VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH 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 rear housing portion;
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 said front housing portion houses a lens assembly;
wherein said rear housing portion has 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 circuity of said camera includes an imager comprising an imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements; and
wherein said rear housing portion has circuitry and electrically connecting elements established via molded interconnect device (MID) technology.
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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. The camera is configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle. The front housing portion houses a lens assembly. The rear housing portion has 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 circuitry of the camera includes an imager comprising an imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements. The rear housing portion has circuitry and electrically connecting elements established via molded interconnect device (MID) technology.
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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 rear housing portion; 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 said front housing portion houses a lens assembly; wherein said rear housing portion has 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 circuity of said camera includes an imager comprising an imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements; and wherein said rear housing portion has circuitry and electrically connecting elements established via molded interconnect device (MID) technology. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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 camera is configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle; wherein said front housing portion houses a lens assembly; wherein said rear housing portion has 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 circuity of said camera includes an imager comprising an imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements; wherein said rear housing portion has circuitry and electrically connecting elements established via molded interconnect device (MID) technology; wherein said circuitry is applied by MID technology at an inner surface of said rear housing portion; wherein said front housing portion has electrically connecting elements established via molded interconnect device (MID) technology; and wherein said electrically connecting elements of said front housing portion electrically connect to circuitry or electrically connecting elements of said rear housing portion when said front and rear housing portions are assembled together. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. 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 camera is configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle; wherein said front housing portion houses a lens assembly; wherein said rear housing portion has 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 circuity of said camera includes an imager comprising an imaging array having a plurality of photosensing elements; wherein said rear housing portion has circuitry and electrically connecting elements established via molded interconnect device (MID) technology; wherein said circuitry is applied by MID technology at an inner surface of said rear housing portion; and wherein circuitry of a printed circuit board disposed in said rear housing portion is electrically connected to said circuitry and electrically connecting elements of said rear housing portion when said printed circuit board is disposed in said rear housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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