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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10442369-B2
Application number	US-201615758560-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2016
Priority date	Sep 11, 2015
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

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.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

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.

Assignees

• Connaught Electronics Ltd

Inventors

• Hehir Colin Patrick
• Grimes Carol
• Proctor Daniel

Classifications

• H04N23/57

  Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices · CPC title

• H04N23/51 Primary

  Housings · CPC title

• B60R11/04 Primary

  Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle · CPC title

• B60R2011/004

  outside the vehicle · CPC title

• H04N5/2257

  Electricity · mapped topic