Vehicular camera with adhesively bonded construction
US12273611B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09J2463/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular camera includes a lens comprising a plurality of optical elements, a lens holder, and an imager printed circuit board. The plurality of optical elements includes at least one plastic optical element and at least one glass optical element. The imager printed circuit board has circuitry disposed thereat. The circuitry of the imager printed circuit board includes an imager that has an imaging array. The lens is held in optical alignment with the imaging array of the imager via an adhesive. The adhesive bonds the lens barrel to the lens holder. A flexible electrical ribbon cable electrically connects the circuitry of the imager printed circuit board with additional circuitry of the vehicular camera. The vehicular camera, when installed and used in a vehicle, captures image data for a vision system of the vehicle.
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