Camera mounting structure, camera mounting method and exterior panel component of a vehicle
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1. A camera mounting structure for mounting an on-vehicle camera on a vehicle, wherein;
- the on-vehicle camera includes an imaging module having a lens and an imaging element, anda bracket part arranged in an exterior panel component making up an exterior of the vehicle, the bracket part for holding the imaging module therein via a first snap-fit latch structure and for holding therein an electric connector plus of the vehicle via a second snap-fit latch structure, the bracket part is molded integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component.
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Abstract
A camera mounting structure for mounting an on-vehicle camera on a vehicle, in which the on-vehicle camera includes an imaging module having a lens and an imaging element, and in an exterior panel component making up an exterior of the vehicle, a bracket part for attaching the imaging module is molded integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component.
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1. A camera mounting structure for mounting an on-vehicle camera on a vehicle, wherein;
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the on-vehicle camera includes an imaging module having a lens and an imaging element, and a bracket part arranged in an exterior panel component making up an exterior of the vehicle, the bracket part for holding the imaging module therein via a first snap-fit latch structure and for holding therein an electric connector plus of the vehicle via a second snap-fit latch structure, the bracket part is molded integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A camera mounting method for mounting an on-vehicle camera on a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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constructing the on-vehicle camera so as to include an imaging module having a lens and an imaging element; molding a bracket part for holding the imaging module therein via a first snap-fit latch structure and for holding therein an electric connector plug of the vehicle via a second snap-fit latch structure, to an exterior panel component making up an exterior of the vehicle integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component; and attaching and fixing the imaging module inside the bracket part to thereby mount the on-vehicle camera on the vehicle.
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6. An exterior panel component making up an exterior of a vehicle, wherein;
a bracket part for holding therein via a first snap-fit latch structure an imaging module of an on-vehicle camera having a lens and an imaging element and for holding therein an electric connector plug of the vehicle via a second snap-fit latch structure, the bracket part is molded integrally with the exterior panel component as a portion of the exterior panel component.
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