Vehicular camera assembly with lens barrel welded at imager housing
US12422691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/57
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular camera includes a lens barrel accommodating a lens, a housing, and an imager printed circuit board. During assembly of the camera, with the lens barrel received through an alignment element and a first portion of the housing, the lens barrel is adjusted relative to the first portion of the housing and alignment element to initially align the lens relative to the imager. With the lens initially aligned relative to the imager, the alignment element is initially attached to the first portion of the housing and the lens barrel is initially attached to the alignment element to initially retain the lens relative to the imager. With the lens initially retained relative to the imager, the lens barrel is adjusted to further align the lens relative to the imager and the alignment member is secured at the housing and the lens barrel is secured at the alignment member.
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