Vehicle camera having molded interconnect device
US10137844B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/8066
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera for a vision system of a vehicle includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion and configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view interior or exterior of the vehicle. The camera includes 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 front housing portion houses a lens assembly. A MID (Molded Interconnect Device) frame includes electrically conductive traces and is integrated in the rear housing portion with circuit board connecting elements and connector connecting elements exposed at an inner surface of the rear housing portion. The connector portion includes terminals that contact respective exposed connector connecting elements of the MID frame to electrically connect the connector portion terminals to circuitry of the circuit board via the MID frame.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.