JP5978511B2 - Camera device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a camera device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a camera device installed in a bumper or a grill of an automobile is equipped with an image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and a terminal (hereinafter referred to as a circuit) formed on a circuit board accommodated in a housing. Terminal)) is connected to an external connection terminal for connecting to the outside of a power supply device or a camera device such as a display device in a vehicle.
This external connection terminal is connected to each device in the vehicle via a mating connector by connector connection or via a wire as a terminal of a wire harness.
Such a camera device is configured such that light introduced from the outside to the inside of the housing is received by the image pickup device via an optical system such as a lens provided on the front surface of the housing, and the circuit board is mounted on the housing. The positional relationship between the optical axis of the optical system and the optical axis of the image sensor is adjusted by making a slight displacement inside. For example, in Patent Document 1, even when the circuit board is slightly displaced in the housing and the circuit terminal and the external connection terminal are relatively slightly displaced, the connection state between the circuit terminal and the external connection terminal is disclosed. A camera apparatus having a mechanism for maintaining the above is described.

  In the camera device described in Patent Document 1, a conductive elastic body in which fine metal wires as conductors are embedded so as to be exposed at both end surfaces of an insulating elastic body is provided between a circuit terminal and an external connection terminal. The circuit terminals and the external connection terminals are electrically connected by sandwiching each end face of the fine metal wires by contacting the circuit terminals and the external connection terminals by the elastic restoring force of the insulating elastic body. Yes.

JP 2006-351210 A

  However, as shown in FIG. 13, the camera device 200 described in Patent Document 1 includes a casing 300, a circuit board on which an external connection terminal accommodating portion 310 that accommodates an external connection terminal 311 and a circuit terminal 321 are formed. 322 is configured to be separable from the circuit board housing portion 320 in which the 322 is housed, and the conductive elastic body 400 is sandwiched between the circuit terminal 321 and the external connection terminal 311, and the open end of the external connection terminal housing portion 310. Since the external connection terminal accommodating part 310 and the circuit board accommodating part 320 are coupled so that 310a and the opening end 320a of the circuit board accommodating part 320 are combined, the external connection terminal accommodating part 310 The waterproof seal member 500 is required to improve the waterproof property at the joint of the opening ends 310a and 320a with the circuit board housing part 320. Increasing number of goods number, there is a problem that results in the assembling work becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a camera device that can facilitate the assembling work.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a camera device according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a circuit board housing portion that houses a circuit board having circuit terminals formed on a mounting surface, and an external device. An external connection terminal accommodating portion that accommodates an external connection terminal that enables electrical connection with the case, and a case in which the circuit board accommodating portion and the external connection terminal accommodating portion are combined, A conductive elastic body in which a conductor is embedded in an insulating elastic body so as to be exposed at both end surfaces of the circuit board housing portion side and the external connection terminal housing portion side between the circuit terminal and the external connection terminal. In the camera device in which the circuit terminal and the external connection terminal are electrically connected via the conductor by being sandwiched, the circuit board housing portion has an end surface of the conductive elastic body on the circuit board housing portion side. The end including the circuit board A conductive elastic body insertion opening formed so as to be able to be inserted from the outside of the housing portion toward the circuit terminal in the circuit board housing portion and having an inner edge surface in close contact with the conductive elastic body is provided. The external connection terminal accommodating portion has a concave shape into which an end portion including an end surface of the conductive elastic body on the external connection terminal accommodating portion side is fitted, and the external connection terminal is recessed from the bottom surface of the concave portion. When the conductive elastic body insertion concave portion is exposed substantially flush with the bottom surface, and the circuit board housing portion and the external connection terminal housing portion are coupled, the conductive elastic body is electrically conductive. It is fitted in close contact with the sexual elastic member fitting recess, and characterized in that it is held in the conductive elastic body inserted while being in close contact with the opening in the housing in the insertion state.

In the camera device according to claim 2 of the present invention, in the above invention, a circuit board housing portion in which a circuit board having a circuit terminal formed on a mounting surface is housed, and an external connection can be made. An external connection terminal accommodating portion in which the external connection terminal is accommodated, and when the circuit board accommodating portion and the external connection terminal accommodating portion are coupled, the circuit terminal and the external connection terminal Between the circuit terminals by sandwiching a conductive elastic body in which a conductor is embedded in an insulating elastic body so as to be exposed at both end surfaces of the circuit board housing portion side and the external connection terminal housing portion side In the camera device in which the external connection terminal is electrically connected via the conductor, the circuit board housing portion includes an end portion including an end surface of the conductive elastic body on the circuit board housing portion side. From the outside of the housing A conductive elastic body insertion opening formed so as to be able to be inserted into the circuit terminal in the board housing portion and to be in close contact with the conductive elastic body. The connection terminal accommodating portion has a concave shape into which an end including the end surface on the external connection terminal accommodating portion side of the conductive elastic body is fitted, and the external connection terminal is exposed from the bottom of the recess. When the circuit board housing portion and the external connection terminal housing portion are coupled to each other, the conductive elastic body is inserted into the conductive elastic body insertion concave portion, and the conductive elastic The conductive elastic body insertion opening is held in the housing in a state of being inserted in close contact with the body insertion opening, and the circuit board housing portion has a frame inner surface that is flush with the inner edge surface of the opening. Opening that is the surface on which the part is formed A protruding frame-like wall portion that protrudes in a frame shape and has a protruding end surface that abuts against the upper surface of the concave portion of the conductive elastic body-inserting concave portion, and the external connection terminal accommodating portion includes the protruding frame-like wall It has a projecting surrounding wall portion projecting from the upper surface of the concave portion so as to surround the outer periphery of the portion, and having a projecting end surface in contact with the opening forming surface.

  In the camera device according to claim 3 of the present invention, in the above invention, the conductive elastic body is such that the insulating elastic body has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the longitudinal direction is the insertion direction into the conductive elastic body insertion recess. And the insertion direction into the conductive elastic body insertion opening.

  In the camera device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, the conductive elastic body has a lip portion having a cross-sectional shape in the longitudinal direction forming a mountain shape, and the lip portion extends along the longitudinal direction. It is characterized by being formed so as to be continuous.

  In the camera device according to claim 1 of the present invention, the conductive elastic body electrically connects the circuit terminal and the external connection terminal via the conductor, and the conductive elastic body insertion recess and the Since the conductive elastic body insertion opening is sealed so as to be waterproof, a waterproof seal for improving the waterproof property at the joint between the external connection terminal housing portion and the circuit board housing portion There is no need to assemble the member, and as a result, the assembling work can be facilitated.

  In the camera device according to claim 2 of the present invention, the conductive elastic body insertion recess and the conductive elastic body insertion opening are provided by providing the protruding frame-shaped wall portion and the protruding enclosure wall portion. Since the water intrusion route is complicated, the waterproof performance can be improved.

  In the camera device according to claim 3 of the present invention, a portion where the conductive elastic body comes into contact with the concave side surface of the conductive elastic body insertion concave portion and the opening inner edge surface of the conductive elastic body insertion opening portion becomes large. Therefore, the sealing ability of the conductive elastic body insertion recess by the conductive elastic body and the conductive elastic body insertion opening is improved, and as a result, the waterproof performance is enhanced. Can do.

  In the camera device according to claim 4 of the present invention, the sealing ability of the conductive elastic body insertion recess by the conductive elastic body and the conductive elastic body insertion opening by the conductive elastic body is improved by the lip portion. , Can improve waterproof performance.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a camera apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a top view of the camera apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the camera device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the external connection terminal accommodating portion shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the conductive elastic body insertion concave portion side. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the conductive elastic body shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the conductive elastic body of the camera device shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a procedure for assembling the camera device. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a procedure for assembling the camera device. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a camera device of Modification 1 of the camera device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of the conductive elastic body shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a camera device of Modification 2 of the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a camera device of Modification 3 of the camera device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the prior art.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a camera device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a camera apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a top view of the camera apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the camera device 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the external connection terminal accommodating portion 60 shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the conductive elastic body fitting recess 63 side. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the conductive elastic body 30 shown in FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the conductive elastic body 30 of the camera apparatus 1 shown in FIG.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the X, Y, and Z directions are defined as shown in the figure for convenience of explanation.
In the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the circuit board housing portion 50 in which the circuit board 10 in which the circuit terminals 11a are formed on the mounting surface 10a is housed, and the external connection that enables electrical connection with the outside. When the external connection terminal accommodating part 60 in which the terminal 20 is accommodated has the separable casing 40 and the circuit board accommodating part 50 and the external connection terminal accommodating part 60 are combined, the circuit terminal 11a and the external connection terminal 20 are connected. And the conductive elastic body 30 in which the conductor 32a is embedded in the insulating elastic body 31 so as to be exposed at both end faces 30a and 30b on the circuit board housing portion 50 side and the external connection terminal housing portion 60 side. Thereby, the circuit terminal 11a and the external connection terminal 20 are electrically connected through the conductor 32a.

First, the circuit board 10 will be described.
The circuit board 10 is realized by a printed wiring board, and an imaging element (not shown) such as a CCD is mounted on the mounting surface 10a.
In the circuit board 10, the circuit terminal 11 a is electrically connected to the external connection terminal 20, and electric power with respect to the outside or control signal input / output is performed via the external connection terminal 20.
The circuit terminal 11a includes one circuit terminal group 11 formed by arranging three circuit terminals 11a in the Y direction, and two circuit terminal groups 11 spaced in the X direction by the six circuit terminals 11a. Yes.
In this embodiment, an example in which six circuit terminals 11a are formed is illustrated, but the number of circuit terminals 11a is not limited to six.

Next, the external connection terminal 20 will be described.
The external connection terminal 20 functions as a so-called wire harness terminal. More specifically, the terminals are connected to the terminal portions of the six electric wires W bundled in the insulating tube 21.
In this embodiment, an example in which six external connection terminals 20 are provided is illustrated, but the number of external connection terminals 20 is not limited to this. That is, the external connection terminals 20 may be provided according to the number of circuit terminals 11a to be connected.

  As shown in FIG. 4, each external connection terminal 20 is exposed from a recess bottom surface 63 a of a conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 (described later) of the external connection terminal accommodating portion 60.

Next, the conductive elastic body 30 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the conductive elastic body 30 is made of a rectangular parallelepiped silicone whose insulating elastic body 31 has a longitudinal direction in the Z direction.
The conductor 32a is made of a fine metal wire extending in the Z direction, a plurality of conductors 32a are embedded in the insulating elastic body 31, and each conductor 32a is connected to the circuit board housing portion 50 side perpendicular to the Y direction of the insulating elastic body 31 and external connection. The insulating elastic body 31 is integrally provided so as to be exposed at both end faces 30a, 30b on the terminal accommodating portion 60 side.
The conductors 32a are arranged in high density in the Y direction to form one conductor group 32, and two conductor groups 32 are provided with an interval in the X direction.
In this way, the end face of each conductor 32 a embedded in the insulating elastic body 31 is connected to the circuit terminal 11 a and the external connection terminal 20.
Moreover, since the conductor 32a is exposed to the both end faces 30a and 30b of the conductive elastic body 30 in a continuous region by the conductor group 32, each terminal 11a and 20 is subject to a slight displacement. The connection state between the terminals 11a, 20 and the conductor 32a is maintained.

In this embodiment, the insulating elastic body 31 is made of silicone. However, the invention is not limited to this, and the insulating elastic body 31 may be made of other materials as long as it has elasticity and insulating properties.
In this embodiment, the conductor 32a is a thin metal wire. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The conductor 32a is embedded in the insulating elastic body 31 so that the circuit terminal 11a and the external connection terminal 20 can be electrically connected. Other conductors may be used.

Next, the casing 40 will be described.
The housing 40 is made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, and the circuit board housing part 50 and the external connection terminal housing part 60 are provided in a separable manner.
In the circuit board housing part 50, a circuit board housing body part 51 serving as a body is provided with a screw insertion hole 52 for coupling, a conductive elastic body insertion opening part 53, and a protruding frame-like wall part 54.

  The coupling screw insertion hole 52 is a hole through which a screw (not shown) for coupling the circuit board housing unit 50 and the external connection terminal housing unit 60 is inserted, and is provided on an opening forming surface 53a described later.

In the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53, the end 33 including the end surface 30 a on the circuit board housing part 50 side of the conductive elastic body 30 is directed from the outside of the circuit board housing part 50 to the circuit terminal 11 a in the circuit board housing part 50. The opening inner edge surface 53 b is formed so as to be in close contact with the conductive elastic body 30.
More specifically, the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 is formed on an opening forming surface 53a that is a surface directed to the external connection terminal housing portion 60 of the circuit board housing body 51, and the opening shape is a conductive elastic body. The shape is substantially equal to the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the 30 insertion direction, and is set to be slightly smaller than the cross-sectional shape.
For this reason, when the conductive elastic body 30 is inserted through the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53, the conductive elastic body 30 is elastically compressed in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction, so that the conductive elastic body 30 is closely attached to the opening inner edge surface 53b by an elastic restoring force. It has become so.

The projecting frame-shaped wall portion 54 projects in a frame shape from the opening forming surface 53a so that the inner surface 54a of the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 is flush with the inner surface 53b of the opening, and the projecting end surface 54b This is a wall that comes into contact with a recess upper surface 63c of a conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 to be described later.
More specifically, the protruding frame-like wall portion 54 has a cross-sectional shape in which the outer shape of the frame inner surface 54 a is orthogonal to the insertion direction of the conductive elastic body 30 in the same manner as the opening shape of the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53. And a dimension slightly smaller than the cross-sectional shape.
For this reason, when the conductive elastic body 30 is inserted into the frame of the protruding frame-like wall portion 54, the conductive elastic body 30 is elastically compressed in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction, and is thus brought into close contact with the frame inner surface 54a by the elastic restoring force. It has become so.

  In the external connection terminal accommodating portion 60, a coupling screw insertion hole 62, a conductive elastic body fitting recess 63, and a projecting surrounding wall portion 64 are provided in an external connection terminal accommodating main body portion 61 serving as a main body.

  The coupling screw insertion hole 62 is a through-hole through which a screw for coupling the circuit board housing part 50 and the external connection terminal housing part 60 is inserted, and the circuit board housing body part 51 of the external connection terminal housing part 60 and Is provided on the coupling surface.

The conductive elastic body insertion concave portion 63 has a concave shape into which the end portion 34 including the end surface 30b of the conductive elastic body 30 on the external connection terminal accommodating portion 60 side is inserted, and the external connection terminal 20 is exposed from the concave bottom surface 63a. It becomes.
More specifically, the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 is provided on a surface facing the circuit board housing body 51 and has an opening shape that is substantially equal to a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the insertion direction of the conductive elastic body 30. Yes, and slightly smaller than the cross-sectional shape.
For this reason, when the conductive elastic body 30 is inserted into the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63, the conductive elastic body 30 is elastically compressed in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction, so that it is in close contact with the recess side surface 63b by the elastic restoring force. It has become.

  The projecting enclosure wall 64 is a wall that projects from the upper surface 63c of the recess so as to surround the outer periphery of the projecting frame-shaped wall 54, and the projecting end surface 64a contacts the opening forming surface 53a.

  When such a circuit board housing part 50 and the external connection terminal housing part 60 are coupled, as shown in FIG. 6, the conductive elastic body 30 is compressed in a predetermined amount in the X, Y, and Z directions, and the housing 40, each end face of the conductor 32a is brought into contact with the circuit terminal 11a and the external connection terminal 20 by the elastic restoring force of the insulating elastic body 31, and the circuit terminal 11a and the external connection terminal 20 are interposed via the conductor 32a. And are electrically connected. Moreover, the conductive elastic body 30 is elastically restored in the direction of the arrow in the figure, so that the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 and the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 are sealed in a waterproof manner. Yes.

  Further, by providing the projecting frame-shaped wall portion 54 and the projecting surrounding wall portion 64, the intrusion path of water into the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 and the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 is complicated. It has become.

  Next, the assembly procedure of the camera apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 are diagrams showing the assembly procedure of the camera device 1.

First, the operator inserts one end 34 of the conductive elastic body 30 into the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 (see FIG. 7).
As a result, the conductor 32a exposed on the end surface 33 of the conductive elastic body 30 on the external connection terminal accommodating portion 60 side and the external connection terminal 20 exposed from the recess bottom surface 63a are arranged to face each other.

Next, the operator couples the circuit board housing portion 50 and the external connection terminal housing portion 60 so that the end portion 33 of the conductive elastic body 30 is inserted through the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 (FIG. 8). reference).
Here, when an operator screws a screw (not shown) into the coupling screw insertion hole 52 and the coupling screw insertion hole 62, the circuit board housing portion 50 and the external connection terminal housing portion 60 are coupled, and the conductive elastic The body 30 is held in the housing 40 in a state compressed by a predetermined amount in the X, Y, and Z directions. Therefore, each end face of the conductor 32a embedded in the conductive elastic body 30 is brought into contact with the circuit terminal 11a and the external connection terminal 20 by the elastic restoring force of the insulating elastic body 31, and the conductive elastic body 30 is The conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 is inserted into the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 while being in close contact with the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 and is held by the housing 40.
That is, the circuit terminal 11a and the external connection terminal 20 are electrically connected by the conductive elastic body 30 via the conductor 32a, and the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 and the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 are formed. Sealed to be waterproof.

  In the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the conductive elastic body 30 electrically connects the circuit terminal 11a and the external connection terminal 20 via the conductor 32a, and the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 and the conductive elastic body 30 are electrically connected. Since the flexible elastic body insertion opening 53 is sealed so as to be waterproof, a waterproof seal for improving the waterproof property at the joint between the external connection terminal accommodating portion 60 and the circuit board accommodating portion 50 There is no need to assemble the member, and as a result, the assembling work can be facilitated.

  In addition, the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with the protruding frame-like wall portion 54 and the protruding surrounding wall portion 64, so that the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 and the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 are provided. Since the water intrusion route into the water is complicated, the waterproof performance can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the conductive elastic body 30 is brought into contact with the concave side surface 63b of the conductive elastic body insertion concave portion 63 and the opening inner edge surface 53b of the conductive elastic body insertion opening portion 53. Therefore, the sealing capacity of the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 and the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 by the conductive elastic body 30 is improved. Waterproof performance can be increased.

(Modification 1)
Next, Modification 1 of the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the camera device 2 of Modification 1 of the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of the conductive elastic body 70 shown in FIG.
The camera device 2 according to the first modification is different from the camera device 1 according to the embodiment in that a conductive elastic body 70 is provided instead of the conductive elastic body 30.
Other configurations are the same as those in the embodiment, and the same components as those in the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In the conductive elastic body 70, the insulating elastic body 71 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the longitudinal direction is the insertion direction into the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 and the insertion direction into the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53. . In addition, the conductive elastic body 70 has a lip portion 72 having a mountain-shaped cross section in the longitudinal direction, and is formed so that the lip portion 72 is continuous along the longitudinal direction.

  The camera device 2 of the first modified example has the same effect as the camera device 1 according to the embodiment, and the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 by the conductive elastic body 70 and the conductive elastic body insertion opening by the lip portion 72. The sealing ability of the portion 53 is improved, and as a result, the waterproof performance can be enhanced.

(Modification 2)
Next, a second modification of the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the camera device 3 of Modification 2 of the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The camera device 3 according to the second modification is different from the camera device 1 according to the embodiment in that an external connection terminal accommodating portion 80 is provided instead of the external connection terminal accommodating portion 60.
Other configurations are the same as those in the embodiment, and the same components as those in the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The external connection terminal accommodating portion 80 has an external connection connector 81.
The external connection connector 81 is connected to each device such as a display device in the vehicle via a partner connection connector (not shown) by connecting a partner connection connector (not shown). This external connection connector 81 has a connector housing portion 81a, and one end of the external connection terminal 82 projects as a male terminal into the connector housing portion 81a.
The external connection terminal 82 is connected to the conductor 32a by exposing the other end from the concave bottom surface 100a.

  The camera device 3 of the second modification can achieve the same effects as the camera device 1 according to the embodiment.

(Modification 3)
Next, a third modification of the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the camera device 4 of Modification 3 of the camera device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The camera device 4 of the third modification is implemented in that it has a circuit board housing portion 90 instead of the circuit board housing portion 50 and an external connection terminal housing portion 100 instead of the external connection terminal housing portion 60. Different from the camera device 1 of the example.
Other configurations are the same as those in the embodiment, and the same components as those in the embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  The circuit board housing part 90 has a structure without the protruding frame-like wall part 54. Further, the external connection terminal accommodating portion 100 has a structure that does not have the protruding surrounding wall portion 64. That is, when the circuit board housing portion 90 and the external connection terminal housing portion 100 are coupled, the opening forming surface 90a of the circuit board housing portion 90 and the recess upper surface 100a of the external connection terminal housing portion 100 are in contact with each other on a flat surface. It has come to be.

  In the camera device 4 of the modified example 3, as in the camera device 1 according to the embodiment, the conductive elastic body 30 electrically connects the circuit terminal 11a and the external connection terminal 20 via the conductor 32a. Since the conductive elastic body insertion recess 63 and the conductive elastic body insertion opening 53 are sealed so as to be waterproof, at the joint between the external connection terminal housing portion 100 and the circuit board housing portion 90. It is not necessary to assemble a waterproof seal member for improving waterproofness, and as a result, the assembling work can be facilitated.

  Although the camera devices 1, 2, 3, and 4 according to the embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated as being installed in an automobile, they may be installed in other locations. For example, it may be installed in a house as a security camera for easy outdoor monitoring.

  The invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the above-described embodiments of the invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments of the invention and does not depart from the gist thereof. Various changes can be made.

1, 2, 3, 4 Camera device 10 Circuit board 10a Mounting surface 11 Circuit terminal group 11a Circuit terminal 20, 82 External connection terminal 21 Insulating tube 30, 70 Conductive elastic body 30a, 30b End surface 31, 71 Insulating elastic body 32 Conductor Group 32a Conductor 33, 34 End 40 Housing 50, 90 Circuit board housing part 51 Circuit board housing body 52 Coupling screw insertion hole 53 Conductive elastic body insertion opening 53a, 90a Opening surface 53b Opening inner edge surface 54 Projection frame Shaped wall portion 54a Frame inner surface 54b Projecting end surface 60, 80, 100 External connection terminal accommodating portion 61 External connection terminal accommodating main body portion 62 Coupling screw insertion hole 63 Conductive elastic body fitting concave portion 63a Concave bottom surface 63b Concave side surface 63c, 100a Concave top surface 64 Projection wall 64a Projection end surface 72 Lip part 81 External connector 81a Connection Motor housing W wire

Claims (4)

A housing in which a circuit board housing part that houses a circuit board in which circuit terminals are formed on a mounting surface and an external connection terminal housing part that houses an external connection terminal that enables electrical connection to the outside can be separated. And when the circuit board housing portion and the external connection terminal housing portion are coupled, the circuit board housing portion side and the external connection terminal housing portion side are provided between the circuit terminal and the external connection terminal. The circuit terminal and the external connection terminal are electrically connected via the conductor by sandwiching a conductive elastic body in which a conductor is embedded in an insulating elastic body so as to be exposed at both end faces of the camera In
The circuit board housing portion is
An end including the end surface on the side of the circuit board housing portion of the conductive elastic body is opened so as to be able to be inserted from the outside of the circuit board housing portion toward the circuit terminal in the circuit board housing portion, and an inner edge surface of the opening is A conductive elastic body insertion opening formed to be in close contact with the conductive elastic body;
The external connection terminal accommodating portion is
The conductive elastic body has a concave shape into which an end portion including an end surface on the external connection terminal accommodating portion side is inserted, and the external connection terminal is exposed from the bottom surface of the recess substantially flush with the bottom surface of the recess . It has an elastic body insertion recess,
If said circuit board receiving portion and the external connection terminal accommodating portions are coupled, the conductive elastic body, is fitted in close contact to the conductive elastic body in recess, and the conductive elastic body insert opening A camera device, wherein the camera device is held in the housing in a state of being inserted while being in close contact with a portion. A housing in which a circuit board housing part that houses a circuit board in which circuit terminals are formed on a mounting surface and an external connection terminal housing part that houses an external connection terminal that enables electrical connection to the outside can be separated. And when the circuit board housing portion and the external connection terminal housing portion are coupled, the circuit board housing portion side and the external connection terminal housing portion side are provided between the circuit terminal and the external connection terminal. The circuit terminal and the external connection terminal are electrically connected via the conductor by sandwiching a conductive elastic body in which a conductor is embedded in an insulating elastic body so as to be exposed at both end faces of the camera In
The circuit board housing portion is
An end including the end surface on the side of the circuit board housing portion of the conductive elastic body is opened so as to be able to be inserted from the outside of the circuit board housing portion toward the circuit terminal in the circuit board housing portion, and an inner edge surface of the opening is A conductive elastic body insertion opening formed to be in close contact with the conductive elastic body;
The external connection terminal accommodating portion is
The conductive elastic body has a concave shape into which an end including the end surface on the external connection terminal accommodating portion side is inserted, and has a conductive elastic body insertion recess in which the external connection terminal is exposed from the bottom surface of the recess. Become
When the circuit board housing portion and the external connection terminal housing portion are coupled, the conductive elastic body is inserted into the conductive elastic body insertion recess and is in close contact with the conductive elastic body insertion opening. Held in the housing in the inserted state,
The circuit board housing portion is
The conductive elastic body is protruded in a frame shape from the opening forming surface which is a surface on which the conductive elastic body insertion opening is formed so that the inner surface of the frame is formed flush with the inner edge surface of the opening, and the protruding end surface is the conductive elastic body It has a protruding frame-like wall portion that comes into contact with the upper surface of the recessed portion of the fitting recessed portion,
The external connection terminal accommodating portion is
A camera device comprising: a projecting enclosure wall portion projecting from the upper surface of the recess so as to surround an outer periphery of the projecting frame-like wall portion, and having a projecting end surface abutting against the opening forming surface. The conductive elastic body is
2. The insulating elastic body has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a longitudinal direction thereof is a direction of insertion into the conductive elastic body insertion recess and a direction of insertion into the conductive elastic body insertion opening. 2. The camera device according to 2. The conductive elastic body is
4. The camera device according to claim 3, wherein a cross-sectional shape in the longitudinal direction has a lip portion having a mountain shape, and the lip portion is formed so as to be continuous along the longitudinal direction.

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