Vehicular camera having tolerance accommodating electric ally-conductive connection

US11700444B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Magna Electronics Inc. · US

Inventors

• Stefan Sauer · Munich, DE
• Jens Steigerwald · Sailauf, DE
• Nazar F. Bally · Sterling Heights, US
• Marc Sigle · Alzenau, DE
• Achim Newiger · Aschaffenburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 18, 2022
• Grant date: Jul 11, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 18, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2011/0043
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A vehicular camera assembly includes a camera housing and first and second PCBs disposed in the camera housing. Circuitry of the first PCB is in board-to-board electrically-conductive connection with circuitry of the second PCB. The circuitry of the first PCB includes an imager and the second PCB includes a circuit board connector. An electrical connector is disposed at a second portion of the camera housing. A first end of the electrical connector electrically-conductively connects with the circuit board connector when the second portion of the camera housing is being joined with a first portion of the camera housing. Individual pin-receiving sockets of the circuit board connector are configured to accommodate tolerances when respective individual pins of the first end of the electrical connector are being inserted into the respective individual pin-receiving sockets when the second portion is being joined with the first portion of the camera housing.