Vehicle camera with electrically conductive fastener attachment of PCB to housing

A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

• a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle;
• wherein said camera comprises an imager;
• wherein said camera comprises circuitry disposed at a printed circuit board;
• wherein said printed circuit board has an electrically conductive pad disposed at an aperture through said printed circuit board, and wherein said electrically conductive pad is electrically conductively connected to circuitry of said printed circuit board;
• wherein said camera comprises a lens and a camera housing, and wherein said printed circuit board is disposed in said camera housing;
• wherein said printed circuit board is attached at said housing via an electrically conductive fastener that passes through said aperture of said printed circuit board and that engages a connector portion of said camera housing;
• wherein a head of said fastener electrically engages said electrically conductive pad at said printed circuit board and wherein an end of said fastener electrically conductively connects to an electrically conductive pin at said connector portion of said camera housing;
• wherein said connector portion of said camera housing is configured to electrically connect to a connector of a vehicle wiring harness when said camera is disposed at the vehicle;
• wherein said electrically conductive pin is an electrically conductive element of a coaxial connector, and wherein another electrically conductive element of said coaxial connector engages a metallic shroud that electrically conductively connects to a ground pad at said printed circuit board;
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• wherein said head of said fastener engages circuitry at a front side of said printed circuit board and said metallic shroud electrically conductively connects to said ground pad at a rear side of said printed circuit board opposite said front side.

A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

• a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle;
• wherein said camera comprises an imager disposed at an imager circuit board;
• wherein said camera comprises circuitry disposed at a connector circuit board;
• wherein circuitry of said connector circuit board is electrically connected to circuitry of said imager circuit board;
• wherein said connector circuit board has an electrically conductive pad disposed at an aperture through said connector circuit board, and wherein said electrically conductive pad is electrically conductively connected to circuitry of said connector circuit board;
• wherein said camera comprises a lens and a camera housing, and wherein said imager circuit board and said connector circuit board are disposed in said camera housing;
• wherein said connector circuit board is attached at said housing via an electrically conductive fastener that passes through said aperture of said connector circuit board and that threadedly engages a threaded connector portion of said camera housing;
• wherein a head of said fastener electrically engages said electrically conductive pad at said connector circuit board and wherein an end of said fastener electrically conductively connects to an electrically conductive pin at said threaded connector portion of said camera housing;
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• wherein said threaded connector portion of said camera housing is configured to electrically connect to a connector of a vehicle wiring harness when said camera is disposed at the vehicle.

A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

• a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle;
• wherein said camera comprises an imager disposed at an imager circuit board;
• wherein said camera comprises circuitry disposed at a connector circuit board;
• wherein circuitry of said connector circuit board is electrically connected to circuitry of said imager circuit board;
• wherein said connector circuit board has an electrically conductive pad disposed at an aperture through said connector circuit board, and wherein said electrically conductive pad is electrically conductively connected to circuitry of said connector circuit board;
• wherein said camera comprises a lens and a camera housing, and wherein said imager circuit board and said connector circuit board are disposed in said camera housing;
• wherein said connector circuit board is attached at said housing via an electrically conductive fastener that passes through said aperture of said connector circuit board and that threadedly engages a threaded connector portion of said camera housing;
• wherein a head of said fastener electrically engages said electrically conductive pad at said connector circuit board and wherein an end of said fastener electrically conductively connects to an electrically conductive pin at said threaded connector portion of said camera housing;
• wherein said threaded connector portion of said camera housing is configured to electrically connect to a connector of a vehicle wiring harness when said camera is disposed at the vehicle;
• wherein said electrically conductive pin is an electrically conductive element of a coaxial connector, and wherein another electrically conductive element of said coaxial connector engages a metallic shroud that electrically conductively connects to a ground pad at said connector circuit board;
• and
• wherein said head of said fastener engages circuitry at a front side of said connector circuit board and said metallic shroud electrically conductively connects to said ground pad at a rear side of said connector circuit board opposite said front side.

A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

• a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle;
• wherein said camera comprises an imager;
• wherein said camera comprises circuitry disposed at a printed circuit board;
• wherein said printed circuit board has an electrically conductive pad disposed at an aperture through said printed circuit board, and wherein said electrically conductive pad is electrically conductively connected to circuitry of said printed circuit board;
• wherein said camera comprises a lens and a camera housing, and wherein said printed circuit board is disposed in said camera housing;
• wherein said camera housing comprises a front camera housing portion and a rear camera housing portion, and wherein said lens is disposed at said front camera housing portion;
• wherein said printed circuit board is attached at said rear camera housing portion via an electrically conductive fastener that passes through said aperture of said printed circuit board and that engages a connector portion of said rear camera housing portion;
• wherein said connector portion of said rear camera housing portion comprises a threaded connector portion, and wherein end of said electrically conductive fastener threadedly engages said threaded connector portion of said rear camera housing portion;
• wherein a head of said fastener electrically engages said electrically conductive pad at said printed circuit board and wherein an end of said fastener electrically conductively connects to an electrically conductive pin at said connector portion of said rear camera housing portion;
• and
• wherein said connector portion of said rear camera housing portion is configured to electrically connect to a connector of a vehicle wiring harness when said camera is disposed at the vehicle.

A vision system for a vehicle, said vision system comprising:

• a camera configured to be disposed at a vehicle so as to have a field of view exterior of the vehicle;
• wherein said camera comprises an imager;
• wherein said camera comprises circuitry disposed at a printed circuit board;
• wherein said printed circuit board has an electrically conductive pad disposed at an aperture through said printed circuit board, and wherein said electrically conductive pad is electrically conductively connected to circuitry of said printed circuit board;
• wherein said camera comprises a lens and a camera housing, and wherein said printed circuit board is disposed in said camera housing;
• wherein said camera housing comprises a front camera housing portion and a rear camera housing portion, and wherein said lens is disposed at said front camera housing portion;
• wherein said printed circuit board is attached at said rear camera housing portion via an electrically conductive fastener that passes through said aperture of said printed circuit board and that engages a connector portion of said rear camera housing portion;
• wherein said connector portion of said rear camera housing portion comprises a threaded connector portion, and wherein end of said electrically conductive fastener threadedly engages said threaded connector portion of said rear camera housing portion;
• wherein a head of said fastener electrically engages said electrically conductive pad at said printed circuit board and wherein an end of said fastener electrically conductively connects to an electrically conductive pin at said connector portion of said rear camera housing portion;
• wherein said connector portion of said rear camera housing portion is configured to electrically connect to a connector of a vehicle wiring harness when said camera is disposed at the vehicle;
• and
• wherein said electrically conductive pin is an electrically conductive element of a coaxial connector, and wherein another electrically conductive element of said coaxial connector engages a metallic shroud that electrically conductively connects to a ground pad at said printed circuit board, and wherein said head of said fastener engages circuitry at a front side of said printed circuit board and said metallic shroud electrically conductively connects to said ground pad at a rear side of said printed circuit board opposite said front side.