Invention Application
- Patent Title: VEHICULAR CAMERA ASSEMBLY PROCESS USING LASER BRAZING DURING ACTIVE FOCUS AND ALIGNMENT TO SECURE LENS RELATIVE TO IMAGER
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Application No.: US17452417Application Date: 2021-10-27
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Publication No.: US20220132007A1Publication Date: 2022-04-28
- Inventor: Yuesheng Lu
- Applicant: Magna Electronics Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Main IPC: H04N5/225
- IPC: H04N5/225 ; G02B7/02 ; G02B27/62 ; G03B30/00

Abstract:
A vehicular camera includes a lens barrel having a lens, a front camera housing having an aperture therethrough, and an imager printed circuit board (imager PCB) having an imager. The imager PCB is attached at the front camera housing with the imager aligned with the aperture. An attaching portion of the lens barrel is positioned at least partially in the aperture of the front camera housing with a gap between the attaching portion and the front camera housing that circumscribes the attaching portion. With the attaching portion positioned at least partially in the aperture, a filler material is disposed at least partially within the gap. After the lens is aligned relative to the imager, the filler material is heated to melt and flow into the gap, whereby the melted filler material hardens upon cooling to secure the lens barrel relative to the front camera housing and the imager PCB.
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