US 11,689,791 B2
Vehicular camera module
Steven V. Byrne, Goodrich, MI (US); Yuesheng Lu, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Jonathan D. Conger, Berkley, MI (US); and Rene Dreiocker, Rochester Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/646,002.
Application 17/646,002 is a continuation of application No. 16/947,775, filed on Aug. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,212,429.
Application 16/947,775 is a continuation of application No. 16/165,170, filed on Oct. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,750,064, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/575,650, filed on Oct. 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0124229 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/54 (2023.01) [B60R 1/00 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H05K 7/205 (2013.01); H05K 7/20409 (2013.01); H05K 7/20854 (2013.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicular camera module comprising:
a lens holder formed of a first material;
a lens barrel formed of a second material;
a lens comprising a plurality of optical elements accommodated in the lens barrel;
an imager printed circuit board, the imager printed circuit board having an imager disposed thereat;
wherein the imager printed circuit board is attached at the lens holder;
wherein, with the imager printed circuit board attached at the lens holder, the imager is aligned with the lens accommodated in the lens barrel;
a processor printed circuit board having circuitry that is electrically connected to circuitry of the imager printed circuit board;
wherein the processor printed circuit board has an image processor disposed thereat;
wherein the coefficient of thermal expansion of the second material forming the lens barrel is lower than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the first material forming the lens holder; and
wherein circuitry of the vehicular camera module comprises connecting elements that are configured to electrically connect to a wire harness of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular camera module.