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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2021
Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Stefan Sauer, Waldaschaff, DE;
Rene Dreiocker, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Steven V. Byrne, Goodrich, MI (US);
Jonathan D. Conger, Berkley, MI (US);
Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular camera includes a camera housing, a lens assembly having a lens, an imager printed circuit board (imager PCB), and a heating device. The imager PCB is disposed at the camera housing and the lens is aligned with an imager disposed at the imager PCB. The heating device is disposed at at least a portion of the lens assembly and includes an electrically connecting portion having electrical contacts at an end thereof, with the electrical contacts disposed at an inner surface of the camera housing. The heating device is electrically connected to circuitry of the vehicular camera via electrical connectors that electrically connect with the electrical contacts of the electrically connecting portion of the heating device at the camera housing as the vehicular camera is assembled.