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US 11,690,170 B2Granted
Driver assist system
AssigneeZF Active Safety and Electronic US LLC
InventorsThomas E. Blake, III, Robert J. Newton
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Abstract
A driver assist system for a vehicle includes a housing and a lens having an axial end extending into the housing. A first printed circuit board (PCB) is connected to the housing. The first PCB has a rigid portion and a flexible portion. The rigid portion and the flexible portion extend along a common axis. An image sensor is mounted on the rigid portion of the PCB adjacent the axial end of the lens.
Claims10
A driver assist system for a vehicle comprising:
- a housing;
- a lens having an axial end extending into the housing;
- a first printed circuit board (PCB) defining a first surface and a second surface, the second surface different from the first surface, mounted in the housing, the first PCB having a first rigid portion and a flexible portion, the first rigid portion and the flexible portion extending along a common axis and the first rigid portion is connected to the housing when mounted therein;
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- an image sensor mounted on the first rigid portion along the first surface of the first PCB adjacent the axial end of the lens,
- wherein the flexible portion connects the first rigid portion of the first PCB to a second rigid portion of the PCB, the image sensor being mounted on the first rigid portion of the first PCB adjacent the lens,
- wherein the first and second rigid portions of the PCB being movable relative to each other,
- wherein the second rigid portion is connected to a second PCB by a connector along the second surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.