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Granted Patent B2
US 12679289 · App. 18/607,851 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Camera module for a vehicle, a vehicle and a method for assembling a camera module

Inventor: Ralf Tiekenheinrich (Stuttgart, DE)
Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Limited
B60R11/04B08B7/02H04N23/51
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12679289
App. No.
18/607,851
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a camera module for a vehicle comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; at least one camera disposed proximate to or on the first end of the housing; at least one cover glass disposed proximate to or on the second end of the housing facing the at least one camera; at least one actuator, preferably being a piezo actuator, disposed between the housing and the at least one cover glass; and at least one sealing element disposed between the at least one cover glass and the housing, wherein the at least one cover glass is configured to compressibly touch the at least one sealing element, and wherein the at least one sealing element is injection molded onto the housing by a 2K injection molding process.

Claims (29)

1 . A camera module for a vehicle, comprising:

a housing having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;

at least one camera disposed proximate to or on the first end of the housing;

at least one cover glass disposed proximate to or on the second end of the housing facing the at least one camera;

at least one actuator disposed between the housing and the at least one cover glass;

at least one grommet disposed between the at least one camera and the housing, wherein the at least one grommet is configured to absorb vibration from the vehicle and the at least one actuator; and

at least one sealing element disposed between the at least one cover glass and the housing,

wherein the at least one sealing element comprises a plurality of sealing lips configured to touch at least one of a lateral surface, a top surface, or a bottom surface of the at least one cover glass, wherein each of the plurality of sealing lips is independently configured to provide a seal between the housing and the at least one cover glass such that if one of the plurality of sealing lips is damaged or worn another one of the plurality of sealing lips will continue to provide the seal between the housing and the at least one cover glass,

wherein the at least one cover glass is configured to compressibly touch the at least one sealing element, and

wherein the at least one sealing element is injection molded onto the housing by a 2K injection molding process.

2 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is a piezo actuator.

3 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the housing and the at least one sealing element are manufactured as one unit.

4 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the at least one actuator is attached to the housing and the at least one cover glass by at least one attaching means.

5 . The camera module of claim 4 , wherein the at least one attaching means is double-sided.

6 . The camera module of claim 4 , wherein the at least one attaching means comprises an adhesive tape or glue.

7 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the housing is made of ABS, PC, PP, ASA, PMMA, PA, PE, HDPE, POM or combination thereof or any other moldable plastic or diecast.

8 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sealing element is made of TPE, EPDM, plastic or any moldable sealing material.

9 . A vehicle comprising at least one camera module according to claim 1 .

10 . A method of assembling at least one camera module that includes a housing and at least one sealing element, the method comprising:

mounting at least one camera at or proximate to a first end of the housing;

fixing at least one actuator and at least one grommet onto the housing; and

fixing at least one cover glass onto the at least one actuator such that the at least one cover glass is facing the at least one camera,

wherein the at least one sealing element comprises a plurality of sealing lips configured to touch at least one of a lateral surface, a top surface, or a bottom surface of the at least one cover glass, wherein each of the plurality of sealing lips is independently configured to provide a seal between the housing and the at least one cover glass such that if one of the plurality of sealing lips is damaged or worn another one of the plurality of sealing lips will continue to provide the seal between the housing and the at least one cover glass,

wherein the at least one grommet is configured to absorb vibration from the vehicle and the at least one actuator,

wherein the at least one cover glass is configured to compressibly touch the at least one sealing element, and

wherein the at least one sealing element is injection molded onto the housing by a 2K injection molding process.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one actuator is a piezo actuator.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one actuator is fixed to the housing by at least one attaching means.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one attaching means is double-sided.