Housing part for the housing of a vehicle camera, optical module for a vehicle camera, vehicle camera, vehicle comprising at least one vehicle camera, and method for producing a vehicle camera

An optical module for a vehicle camera, the optical module comprises:

• at least one optical module housing part;
• at least one lens;
• at least one imager circuit board with at least one imager chip,
• wherein the at least one lens and the at least one imager circuit board are arranged on the at least one optical module housing part in such a way that the at least one lens is aligned with the at least one imager chip,
• wherein the at least one optical module housing part has at least one connecting portion for mechanical connection of the at least one optical module housing part to at least one other part of the vehicle camera;
• and
• at least one projecting projection connecting element, which consists of a deformable material at least at one end, arranged on the at least one connecting portion,
• wherein the at least one projecting projection connecting element consists of a cold-deformable material at least at one end.

A vehicle camera comprises a housing on which at least one lens is arranged and in which at least one imager chip is arranged,

• wherein the at least one lens is aligned with the at least one imager chip and the housing has at least two housing parts, which are mechanically connected to one another,
• wherein the at least two housing parts each have at least one connecting portion, which are respectively mechanically connected to at least one corresponding connecting portion of the respective other housing part,
• wherein the connecting portions are connected by at least one projection connecting element, which consists of a deformable material at least at one end, and at least one reception connecting element, through which the at least one projection connecting element is fed, is arranged on at least one of the connecting portions,
• wherein the at least one projection connecting element has a deformed grip portion, which engages behind the at least one connecting portion with the at least one reception connecting element, on at least one end which is fed through the at least one reception connecting element,
• wherein the at least one projecting projection connecting element has a cold-deformed grip portion on at least one end.

A method for producing a vehicle camera,

• connecting mechanically at least two housing parts of a housing of the vehicle camera to one another;
• arranging one of the housing parts with a connecting portion on a corresponding connecting portion of the corresponding other housing part;
• inserting at least one projection connecting element through at least one reception connecting element of at least one of the connecting portions;
• deforming at least one free end of the projection connecting element, which is fed through a reception connecting element, to form a grip portion which engages behind the at least one connecting portion with the at least one reception connecting element;
• and
• cold-deforming the at least one free end of the at least one projection connecting element to form a grip portion.