lens window part for the camera body, the lens window part protruding from a surface of the cover housing; and

the housing is formed to become smaller in thickness thereof in the direction from an front end position of the lens window part toward an front end of the housing.

8. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 2, wherein

a processing-circuit element of the in-vehicle camera is abutted to the housing via a heat-radiating member.

9. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 3, wherein

a processing-circuit element of the in-vehicle camera is abutted to the housing via a heat-radiating member.

10. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 7, wherein

a processing-circuit element of the in-vehicle camera is abutted to the housing via a heat-radiating member.

11. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 2, wherein

the substrate is provided with:

the opening being arranged in a central area;

a first element arranged on one side around the opening, the first element being larger than a predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate; and

a second element arranged on the other side around the opening, the second element being smaller than the predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate, and wherein

a fin member is provided in a space facing the other side around the opening, and protruding from the housing toward the inner side.

12. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 3, wherein

the substrate is provided with:

the opening being arranged in a central area;

a first element arranged on one side around the opening, the first element being larger than a predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate; and

a second element arranged on the other side around the opening, the second element being smaller than the predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate, and wherein

a fin member is provided in a space facing the other side around the opening, and protruding from the housing toward the inner side.

13. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 4, wherein

the substrate is provided with:

the opening being arranged in a central area;

a first element arranged on one side around the opening, the first element being larger than a predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate; and

a second element arranged on the other side around the opening, the second element being smaller than the predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate, and wherein

a fin member is provided in a space facing the other side around the opening, and protruding from the housing toward the inner side.

14. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 7, wherein

the substrate is provided with:

the opening being arranged in a central area;

a first element arranged on one side around the opening, the first element being larger than a predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate; and

a second element arranged on the other side around the opening, the second element being smaller than the predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate, and wherein

a fin member is provided in a space facing the other side around the opening, and protruding from the housing toward the inner side.

15. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 8, wherein

the substrate is provided with:

the opening being arranged in a central area;

a first element arranged on one side around the opening, the first element being larger than a predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate; and

a second element arranged on the other side around the opening, the second element being smaller than the predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate, and wherein

a fin member is provided in a space facing the other side around the opening, and protruding from the housing toward the inner side.

16. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 9, wherein

the substrate is provided with:

the opening being arranged in a central area;

a first element arranged on one side around the opening, the first element being larger than a predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate; and

a second element arranged on the other side around the opening, the second element being smaller than the predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate, and wherein

a fin member is provided in a space facing the other side around the opening, and protruding from the housing toward the inner side.

17. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 10, wherein

the substrate is provided with:

the opening being arranged in a central area;

a first element arranged on one side around the opening, the first element being larger than a predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate; and

a second element arranged on the other side around the opening, the second element being smaller than the predetermined reference value in installation height thereof from the substrate, and wherein

a fin member is provided in a space facing the other side around the opening, and protruding from the housing toward the inner side.

18. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 2, wherein

a length in a longitudinal direction of the substrate is 70 to 80 mm,

a length in a lateral direction of the substrate is 50 to 60 mm,

a length in a longitudinal direction of the opening is 10 to 20 mm,

a length in a lateral direction of the opening is 15 to 25 mm.

19. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 3, wherein

a length in a longitudinal direction of the substrate is 70 to 80 mm,

a length in a lateral direction of the substrate is 50 to 60 mm,

a length in a longitudinal direction of the opening is 10 to 20 mm,

a length in a lateral direction of the opening is 15 to 25 mm.

20. The in-vehicle camera according to claim 7, wherein

a length in a longitudinal direction of the substrate is 70 to 80 mm,

a length in a lateral direction of the substrate is 50 to 60 mm,

a length in a longitudinal direction of the opening is 10 to 20 mm,

a length in a lateral direction of the opening is 15 to 25 mm.