IP Library Granted Patent US 12,401,871
Granted Patent B2
US 12,401,871 · App. 18/632,875 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Vehicular camera

Inventors: Ken Nakamura (Kanagawa, JP); Kazufumi Takeshita (Tokyo, JP); Takeshi Harada (Kanagawa, JP); Yoshiki Usui (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
H04N23/51B60R11/04B60R2011/004
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Patent No.
US 12,401,871
App. No.
18/632,875
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicular camera according to one embodiment includes a lens unit, a board, a housing, a ring member, a conductive first shield part, and a conductive second shield part. The lens unit includes a lens barrel in which a lens is arranged. The board is disposed with a sensor that converts light received through the lens into an image signal. The housing accommodates the board. The ring member includes a first opening into which the lens barrel is fitted, and connects the lens unit and the housing. The first shield part is provided to accommodate the board in the housing. The second shield part is arranged between the ring member and the board, includes a second opening having a diameter corresponding to that of the lens barrel, and is electrically connected to the first shield part. The board and the second shield part are electrically connected.

Claims (45)

1. A vehicular camera comprising:

a lens unit including a lens barrel in which a lens is arranged;

a board on which a sensor configured to convert light received through the lens into an image signal is disposed;

a housing accommodating the board;

a ring member including a first opening into which the lens barrel is fitted, the ring member connecting the lens unit and the housing;

a conductive first shield part provided to accommodate the board in the housing; and

a conductive second shield part arranged between the ring member and the board, the second shield part including a second opening having a diameter corresponding to that of the lens barrel, and the second shield part being electrically connected to the first shield part, wherein

the board and the second shield part are electrically connected, and

the second shield part includes a plurality of plate-shaped protrusions extending from an edge of the second opening of the second shield part along the lens barrel.

2. The vehicular camera according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions of the second shield part extend along between an outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel and an inner peripheral surface of the first opening.

3. The vehicular camera according to claim 2 , wherein the protrusions of the second shield part are formed to decrease in size in a width direction from the edge of the second opening of the second shield part to a tip of the second shield part.

4. The vehicular camera according to claim 3 , comprising

a fixing member configured to fix the board to the ring member, wherein

the board and the second shield part are electrically connected by the fixing member.

5. The vehicular camera according to claim 3 , wherein

the board includes, on a surface facing the second shield part, a second contact member extending toward the second shield part, and

the board and the second shield part are electrically connected by the second contact member of the board.

6. The vehicular camera according to claim 2 , wherein

the second shield part includes, at an edge on a surface facing the board, a first contact member extending toward the first shield part, and

the first shield part and the second shield part are electrically connected through the first contact member of the second shield part.

7. The vehicular camera according to claim 2 , comprising

a fixing member configured to fix the board to the ring member, wherein

the board and the second shield part are electrically connected by the fixing member.

8. The vehicular camera according to claim 2 , wherein

the board includes, on a surface facing the second shield part, a second contact member extending toward the second shield part, and

the board and the second shield part are electrically connected by the second contact member of the board.

9. The vehicular camera according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusions of the second shield part are formed to decrease in size in a width direction from the edge of the second opening of the second shield part to a tip of the second shield part.

10. The vehicular camera according to claim 9 , wherein

the second shield part includes, at an edge on a surface facing the board, a first contact member extending toward the first shield part, and

the first shield part and the second shield part are electrically connected through the first contact member of the second shield part.

11. The vehicular camera according to claim 9 , comprising

a fixing member configured to fix the board to the ring member, wherein

the board and the second shield part are electrically connected by the fixing member.

12. The vehicular camera according to claim 9 , wherein

the board includes, on a surface facing the second shield part, a second contact member extending toward the second shield part, and

the board and the second shield part are electrically connected by the second contact member of the board.

13. The vehicular camera according to claim 1 , wherein

the second shield part includes, at an edge on a surface facing the board, a first contact member extending toward the first shield part, and

the first shield part and the second shield part are electrically connected through the first contact member of the second shield part.

14. The vehicular camera according to claim 1 , comprising

a fixing member configured to fix the board to the ring member, wherein

the board and the second shield part are electrically connected by the fixing member.

15. The vehicular camera according to claim 1 , wherein

the board includes, on a surface facing the second shield part, a second contact member extending toward the second shield part, and

the board and the second shield part are electrically connected by the second contact member of the board.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2024
From: NAKAMURA, KEN; TAKESHITA, KAZUFUMI; HARADA, TAKESHI; USUI, YOSHIKI
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-205327 · Dec 17, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022026838 · Jul 6, 2022
Related Publication 20240276083A1 · Aug 15, 2024
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