公开(公告)号：US20200169648A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：US16081250

申请日：2017-03-02

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Simon Percival ,  Sean Mcfadden

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60R11/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a camera (2) for a motor vehicle (1), including a housing (8) and a circuit board (9) and a retaining element (12), by which the circuit board (9) is retained in the housing (8), wherein the retaining element (12) has a first retaining flap (16) resilient in the direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (15) of the housing (8) and a second retaining flap (17) resilient in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (15), which engage with opposing border sides (20, 21) of the first circuit board (9), wherein the first retaining flap (16) is pressed to a first border side (20) of the first circuit board (9) by an inner side (28) of a first sidewall (24) of the housing (8) in perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axis (15) in the assembled final state of the camera (2), and the second retaining flap (17) is pressed to a second border side (21) of the first circuit board (9) by an inner side (29) of a second sidewall (25) of the housing (8) in perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axis (15) in the assembled final state of the camera (2).

公开(公告)号：US11381716B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US16081250

申请日：2017-03-02

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Simon Percival ,  Sean Mcfadden

IPC: H04N5/228 ,  H04N5/225 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60R11/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a camera (2) for a motor vehicle (1), including a housing (8) and a circuit board (9) and a retaining element (12), by which the circuit board (9) is retained in the housing (8), wherein the retaining element (12) has a first retaining flap (16) resilient in the direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (15) of the housing (8) and a second retaining flap (17) resilient in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (15), which engage with opposing border sides (20, 21) of the first circuit board (9), wherein the first retaining flap (16) is pressed to a first border side (20) of the first circuit board (9) by an inner side (28) of a first sidewall (24) of the housing (8) in perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axis (15) in the assembled final state of the camera (2), and the second retaining flap (17) is pressed to a second border side (21) of the first circuit board (9) by an inner side (29) of a second sidewall (25) of the housing (8) in perpendicular direction to the longitudinal axis (15) in the assembled final state of the camera (2).

公开(公告)号：US11345289B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16754991

申请日：2018-10-16

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Simon Percival ,  Eugene Lascano

IPC: B60R11/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  B60R1/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a camera (4) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising a housing (9), which is formed from an electrically conductive material, a first printed circuit board (16), on which an image sensor (22) of the camera (4) is arranged (16), and at least two holding elements (18), which are connected to the first circuit board (16) and to the housing (9), wherein the first printed circuit board (16) is spaced apart from the housing (9) and is electrically connected to the housing (9) by means of the at least two holding elements (18), wherein the housing (9) comprises a front housing part (10) and a rear housing part (11), wherein the front housing part (10) and the rear housing part (11) are electrically connected to one another and wherein the front housing part (10) and the rear housing part (11) are connected to one another by means of a welded connection (44).

公开(公告)号：US20210197733A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

申请号：US16754991

申请日：2018-10-16

Applicant: Connaught Electronics Ltd.

Inventor： Simon Percival ,  Eugene Lascano

IPC: B60R11/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  B60R1/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a camera (4) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising a housing (9), which is formed from an electrically conductive material, a first printed circuit board (16), on which an image sensor (22) of the camera (4) is arranged (16), and at least two holding elements (18), which are connected to the first circuit board (16) and to the housing (9), wherein the first printed circuit board (16) is spaced apart from the housing (9) and is electrically connected to the housing (9) by means of the at least two holding elements (18), wherein the housing (9) comprises a front housing part (10) and a rear housing part (11), wherein the front housing part (10) and the rear housing part (11) are electrically connected to one another and wherein the front housing part (10) and the rear housing part (11) are connected to one another by means of a welded connection (44).