Vehicular camera having coaxial connector

A vehicular camera assembly for a vehicular vision system, the vehicular camera assembly comprising:

• a housing comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion that is joined with the first housing portion;
• a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the housing, the PCB comprising circuitry associated with an imager of the vehicular camera assembly, wherein the imager comprises a CMOS imaging array having at least one million photosensor elements arranged in columns and rows;
• a circuit board connector at the PCB, wherein the circuit board connector comprises (i) a first connector element and (ii) a second connector element that at least partially circumscribes the first connector element and that is separated from and is electrically isolated from the first connector element by a non-electrically conductive insulator;
• wherein the second housing portion comprises a vehicle connector portion configured for connecting to a connector end of a vehicle cable when the vehicular camera assembly is installed at a vehicle;
• a coaxial connector comprising (i) a core connector element and (ii) a shield connector element that circumscribes the core connector element and that is electrically isolated from the core connector element;
• wherein the coaxial connector comprises a first end and a second end distal from the first end;
• wherein, with the second housing portion joined to the first housing portion, the first end of the coaxial connector is electrically connected to the circuit board connector at the PCB and the second end of the coaxial connector is disposed at the vehicle connector portion of the second housing portion;
• wherein the first end of the coaxial connector engages the circuit board connector and makes electrical connection therewith during joining of the second housing portion to the first housing portion;
• and
• wherein, when the first end of the coaxial connector is electrically connected to the circuit board connector, (i) the core connector element of the coaxial connector electrically connects to the first connector element of the circuit board connector and (ii) the shield connector element of the coaxial connector electrically connects to the second connector element of the circuit board connector.

A vehicular camera assembly for a vehicular vision system, the vehicular camera assembly comprising:

• a housing comprising a first housing portion and a second housing portion that is joined with the first housing portion;
• a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the housing, the PCB comprising circuitry associated with an imager of the vehicular camera assembly, wherein the imager comprises a CMOS imaging array having at least one million photosensor elements arranged in columns and rows;
• a circuit board connector at the PCB, wherein the circuit board connector comprises (i) a first connector element and (ii) a second connector element that at least partially circumscribes the first connector element and that is separated from and is electrically isolated from the first connector element by a non-electrically conductive insulator;
• wherein the second housing portion comprises a vehicle connector portion configured for connecting to a connector end of a vehicle cable when the vehicular camera assembly is installed at a vehicle;
• a coaxial connector comprising (i) a core connector element and (ii) a shield connector element that circumscribes the core connector element and that is electrically isolated from the core connector element;
• wherein the coaxial connector comprises a first end and a second end distal from the first end;
• wherein, with the second housing portion joined to the first housing portion, the first end of the coaxial connector is electrically connected to the circuit board connector at the PCB and the second end of the coaxial connector is disposed at the vehicle connector portion of the second housing portion;
• wherein electrical connection of the first end of the coaxial connector to circuitry of the PCB is maintained at least in part via at least one spring element;
• and
• wherein, when the first end of the coaxial connector is electrically connected to the circuit board connector, (i) the core connector element of the coaxial connector electrically connects to the first connector element of the circuit board connector and (ii) the shield connector element of the coaxial connector electrically connects to the second connector element of the circuit board connector.