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Granted Patent B2
US 10,442,369 · App. 15/758,560 · Granted Oct 15, 2019

Method for manufacturing a camera for a motor vehicle in dependency on an interface device, camera, as well as motor vehicle

Inventors: Colin Patrick Hehir (Tuam, IE); Carol Grimes (Tuam, IE); Daniel Proctor (Tuam, IE)
Assignee: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
B60R11/04H04N5/2252H04N5/2257B60R2011/004
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Patent No.
US 10,442,369
App. No.
15/758,560
Granted
Oct 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a camera ( 4 ) for a motor vehicle ( 1 ), in which an interface device ( 14 ) for connecting the camera ( 4 ) with a data bus of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) is selected from at least two different interface devices ( 14 ) and is arranged on a circuit board ( 13 ), the circuit board ( 13 ) is arranged in an interior space ( 12 ) of a front housing ( 10 ), a rear housing ( 15 ) is manufactured and connected with the front housing ( 10 ), wherein the rear housing ( 15 ) has a through-opening ( 16 ), through which the interface device ( 15 ) is passed partly, wherein in manufacture of the rear housing ( 15 ) the through-opening ( 16 ) is formed in dependency on the selected interface device ( 14 ), wherein an outer contour of the rear housing ( 15 ) is maintained.

Claims (23)

1. A method for manufacturing a camera for a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

selecting an interface device from at least two different interface devices to obtain a selected interface device;

connecting the camera with a data bus of the motor vehicle in the selected interface device;

connecting the selected interface device to a circuit board, wherein the circuit board is arranged in an interior space of a front housing of the camera; and

manufacturing a rear housing of the camera and connecting the rear housing with the front housing of the camera,

wherein the rear housing has a through-opening, through which the interface device is passed partly, and

wherein in manufacture of the rear housing the through-opening is formed based on the selected interface device while an outer contour of the rear housing is maintained and a recess for a separate plug housing is formed.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the rear housing is manufactured by a die-casting method and a tool for the die-casting method is adapted based on the selected interface device.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein for adapting the tool an insert element of the tool is changed.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the manufacture of the rear housing the through-opening is formed based on dimensions of the selected interface device and/or an arrangement of the selected interface device on the circuit board.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plug housing is provided, which has an elevation corresponding to the recess.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein between the rear housing and the plug housing a sealing element is arranged.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein between the rear housing and the plug housing a sealing element is arranged.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the manufacture of the rear housing at least one bore is formed, wherein, when connecting the rear housing with the front housing, a connection element is passed through the bore.

9. A camera for a motor vehicle, the camera comprising:

an interface device for connecting the camera with a data bus of the motor vehicle, wherein the interface device is selected from at least two different interface devices;

a circuit board, to which the selected interface device is connected;

a front housing, in an interior of which the circuit board is arranged; and

a rear housing, which is connected with the front housing,

wherein the rear housing has a through-opening, through which the interface device is partly passed,

wherein in the rear housing the through-opening is formed based on the selected interface device,

wherein an outer contour of the rear housing is maintained in manufacture and the rear housing comprises a recess for a plug housing.

10. A motor vehicle comprising at least one camera according to claim 8 mounted to an exterior of the motor vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2019
From: HEHIR, COLIN PATRICK; GRIMES, CAROL
To: CONNAUGHT ELECTRONICS LTD.
Reel/Frame 050281/0210 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2015 115 361 · Sep 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180251081A1 · Sep 6, 2018
Cited By (2)
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