# US 12,594,893 B2 · Vehicle camera mounting structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,594,893 B2 - Document ID: US12594893B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/743,477 - Filed: 2024-06-14 - Published: 2025-12-18 - Granted: 2026-04-07 - Earliest claimed: 2024-06-14 - Assignees: Fca US LLC - Applicants: Fca US LLC - Inventors: Zhenghong Yan; Zi Ye Wang; Wenbin Song; Dan Li; Bing Li - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12594893B2 ## CPC - B60R 11/04: Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - B60R 2011/004: {outside the vehicle} - B60R 2011/0059: {using clips, clamps, straps or the like} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A front fascia for a vehicle including a camera assembly; a first panel defining a through-hole configured for receipt of the camera assembly, a perimeter of the through-hole having a plurality of retention features configured to support and orient the camera assembly relative to the through-hole; and a second panel including a seat configured for receipt of the camera assembly, wherein the first panel includes a plurality of hollow protrusions located proximate the through-hole configured to mate with a plurality of projections formed on the second panel; and the camera assembly is sandwiched and secured between the first panel and the second panel when the plurality of projections are mated with the plurality of hollow protrusions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle including a front fascia camera mounting structure for supporting a camera assembly, the front fascia camera mounting structure comprising: a first panel defining a through-hole having a plurality of retention features, the through-hole being configured for receipt of the camera assembly and the plurality of retention features configured to support and orient the camera assembly relative to the through-hole; and a second panel including a seat configured for receipt of the camera assembly, wherein the first panel includes a plurality of hollow protrusions located proximate the through-hole configured to mate with a plurality of projections formed on the second panel; and the camera assembly is sandwiched and secured between the first panel and the second panel when the plurality of projections are mated with the plurality of hollow protrusions, and the seat includes an aperture configured for receipt of a lens of the camera assembly. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the camera assembly includes a base having a front surface including the lens and a rear surface from which a cartridge projects outward, and wherein the front surface is configured to abut the seat and the rear surface is configured to be gripped by the plurality of retention features. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the first panel includes a pair of upstanding ribs extending along an interior surface of the first panel, the hollow projections extending outward from the upstanding ribs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle according to claim 3, wherein each of the hollow protrusions include a proximate end attached to the upstanding rib and a distal end that defines a slot having an inwardly extending tab. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein each of the projections includes an opening configured for receipt of the inwardly extending tab. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of alignment features are positioned about a perimeter of the through-hole that align with a plurality of slats provided on the base of the camera assembly. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the camera assembly is sandwiched and secured between the first panel and the second panel without a bracket and without a fastener. ### Claim 8 A front fascia for a vehicle, comprising: a camera assembly; a first panel defining a through-hole configured for receipt of the camera assembly, a perimeter of the through-hole having a plurality of retention features configured to support and orient the camera assembly relative to the through-hole; and a second panel including a seat configured for receipt of the camera assembly, wherein the first panel includes a plurality of hollow protrusions located proximate the through-hole configured to mate with a plurality of projections formed on the second panel; the camera assembly is sandwiched and secured between the first panel and the second panel when the plurality of projections are mated with the plurality of hollow protrusions, and a plurality of alignment features are positioned about a perimeter of the through-hole that align with a plurality of slats provided on the base of the camera assembly. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The front fascia according to claim 8, wherein the seat includes an aperture configured for receipt of a lens of the camera assembly. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The front fascia according to claim 9, wherein the camera assembly includes a base having a front surface including the lens and a rear surface from which a cartridge projects outward, and wherein the front surface is configured to abut the seat and the rear surface is configured to be gripped by the plurality of retention features. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The front fascia according to claim 8, wherein the first panel includes a pair of upstanding ribs extending along an interior surface of the first panel, the hollow projections extending outward from the upstanding ribs. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The front fascia according to claim 11, wherein each of the hollow protrusions include a proximate end attached to the upstanding rib and a distal end that defines a slot having an inwardly extending tab. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The front fascia according to claim 12, wherein each of the projections includes an opening configured for receipt of the inwardly extending tab. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The front fascia according to claim 8, wherein the camera assembly is sandwiched and secured between the first panel and the second panel without a bracket and without a fastener.