Vehicular exterior camera with lens attached to imager circuit board
US12022176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular exterior camera includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion. An imager printed circuit board (imager PCB) includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side and separated from the first side by a thickness of the imager PCB, with an imager disposed at the first side of the imager PCB. A lens barrel accommodates a lens and has an inner end. The first housing portion includes a passageway for receiving the lens barrel. The lens barrel is received through the passageway of the first housing portion. The inner end of the lens barrel is adhesively bonded to the first side of the imager PCB via an adhesive. The adhesive circumscribes the imager at the first side of the imager PCB to enclose an area between the imager PCB and the lens. The imager is disposed within the enclosed area.
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