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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2019
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc, Elyria, OH (US);
Jeffrey Coleman, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Lenny Tan, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Robert Charnock, Anaheim, CA (US);
Zheng Li, Irvine, CA (US);
Reza Khamsi, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria, OH (US);
Abstract
A camera assembly includes a circuit board on which an imager is mounted, and a lens assembly mounted over the imager to the circuit board. The camera assembly further includes a first infrared light source mounted on the circuit board at a first location, and a second infrared light source mounted on the circuit board at a second location. A first light pipe is mounted to the circuit board at the first location, while a second light pipe is mounted to the circuit board at the second location. The circuit board, lens assembly, first and second infrared light sources, and first and second light pipes are disposed in a housing, which includes a front housing and a rear housing. The first and second light pipes extend from the circuit board to the front housing such that light is conveyed from the first and second infrared light sources, respectively, to an illumination exit plane of the camera assembly.