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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2022
Applicant:

Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jamie A. Mleczko, Washington, MI (US);

Steven V. Byrne, Goodrich, MI (US);

Jonathan D. Conger, Berkley, MI (US);

Rene Dreiocker, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Rainer Strey, Solms, DE;

Assignee:

MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F25B 21/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/22521 (2018.08); B60R 1/00 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); F25B 21/02 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H05K 7/205 (2013.01); H05K 7/20409 (2013.01); H05K 7/20854 (2013.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/30 (2013.01); F25B 2321/023 (2013.01); F25B 2321/0251 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicular camera module includes a camera housing, an imager printed circuit board and a processor printed circuit board. An imager is disposed at a first side of the imager printed circuit board. A heat transfer element is accommodated in the camera housing and is in thermal conductive contact with an active cooling element and with a second side of the imager printed circuit board or the processor printed circuit board. Circuitry of the camera module is electrically connected to electrical connecting elements that electrically connect to a wire harness of a vehicle when the vehicular camera module is disposed at the vehicle. With the electrical connecting elements electrically connected to the wire harness of the vehicle, heat generated by operation of the vehicular camera module is drawn from the imager printed circuit board to the camera housing via the heat transfer element.


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