TWM637972U - Automotive camera apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

An automotive camera apparatus is provided, including a substrate, a connecting member, an image sensor, a cover, a first adhesive member, a camera assembly, and a second adhesive member. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The connecting member and the image sensor are respectively disposed on the first surface and the second surface. The cover covers the first surface. The first adhesive member is connected to the substrate and the cover. The camera assembly covers the second surface. The second adhesive member is connected to the camera assembly and the cover.

Description

Vehicle Lens Equipment

This creation is about a vehicle-mounted lens device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted lens device that is easy to assemble.

Automotive lenses are optical precision instruments. In the current assembly, screws and other locking tools are often required for installation. However, due to differences in the operation of the same assembly personnel during assembly, there may be slight differences in the assembled product or even cause functional failure.

In addition, when installing with screws and other locking tools, there may be gaps between the parts, which may cause foreign matter such as dust to adhere to the photosensitive element, reducing the image quality produced by the automotive lens. Therefore, how to solve the foregoing problems becomes an important issue.

In order to solve the above known problems, the present invention provides a vehicle-mounted lens device, including a substrate, a connecting element, a photosensitive element, a cover, a first adhesive element, a lens assembly, and a second adhesive element . The substrate has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is opposite to the second surface, and the connecting element and the photosensitive element are respectively arranged on the first surface and the second surface. The cover covers the first surface. The first adhesive element connects the substrate and the cover. The lens assembly shields the second side. The second adhesive element connects the lens assembly and the cover body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned first adhesive element sticks the first surface and the cover.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned substrate further has a side, the side connects the first side and the second side, and the first adhesive element sticks the side and the cover.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned cover body includes a base, a side wall, and a hollow cylinder. The base shields the first side. The side wall is connected to the base and surrounds the substrate. The hollow cylinder is connected to the base, and the connecting element is accommodated in the hollow cylinder.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned side wall has an inner surface facing the substrate, and the inner surface has a stepped structure.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned side wall has a top surface facing the cover, and the second adhesive element is disposed on the top surface.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the distance between the aforementioned top surface and the second surface is greater than the distance between the first surface and the second surface.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the vehicle-mounted lens device further includes an O-ring surrounding the connecting element and disposed between the connecting element and the cover.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first viscous element and the second viscous element are separated from each other.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned first adhesive element is disposed on the edge of the first surface.

The vehicle lens equipment of this creation is described below. It can be readily appreciated, however, that the present invention provides many suitable creative concepts that can be implemented in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments disclosed are merely illustrative of specific ways to use the invention and do not limit the scope of the invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It is understood that these terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted to have a meaning consistent with the background or context of the related art and this creation, and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal manner Interpretation, unless specifically defined herein.

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 represent the schematic diagram and exploded view of the vehicle-mounted lens device V of an embodiment of the present invention respectively. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the aforementioned vehicle lens device V mainly includes a photoelectric component 100, a cover body 200, a lens component 300, a first adhesive element 400, a second adhesive element 500, and An O-ring 600. The photoelectric assembly 100, the cover body 200 and the lens assembly 300 can be combined with each other through the first adhesive element 400 and the second adhesive element 500, and the vehicle lens device V formed after the combination can be connected to an external electronic device (not shown, Such as computer) electrical connection. The lens assembly 300 can receive external light within a predetermined range, and the external light can reach the photoelectric assembly 100 after passing through the lens assembly 300 . The optoelectronic component 100 can convert optical signals into electrical signals, and transmit the converted electrical signals to external electronic devices.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the direction A-A in Fig. 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , the optoelectronic component 100 may include a substrate 110 , a connection element 120 , and a photosensitive element 130 . The substrate 110 can be a circuit board, for example, and it can have a first surface 111, a second surface 112, and a side surface 113, wherein the first surface 111 is opposite to the second surface 112, and the side surface 113 is connected to the first surface 111 and a second side 112 .

The connection element 120 is disposed on the first surface 111 of the substrate 110 and can extend away from the substrate 110 . For example, the connection element 120 can be a plug or a socket, and can be fixed on the substrate 110 by welding or buckling. In some embodiments, the connection element 120 and the substrate 110 may be integrally formed.

The photosensitive element 130 is disposed on the second surface 112 of the substrate 110 and can be used to convert light signals into electrical signals. For example, the photosensitive element 130 may include a charge-coupled device (CCD) and/or a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) active pixel sensor, but It is not limited to this.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the cover body 200 includes a base 210 , a side wall 220 , and a hollow cylinder 230 . The first surface 111 of the substrate 110 faces the base 210 , so when viewed from the Z-axis direction, the base 210 of the cover 200 can shield the first surface 111 of the substrate 110 . The side wall 220 is connected to the base 210 and surrounds the aforementioned substrate 110 . The surface of the sidewall 220 facing the substrate 110 can form the inner surface 221 of the sidewall 220 , and the first adhesive element 400 can adhere the inner surface 221 of the sidewall 220 and the substrate 110 to fix the substrate 110 to the cover 200 . In this embodiment, the inner surface 221 of the side wall 220 has a stepped structure, so when the substrate 110 and the cover 200 are connected to each other through the first adhesive element 400, the first adhesive element 400 can simultaneously contact the first adhesive element 400 of the substrate 110. A side 111 and a side 113 , and the first side 111 of the substrate 110 can be separated from the base 210 by a distance.

The hollow cylinder 230 is connected to the base 210 , and the sidewall 220 and the hollow cylinder 230 respectively extend from the base 210 in opposite directions. The connection element 120 of the optoelectronic component 100 can enter the interior of the hollow cylinder 230 , that is, the connection element 120 can be accommodated in the hollow cylinder 230 . Since the connection element 120 does not protrude from the hollow cylinder 230 , the hollow cylinder 230 of the cover 200 can protect the connection element 120 to avoid damage to the connection element 120 caused by foreign objects hitting the connection element 120 . In this embodiment, a buckle part 231 is further formed on the hollow cylinder 230. When the vehicle-mounted lens device V is connected to an external electronic device through the connecting element 120, the buckle part 231 can be connected to a card on the external electronic device. Buckle combined.

In addition, in this embodiment, the O-ring 600 can be disposed between the connection element 120 and the base 210 to seal the gap between the connection element 120 and the base 210, so as to avoid foreign matter (such as dust and/or liquid) ) enters the interior of the vehicle-mounted lens device V and causes damage to the vehicle-mounted lens device V.

The lens assembly 300 can be combined with the cover body 200 through the second adhesive element 500, and when the assembly is completed, the second surface 112 of the substrate 110 can face the lens assembly 300, that is, the lens assembly 300 can cover the second surface of the substrate 110 112. In detail, the surface of the side wall 220 facing the lens assembly 300 can form the top surface 222 of the side wall 220, and the second adhesive element 500 can stick the top surface 222 of the side wall 220 and the lens assembly 300, so that the lens assembly 300 is fixed to the cover Body 200. In this embodiment, the distance between the top surface 222 and the first surface 111 is greater than the distance between the second surface 112 and the first surface 111 , thus ensuring that the lens assembly 300 will not collide with the photosensitive element 130 during assembly.

The lens assembly 300 can have one or more optical lenses 310 , and the positions of the aforementioned optical lenses 310 can correspond to the positions of the photosensitive element 130 . In this way, external light can reach the photosensitive element 130 after passing through the lens assembly 300 and be received by the photosensitive element 130 .

In this embodiment, the first adhesive element 400 may be heat-curable adhesive, and the second adhesive element 500 may be adhesive having both heat-curable and light-curable properties.

The method of assembling the aforementioned vehicle-mounted lens device V will be described below. First, as shown in FIG. 4A , the user can set the O-ring 600 on the connection element 120 of the optoelectronic component 100 , and apply the first adhesive element 400 on the edge of the first surface 111 of the substrate 110 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C, the robotic arm M can grip the cover 200 and move it toward the optoelectronic component 100, the connecting element 120 can enter the hollow cylinder 230, and the first adhesive element 400 can be pasted. The substrate 110 and the sidewall 220 of the cover 200 . It should be noted that at this moment, the first adhesive element 400 is still in an uncured state.

As shown in FIG. 4D, the photoelectric component 100 and the cover 200 pasted together can be sandwiched between two jigs J1, J2, wherein the jig J2 has a body J21 and a plurality of elastic elements J22. When the photoelectric component 100 and the cover body 200 pasted together are clamped by the jigs J1 and J2, the jig J1 can contact the base 210 of the cover body 200, and the body J21 of the jig J2 can contact the top surface 222 of the side wall 220, And the elastic element J22 can contact the second surface 112 of the substrate 110 to provide elastic force to the substrate 110 , so that the substrate 110 abuts against the inner surface 221 with the stepped structure on the side wall 220 . After the aforementioned clamping steps are completed, the jigs J1 , J2 , the photoelectric component 100 and the cover 200 can be sent together into an external oven (not shown), and the external oven can provide thermal energy to cure the first adhesive element 400 .

Please refer to FIG. 4E to FIG. 4G. After the first adhesive element 400 is cured, the user can apply the second adhesive element 500 on the top surface 222 of the side wall 220, and then use the mechanical arm M to pick up the lens assembly 300 for use. It moves toward the cover body 200 . The second adhesive element 500 can stick the cover body 200 and the lens assembly 300 to combine them with each other.

Finally, the user can first irradiate the second adhesive element 500 with light, and then send the combined cover body 200 and lens assembly 300 into an external oven, which can provide heat energy. In this way, the curing of the second adhesive element 500 can be completed, and the assembly of the vehicle lens device V can be completed.

In summary, the present invention provides a vehicle-mounted lens device, which includes a substrate, a connecting element, a photosensitive element, a cover, a first adhesive element, a lens assembly, and a second adhesive element. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is opposite to the second surface, and the connecting element and the photosensitive element are respectively arranged on the first surface and the second surface. The cover covers the first surface. The first adhesive element connects the substrate and the cover. The lens assembly shields the second side. The second adhesive element connects the lens assembly and the cover body.

Although the embodiments of the invention and its advantages have been disclosed above, it should be understood that anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make changes, substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, the scope of protection of this creation is not limited to the process, machine, manufacture, material composition, device, method and steps in the specific embodiments described in the specification. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can learn from the content of this creation It is understood that the current or future developed process, machine, manufacture, material composition, device, method and step can be used in accordance with this creation as long as it can perform substantially the same function or obtain substantially the same result in the embodiments described here. Therefore, the protection scope of this creation includes the above-mentioned process, machine, manufacture, material composition, device, method and steps. In addition, each patent application scope constitutes an individual embodiment, and the protection scope of the present invention also includes the combination of each patent application scope and the embodiments.

Although the present creation is disclosed above with the aforementioned several preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present creation. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which this creation belongs may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation should be defined by the scope of the attached patent application. In addition, each claimed claim constitutes an independent embodiment, and combinations of various claimed claims and embodiments fall within the scope of the invention.

100: Photoelectric components 110: Substrate 111: The first side 112: The second side 113: side 120: Connecting elements 130: photosensitive element 200: cover body 210: base 220: side wall 221: inner surface 222: top surface 230: hollow cylinder 231: buckle part 300: lens assembly 310: optical lens 400: the first sticky component 500: the second viscous element 600: O-ring J1: Fixture J2: Fixture J21: Body J22: elastic element M: mechanical arm V: Vehicle lens equipment

Embodiments of the present invention can be better understood according to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in accordance with the standard practice in the industry, various features in the drawings have not necessarily been drawn to scale. In fact, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily expanded or reduced for clarity of illustration. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a vehicle-mounted lens device in an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 shows an exploded view of the vehicle-mounted lens device in an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the direction A-A in Fig. 1. FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, where the O-ring is sleeved on the connection element and the first adhesive element is coated on the edge of the first surface of the substrate. FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of using a robot arm to approach the cover toward the photoelectric component in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4C is a schematic diagram showing the combination of the cover body and the photoelectric component through the first adhesive component in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4D is a schematic diagram showing an assembly of a cover and an optoelectronic component clamped by a jig in an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4E is a schematic diagram of coating the second adhesive element on the top surface of the side wall of the cover in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4F is a schematic diagram of using a robot arm to approach the lens assembly towards the cover in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4G is a schematic diagram showing the combination of the lens assembly and the cover through the second adhesive assembly in an embodiment of the present invention.

100: Photoelectric components

110: Substrate

112: The second side

120: Connecting elements

130: photosensitive element

200: cover body

220: side wall

221: inner surface

222: top surface

230: hollow cylinder

231: buckle part

300: lens assembly

310: optical lens

400: the first sticky component

500: the second viscous element

600: O-ring

V: Vehicle lens equipment

Claims (10)

A vehicle-mounted lens device, comprising: a substrate having a first face and a second face, wherein the first face is opposite to the second face; a connecting element disposed on the first surface; a photosensitive element disposed on the second surface; a cover covering the first face; a first adhesive element connecting the substrate and the cover; a lens assembly covering the second surface; and A second adhesive element connects the lens assembly and the cover. The vehicle-mounted lens device according to claim 1, wherein the first adhesive member sticks the first surface and the cover. The vehicle-mounted lens device according to claim 1, wherein the substrate further has a side, the side connects the first surface and the second surface, and the first adhesive member sticks the side and the cover. Such as the vehicle-mounted lens device of claim 1, wherein the cover body includes: a base covering the first side; a side wall connected to the base and surrounding the substrate; and A hollow cylinder is connected with the base, wherein the connecting element is accommodated in the hollow cylinder. The vehicle-mounted lens device according to claim 4, wherein the side wall has an inner surface facing the substrate, and the inner surface has a stepped structure. The vehicle-mounted lens device according to claim 4, wherein the side wall has a top surface facing the cover, and the second adhesive element is disposed on the top surface. The vehicle lens device according to claim 6, wherein the distance between the top surface and the second surface is greater than the distance between the first surface and the second surface. The vehicle-mounted lens device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle-mounted lens device further includes an O-ring surrounding the connection element and disposed between the connection element and the cover. The vehicle-mounted lens device according to claim 1, wherein the first adhesive element and the second adhesive element are separated from each other. The vehicle-mounted lens device according to claim 1, wherein the first adhesive element is disposed on the edge of the first surface.

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