VEHICLE-MOUNTED CAMERA
First Claim
1. A vehicle-mounted camera to be placed in an interior of a vehicle in a posture in which the vehicle-mounted camera extends along a window glass facing forward or rearward of a vehicle body, the vehicle-mounted camera being used to capture an image of a scene of a vehicle exterior, the vehicle-mounted camera comprising:
- a camera main assembly including a lens assembly with an optical axis extending in a front-back direction, the camera main assembly including an image sensor located behind the lens assembly, and a camera circuit board located behind the image sensor and mounted with the image sensor;
a tabular main circuit board located on a lower side of the camera main assembly and extending in the front-back direction and a left-right direction;
a connection flexible board that electrically connects the camera circuit board and the main circuit board;
a cover housing that supports the camera main assembly and covers the camera main assembly and the main circuit board from above; and
a base housing that covers a lower surface of the main circuit board;
whereinthe connection flexible board includes;
an upper portion located on an upper side of the main circuit board and connected to the camera circuit board;
a lower portion located on a lower side of the main circuit board and connected to the lower surface of the main circuit board; and
a bending portion located between the upper portion and the lower portion and crossing an outer peripheral edge of the main circuit board; and
the upper portion is connected to the camera circuit board at a front end portion of the upper portion.
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Abstract
A vehicle-mounted camera includes a camera main assembly including a lens assembly, an image sensor located behind the lens assembly, and a camera circuit board located behind the image sensor and mounted with the image sensor, a tabular main circuit board located on the lower side of the camera main assembly and extending in the front-back direction and the left-right direction, and a connection flexible board that electrically connects the camera circuit board and the main circuit board. The connection flexible board includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a bending portion located between the upper portion and the lower portion and crossing the outer peripheral edge of the main circuit board. The upper portion is connected to the camera circuit board at the front end portion.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle-mounted camera to be placed in an interior of a vehicle in a posture in which the vehicle-mounted camera extends along a window glass facing forward or rearward of a vehicle body, the vehicle-mounted camera being used to capture an image of a scene of a vehicle exterior, the vehicle-mounted camera comprising:
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a camera main assembly including a lens assembly with an optical axis extending in a front-back direction, the camera main assembly including an image sensor located behind the lens assembly, and a camera circuit board located behind the image sensor and mounted with the image sensor; a tabular main circuit board located on a lower side of the camera main assembly and extending in the front-back direction and a left-right direction; a connection flexible board that electrically connects the camera circuit board and the main circuit board; a cover housing that supports the camera main assembly and covers the camera main assembly and the main circuit board from above; and a base housing that covers a lower surface of the main circuit board;
whereinthe connection flexible board includes; an upper portion located on an upper side of the main circuit board and connected to the camera circuit board; a lower portion located on a lower side of the main circuit board and connected to the lower surface of the main circuit board; and a bending portion located between the upper portion and the lower portion and crossing an outer peripheral edge of the main circuit board; and the upper portion is connected to the camera circuit board at a front end portion of the upper portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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