Vehicular camera with adhesively bonded construction

    公开(公告)号:US11108939B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16947893

    申请日:2020-08-24

    Abstract: A method for assembling an imager assembly for a vehicular camera includes providing a lens barrel that accommodates a lens, providing a lens holder, and providing a PCB with an imager disposed thereat. A cylindrical portion of the lens barrel is disposed in a cylindrical passageway of the lens holder and the PCB is disposed at the lens holder. An adhesive is dispensed to hold the lens optically aligned with the imager. After the lens is optically aligned with the imager, the adhesive is initially cured to an initially-cured state in an initial curing process for an initial-cure time period. The adhesive is further cured to a further-cured state in a secondary curing process for a longer further-cure time period. As further cured, the further-cured adhesive maintains optical alignment of the lens with the imager for use of the imager assembly in a vehicular camera in a vehicle.

    VEHICULAR CAMERA WITH ADHESIVELY BONDED CONSTRUCTION

    公开(公告)号:US20210021742A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-21

    申请号:US16947893

    申请日:2020-08-24

    Abstract: A method for assembling an imager assembly for a vehicular camera includes providing a lens barrel that accommodates a lens, providing a lens holder, and providing a PCB with an imager disposed thereat. A cylindrical portion of the lens barrel is disposed in a cylindrical passageway of the lens holder and the PCB is disposed at the lens holder. An adhesive is dispensed to hold the lens optically aligned with the imager. After the lens is optically aligned with the imager, the adhesive is initially cured to an initially-cured state in an initial curing process for an initial-cure time period. The adhesive is further cured to a further-cured state in a secondary curing process for a longer further-cure time period. As further cured, the further-cured adhesive maintains optical alignment of the lens with the imager for use of the imager assembly in a vehicular camera in a vehicle.

    EXTERIOR VIEWING CAMERA MODULE FOR VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200059585A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16665062

    申请日:2019-10-28

    Abstract: A vehicular camera module includes a housing that houses a lens barrel, a lens holder, a main circuit board, and an imager disposed on an imager circuit board that is electrically connected with the main circuit board. The main circuit board includes a main PCB and the imager circuit board includes an imager PCB. Circuitry disposed at the main PCB includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the imager. The main circuit board is accommodated within front and rear portions of the housing, while the imager is accommodated within the rear portion and is not accommodated within the front portion. The imager views exterior of the housing via an opening of the upper cover at the rear portion of the housing, and the lens barrel extends through the opening. The lens barrel is tilted at an acute angle upward relative to the plane of the main PCB.

    CAMERA FOR VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM
    5.
    发明申请
    CAMERA FOR VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM 有权
    车辆视觉系统相机

    公开(公告)号:US20150124098A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-07

    申请号:US14535739

    申请日:2014-11-07

    Abstract: A vehicular camera includes a lens, a printed circuit board and an imager. The lens has a plurality of optical element and is disposed at a lens holder. The imager is disposed at the printed circuit board. The adhesive is initially curable in an initial radiation curing process that comprises exposure to UV light, and initially-cured adhesive is further curable to a further cured strength in a secondary thermal curing process. The adhesive is initially cured via the initial radiation curing process after the lens is brought into focus with the imager and is optically center-aligned therewith. The initially-cured adhesive, as cured via the initial radiation curing process, holds the lens optically center-aligned and in focus with the imager. After the initial radiation curing process, the lens holder, adhesively attached to one of the printed circuit board and the holding element, is moved to the secondary thermal curing process.

    Abstract translation: 车载摄像机包括透镜,印刷电路板和成像器。 透镜具有多个光学元件并且设置在透镜保持器上。 成像器设置在印刷电路板上。 初始辐射固化过程中,粘合剂最初可固化,其包括暴露在紫外光下,并且初始固化的粘合剂在二次热固化过程中进一步固化成另外的固化强度。 在透镜与成像器聚焦之后,首先通过初始辐射固化工艺固化粘合剂,并与其光学中心对齐。 通过初始辐射固化过程固化的初始固化的粘合剂将透镜光学中心对准并与成像器聚焦。 在最初的辐射固化处理之后,粘附到印刷电路板和保持元件之一的透镜架移动到二次热固化过程。

    Vehicular camera system
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12162412B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-10

    申请号:US18337486

    申请日:2023-06-20

    Abstract: A vehicular camera system includes a camera module having an imager assembly, a main circuit board and a camera housing. The imager assembly includes (i) an imager disposed on an imager circuit board and (ii) a lens holder having a lens assembly that includes a lens barrel accommodating a lens. The imager assembly includes a flexible ribbon cable that electrically connects to an electrical connector at a multilayered PCB of the main circuit board. The camera housing includes an upper cover and a lower cover and includes a forward portion and a rearward portion. The main circuit board is accommodated within the forward and rearward portions, and the imager is disposed at the rearward portion and is not disposed at the forward portion of the camera housing. The lens holder is attached at the upper cover of the camera housing.

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