Vehicle camera with connector system for high speed transmission

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

• a front housing portion comprising a lens;
• a circuit board having circuitry established thereat, wherein said circuitry is associated with an imager of said camera;
• a plastic rear housing portion having a connector for electrically connecting to a connector end of a wire harness of the vehicle when said camera is disposed at the vehicle;
• wherein said front housing portion is mated with said rear housing portion with said circuit board disposed therein;
• wherein said rear housing portion comprises internal wall structure establishing internal wall surfaces of said rear housing portion;
• wherein said connector of said rear housing portion comprises a multi-pin connector having terminals that electrically connect to circuitry at said circuit board;
• wherein said circuit board comprises a header connector that electrically connects with said terminals of said multi-pin connector;
• an electrically conductive metallic shield element disposed within said rear housing portion and corresponding with said internal wall surfaces of said rear housing portion;
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• wherein said shield element includes a clamping element that receives said header connector therein, and wherein said clamping element comprises flexible walls that are biased towards a position where said flexible walls engage and clamp onto said header connector of said circuit board.

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

• a front housing portion comprising a lens;
• a circuit board having circuitry established thereat, wherein said circuitry is associated with an imager of said camera;
• a plastic rear housing portion having a connector for electrically connecting to a connector end of a wire harness of the vehicle when said camera is disposed at the vehicle;
• wherein said front housing portion is mated with said rear housing portion with said circuit board disposed therein;
• wherein said rear housing portion comprises internal wall structure establishing internal wall surfaces of said rear housing portion;
• wherein said connector of said rear housing portion comprises a multi-pin connector having terminals that electrically connect to circuitry at said circuit board, and wherein said terminals of said multi-pin connector comprise a video signal terminal and at least one ground-connect terminal;
• an electrically conductive metallic shield element disposed within said rear housing portion and corresponding with said internal wall surfaces of said rear housing portion;
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• wherein said shield element includes a clamping element in electrically conductive connection with said at least one ground-connect terminal and electrically isolated from said video signal terminal, and wherein said clamping element is press fit attached to said at least one ground-connect terminal.