Vehicular camera with adhesive disposed between non-axially opposed surfaces of the lens barrel and PCB structure
US11579400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/008
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular camera for a vehicular vision system includes a PCB having an imager disposed thereat, a lens barrel accommodating a lens, and a lens barrel support structure that protrudes from the PCB and at least partially circumscribes the imager. The lens barrel has an outer surface that extends between the ends of the lens barrel. The outer surface of the lens barrel is adhesively bonded to an inner surface of the lens barrel support structure via adhesive. The outer surface of the lens barrel radially opposes the inner surface of the lens barrel support structure where the adhesive is disposed. With the adhesive in its uncured state and contacting the opposed surfaces, the imager is optically aligned with the lens accommodated at the lens barrel. With the imager optically aligned with the lens, the adhesive is cured to adhesively attach the lens barrel at the lens barrel support structure.
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