Plastic cover for image sensors
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsCarlos F. Rezende, Craig E. Arnold, Mark A. Harland
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Abstract
A cover and method of protecting and testing an image sensor. The cover is designed to be mounted on a supporting substrate in which the sensor is mounted. The substrate has a generally planer surface with the image sensor being mounted below the generally planer surface. Cover includes a body portion which extends over the image sensor and has means for removably mounting and demounting the cover from the substrate. The cover further includes a window area such that use and/or test of said sensor may occur through said window when the cover is mounted to said substrate.
Claims26
A cover for protecting an image sensor mounted on a supporting substrate, said substrate having a generally planer surface, said image sensor being mounted below said generally planer surface, said cover comprising:
- a body extending over said image sensor and having means for removably mounting and demounting said cover from said substrate, said body having a window area such that use and/or test of said sensor may occur when the cover is mounted to said substrate.
A method of testing and/or use of an image sensor provided in a supporting substrate, comprising:
- providing a supporting substrate having a general planer upper surface and an image sensor mounted to said supporting substrate below said upper surface;
- providing a removable cover for engagement with said supporting substrate, said cover extending over said image sensor, said cover having a body having a window such that use and/or test of said sensor may occur through said window when the cover is mounted to said substrate, and;
- subjecting said image sensor to optical use and/or testing through said window.
A sensor and cover assembly comprising sensor having a supporting substrate having a generally planer upper surface and an image sensor mounted to said substrate below said upper surface, and a cover for positioning on said upper surface for protection of said image sensor, said cover comprising:
- a body extending over said image sensor and having at least one mounting member for removably mounting and demounting said cover from said substrate, said body having a window area positioned with respect to said sensor such that use and/or test of said sensor may occur through said window when the cover is mounted to said substrate.
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