Camera module for a vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a camera module for a vehicle, and to a vehicle having a camera module of this kind. The camera module (1) has a rigid-flexible circuit board 2 having rigid regions (11, 12, 13) and flexible transition regions (14, 15) between the rigid regions (11, 12, 13). An illumination unit (3) is arranged on a first rigid region (11) of the circuit board (2). An image capture element (4) is arranged on a third rigid region (13). A second rigid region (12) is arranged between the first rigid region (11) and the second rigid region (13). The second rigid region (12) is connected to the first rigid region (11) via a first flexible transition region and to the third rigid region (13) via second flexible transition region (15). The second rigid region (12) also projects at an angle from the first rigid region (11) and the third rigid region (13) projects at an angle from the second rigid region (12).

Description

[0001] Description

[0002] Camera module for a vehicle

[0003] The invention relates to a camera module for a vehicle, a vehicle equipment device with such a camera module, and a vehicle with such a camera module.

[0004] Camera modules are known from the state of the art and are used, for example, to monitor and observe a driver. In order to record the driver in full, the camera module, or more precisely an image recording element, e.g. a CCD chip (possibly including a lens), as well as a lighting unit, must be aligned accordingly towards the driver. A circuit board on which an image recording element and a lighting unit are arranged must therefore be angled to a mounting surface. If the mounting surface is not directly in front of the driver, but to the side of them, a great installation height results. A housing, such as a display housing, must therefore have a bulge on the rear wall, for example, to compensate for the great installation height. It is therefore difficult to install such camera modules, known from the state of the art, in the dashboard area in the middle of the vehicle, e.g.to be integrated into a suitable housing, under the dashboard, or into a center display, i.e., to be installed or mounted in a display located in the center of the vehicle. In general, the camera modules known from the state of the art take up a lot of space due to their large installation height.

[0005] An example of a camera module 1 known from the prior art, which is installed in a center display 2000 of a vehicle, is shown in Figure 1. The camera module 1 is also shown schematically in an enlarged form in Figure 2. The camera module 1 has a circuit board 2. Arranged on the circuit board 2 are a lighting unit 3 and an image recording element 4, of which the lens can be seen in Figure 1. As can be seen from Figure 1, the circuit board 2 is angled to the installation surface, here the display glass 5, and installed behind it. Due to the angled positioning, a driver can be well illuminated and fully recorded. If the circuit board were not angled, the driver would be lying in the peripheral area of ​​the lighting unit 3 and the image recording element 4.Depending on the movement, a driver could then even fall completely out of the field of view of the image pickup element 4 and / or the illumination of the lighting unit 3, which would lead to observation and monitoring problems for the driver. However, the tilt of the circuit board 2 requires a large installation height h. g , which means that the Center Display 2000 must have a rear wall with a bulge 7 in order to provide sufficient space for the camera module 1 , more precisely the circuit board 2.

[0006] The camera module 1 shown in Figure 2 is as such identical to the camera module shown in Figure 1. In Figure 2, however, the camera module 1, or more precisely the circuit board 2, is installed parallel to and behind an installation surface, here, for example, a protective glass 6 of an instrument cluster behind the steering wheel of a vehicle. In other words, Figure 2 schematically illustrates applications in which a camera module does not have to be positioned at an angle to an installation surface, but can be installed parallel to and behind it. This is, for example, the case when the camera module for observing a driver is installed in a location in the vehicle that is in the direct line of sight to the driver. This can, for example, be a camera module installed behind the steering wheel, e.g. in an instrument cluster or a display behind the steering wheel. However, this can also be the case, for example, with a camera module installed in or on a mirror, e.g. the rear-view mirror.As can be seen from Figure 2, the image pickup element 4 and the illumination unit 3 are at different distances from the glass 6. In other words, the light entry plane of the image pickup element 4 and the light exit plane of the illumination unit 3 are not on the same plane. The required viewing window 8 for the illumination unit 3 is therefore large, which can be perceived as distracting and disruptive to the driver's driving behavior.

[0007] The object of the present invention is to propose an improved solution.

[0008] This object is achieved by a camera module and a vehicle according to the independent claims. Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

[0009] According to a first aspect of the present invention, a camera module for a vehicle has a circuit board on which a lighting unit and an image recording element are arranged. The image recording element can consist of a CCD chip and a lens, for example. The circuit board is a rigid-flexible circuit board, referred to in English as a rigid-flex PCB (PCB: Printed Circuit Board), with fixed areas and flexible transition areas between the fixed areas. The circuit board has three fixed areas and two flexible transition areas. The lighting unit is arranged on a first fixed area. The image recording element is arranged on a third fixed area. A second fixed area is arranged between the first fixed area and the third fixed area. Further electronic components of the camera module can be accommodated in a space-saving manner on the second fixed area. For example,Interfaces, connectors, etc., can be arranged on the second fixed area, enabling a connection to vehicle electronics and a power supply for the camera module. Connecting means can be provided on the first and third fixed areas to enable a connection of the camera module, for example, to a housing or a display. The connecting means can be, for example, adhesive connecting means, such as adhesives, double-sided adhesive tapes, or the like. Alternatively or additionally, the connecting means can include drill holes for screws or rivets, as well as screws and / or rivets.

[0010] The first fixed section is connected to the second fixed section via a first flexible transition section and is thus operatively connected. The third fixed section is connected to the second fixed section via a second flexible transition section and is thus operatively connected. In other words, the three fixed sections are operatively connected to one another via the flexible transition sections. Furthermore, the second fixed section is angularly spaced from the first fixed section, and the third fixed section is angularly spaced from the second fixed section.

[0011] This design reduces the installation height of camera modules, at least for those installed in the center of a vehicle and aimed at a driver. Such camera modules can be installed, for example, in a center display, a soundbar, an instrument panel, or even in air vents in the center of a vehicle. Despite their low installation height, the image recording element and the lighting unit are precisely aligned with the driver. The rear wall of a housing, such as a display housing, does not require any bulge. A slim design is therefore feasible. In addition, such a design of a camera module allows the image recording element, in particular a lens, and the lighting unit to be brought onto a common plane with an installation surface, such as a display glass. This allows the dimensions of the lighting windows to be reduced, which is less disruptive to the driver.

[0012] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a first angle α between the first fixed region and the second fixed region is equal to a second angle β between the second fixed region and the third fixed region. Furthermore, the first angle α forms an alternating angle of the second angle β. Such an embodiment enables simple production and implementation of a camera module according to the invention. Furthermore, possible reflections that may be caused by the illumination device have a less disruptive effect on the image recording element.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the angles formed by the fixed regions relative to one another are unequal. Such an embodiment allows for individual adjustment of the fixed regions to suit a driver's orientation. Furthermore, it is possible to design the middle, i.e., the second fixed region, very wide, thus providing more space for electrical components on the second fixed region, such as one or more interfaces.

[0014] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first fixed region and the third fixed region extend in different directions starting from the second fixed region. Such an embodiment promotes simple production and implementation of a camera module according to the invention. Furthermore, such an embodiment promotes that possible reflections, which can be caused by the illumination device, have a less disruptive effect on the image recording element. In different directions here means that the first fixed region and the third fixed region, which adjoin the second fixed region, extend in opposite directions starting from the second fixed region. In other words, the first and third fixed regions point in opposite directions starting from the second fixed region.

[0015] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lighting unit and the image pickup element are arranged on the same sides of the circuit board. Arranged on the same sides here means that, in a state in which the first and third fixed regions do not protrude at an angle from the second region, the lighting unit and the image pickup element are arranged on the same side of the circuit board and thus point in identical directions. Such an embodiment, in which the lighting unit and image pickup element are arranged on the same sides of the circuit board, enables simple and good alignment of a camera module, or of the image pickup element and the lighting unit, with a driver, so that the driver can be well illuminated for driver monitoring and images can be taken of the driver.In particular, the described design of a camera module can be used for both left-hand and right-hand drive vehicles, while the installation space required by the camera module remains exactly the same. If the entire circuit board is rotated 180° before installation in a housing or display, the same circuit board can be used to observe a driver of a right-hand drive vehicle instead of a driver of a left-hand drive vehicle. The ability to rotate the camera module 180° eliminates the need to build separate camera modules for left-hand and right-hand drive vehicles. This creates a common component for both left-hand drive and right-hand drive vehicles.This allows an OEM (OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer) to decide whether to use the camera for a left-hand drive or right-hand drive vehicle by rotating the vehicle in its assembly line. This eliminates the need to create and manage part numbers for vehicles with different steering. Instead of being installed in a display, such a camera module can also be installed in a housing. Furthermore, such a camera module design makes it very easy to bring the image recording element, in particular a lens, and the lighting unit onto a common plane on an installation surface, such as a display glass. This reduces the dimensions of the lighting windows, which is less disruptive to the driver.According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first angle α between the first fixed region and the second fixed region and / or a second angle β between the second fixed region and the third fixed region forms an obtuse angle. An embodiment in which at least one of the angles α or β forms an obtuse angle contributes to a reduction in the overall height of a camera module. An embodiment in which both the first angle α and the second angle β form an obtuse angle can be used particularly advantageously for both left-hand drive and right-hand drive vehicles with a reduced overall height or without the overall height of the camera module increasing.

[0016] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the first fixed region and the third fixed region extend in the same directions from the second region. Such an embodiment promotes a compact design, so that not only the height but also the width is reduced. "In the same directions" here means that the first fixed region and the third fixed region, which adjoin the second fixed region, extend in common directions from the second fixed region. The first and third fixed regions point in the same directions, so to speak.

[0017] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first angle α and the second angle β lie in an angular range between 120° and 140°. Such an embodiment enables the use of a single camera module for both left-hand drive and right-hand drive vehicles, whereby the installation space required by the camera module remains exactly the same. If the entire circuit board is rotated 180° before installation in a housing or display, the same circuit board can be used to observe a driver of a right-hand drive vehicle instead of a driver of a left-hand drive vehicle. Thanks to the ability to rotate the camera module 180°, it is no longer necessary to build separate camera modules for left-hand drive and right-hand drive vehicles. This creates an identical part for both left-hand drive and right-hand drive vehicles.Instead of being installed in a display, such a camera module can also be installed in a housing. This allows an OEM (OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer) to determine whether to use the camera for a left-hand-drive or right-hand-drive vehicle by rotating the vehicle in its assembly line. This eliminates the need to create and manage a part number for vehicles with different steering wheel configurations.

[0018] According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first angle α and the second angle β assume an angle of 129° ± 1°. Such an embodiment with an angle of 129° for the angles α and β has proven particularly advantageous for the use of a single camera module for both left-hand drive and left-hand drive vehicles, in which the installation space required by the camera module also remains exactly the same.

[0019] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first angle α or the second angle β lies in an angular range between 120° and 140°. It has been shown that if one of the angles α or β lies in an angular range between 120° and 140°, a lower overall height for a camera module can be achieved.

[0020] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the length ratio of the first fixed region to the second fixed region to the third fixed region is 1:2:1. In other words, the second fixed region has a length that is twice that of the first and third regions. Such an embodiment allows for ideal adjustment of the installation height of such a camera module. Furthermore, the surface area of ​​the circuit board can be utilized optimally and in a space-saving manner.

[0021] According to a further aspect of the present invention, a vehicle equipment device has a camera module as described above. Such a configuration also makes it possible to reduce the structural height of vehicle equipment devices, such as housings, for example display housings, due to a reduced structural height of a camera module according to the invention. For example, if the image recording element and lighting unit are aligned towards a driver, a bulge on the rear wall of a vehicle equipment device can be dispensed with. For example, a vehicle equipment device can be a center display, a sound bar, an instrument panel, also called an I-panel, or even an air vent, in which a camera module according to the invention is arranged or installed. The vehicle equipment device can also, for example, comprise an instrument cluster, a display, e.g.behind the steering wheel or a rear-view mirror in which a camera module according to the invention is arranged or installed.

[0022] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the first fixed region and the third fixed region of the circuit board are aligned parallel to an installation surface of the vehicle equipment device. Such an alignment of the camera module according to the invention allows the image recording element, in particular a lens, and the lighting unit to be brought into a common plane with the installation surface, for example, a display glass. This allows the dimensions of the lighting windows to be reduced, which is less disruptive to the driver.

[0023] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the first fixed

[0024] The third fixed region of the circuit board is angled relative to a mounting surface of the vehicle equipment device such that the lighting unit and image pickup element are aligned toward a driver of a vehicle. Such a configuration enables simple, good alignment of the lighting unit and image pickup element toward a driver while simultaneously reducing the installation height of a camera module, thereby reducing the installation height of vehicle equipment devices. For example, a bulge on the rear wall of a vehicle equipment device can be omitted.

[0025] According to yet another aspect of the present invention, a vehicle has a camera module as described above. For example, such a camera module can be installed in the center of the vehicle, e.g., in a center display, a soundbar, an information panel, or even in air vents, in order to capture a driver of a vehicle. Furthermore, the camera module can be installed behind the steering wheel, e.g., in an instrument cluster, a corresponding display behind the steering wheel, or on or in a rearview mirror, in order to capture a driver of a vehicle.

[0026] Further advantages of the invention can also be gathered from the following description of exemplary embodiments based on the figures. The same reference numerals are used for the same or equivalent elements in all figures, but are not necessarily described individually for each figure.

[0027] Figure overview

[0028] Fig.1 is a schematic representation of a camera module known from the prior art installed in a center display,

[0029] Fig.2 is a schematic side view of another camera module known from the prior art installed in an instrument cluster, Fig.3 is a schematic side view of a first embodiment of a camera module according to the invention,

[0030] Fig.4 is a schematic side view of a second embodiment of a camera module according to the invention,

[0031] Fig.5 is a schematic representation of a left-hand-drive vehicle with a center display in which the camera module shown in Fig. 4 is installed,

[0032] Fig.6 is a schematic side view of a camera module according to the invention rotated by 180° from Fig. 4,

[0033] Fig.7 is a schematic representation of a right-hand-drive vehicle with a center display in which the camera module shown in Fig. 6 is installed, and

[0034] Fig.8 is a schematic side view of a third embodiment of a camera module according to the invention.

[0035] Character description

[0036] For a better understanding of the principles of the present invention, embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the figures. The same reference numerals are used in the figures for the same or equivalent elements and are not necessarily described again for each figure. It is understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiments shown and that the described features can also be combined or modified without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Figure 3 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a camera module 1 according to the invention in a side view of the camera module 1. The camera module 1 has a rigid-flexible printed circuit board 2 (rigid-flex PCB) which has three rigid regions 11, 12, 13 and two flexible transition regions 14, 15 (not shown in Fig. 3, but can be seen in Fig.4) between the fixed areas 11, 12, 13.

[0037] A lighting unit 3 is arranged on the first fixed area 11. An image recording element 4, of which a lens can be seen here, is arranged on the third fixed area 13. A second fixed area 12 is arranged between the first fixed area 11 and the third fixed area 13. The first fixed area 11 and the second fixed area 12 are operatively connected via a first flexible transition area 14, and the second fixed area 12 is operatively connected to the third fixed area 13 via a second flexible transition area 15. The first fixed area 11 and the third fixed area 13 are thus connected to the second fixed area 12 via the flexible transition areas 14, 15, and the second fixed area 12 is arranged between the other two fixed areas 11, 13. Furthermore, the first fixed area 11 and the third fixed area 13 extend in different directions starting from the second fixed area 12.The lighting unit 3 and the image recording element 4 are also arranged on the same sides of the circuit board 2.

[0038] As can be further seen from Figure 3, the second fixed region 12 protrudes at an angle from the first fixed region 11, and the third fixed region 13 protrudes at an angle from the second fixed region 12. Furthermore, a first angle α between the first fixed region 11 and the second fixed region 12 is equal to a second angle β between the second fixed region 12 and the third fixed region 13. In addition, the first angle α forms an alternate angle of the second angle β. Both angles, i.e., both the first angle α and the second angle β, form an obtuse angle.

[0039] The camera module 1 is installed here in an instrument cluster, as a vehicle equipment device, behind the steering wheel of a vehicle. Only the protective glass 6 of the instrument cluster is shown here, which forms a mounting surface behind which the camera module 1 is installed. The first fixed area 11 and the third fixed area 13 of the circuit board are aligned parallel to the mounting surface, here the protective glass 6, of the vehicle equipment device, i.e., the instrument cluster. The angular position of the fixed areas 11, 12, 13 of the circuit board 2 allows the image recording element 4, in particular a lens, and the illumination unit 3 to be brought onto a common plane with respect to a mounting surface, here the protective glass 6 of the instrument cluster. This results in a smaller size for an illumination window 8' compared, for example, to the illumination window 8 of a camera module known from the prior art, shown in Fig. 2.This reduces the interference for a driver caused by larger illumination windows. Furthermore, some installation space is gained compared to the prior art camera module shown in Fig. 2, or at least such installation space is not required by the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 compared to the prior art embodiment shown in Fig. 2.

[0040] Fig. 4 is a schematic side view of a second embodiment of a camera module 1 according to the invention. The embodiment shown in Fig. 4 differs from the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 in that it is intended for arrangement in the middle of a vehicle, e.g. for installation in a center display as a vehicle equipment device. The first angle α between the first fixed area 11 and the second fixed area 12 is also equal to the second angle β between the second fixed area 12 and the third fixed area 13. Furthermore, the first angle α also forms an alternate angle to the second angle β. Furthermore, both angles, i.e. both the first angle α and the second angle β, form an obtuse angle. In the case of the camera module shown in Fig.

[0041] 4, the camera module 1 shown has the angles α and β in an angular range between 120° and 140°; more precisely, the first angle α and the second angle β take on a value of 129° ± 1°. If the first angle α and the second angle β have identical angular dimensions, the first fixed region 11 is arranged parallel to the third fixed region 13. Figure 4 also shows a geometric center point 21 of the circuit board 2, which forms a mirror point of the sawtooth-like figure of the circuit board 2. The embodiment shown in Fig. 4 can be used for both left-hand drive and right-hand drive vehicles, whereby the installation space required by the camera module remains exactly the same. Overall, the camera module 1 shown in Fig. 4, as well as the camera module shown in Fig. 3, has a fixed-flexible printed circuit board 2 with fixed areas 11, 12, 13 and flexible transition areas 14, 15 between the fixed areas 11, 12, 13.A lighting unit 3 is arranged on a first fixed region 11 of the circuit board 2. An image recording element 4 is arranged on a third fixed region 13. A second fixed region 12 is arranged between the first fixed region 11 and the third fixed region 13. The second fixed region 12 is connected to the first fixed region 11 via a first flexible transition region 14 and to the third fixed region 13 via a second flexible transition region 15. The second fixed region 12 also protrudes at an angle from the first fixed region 11, and the third fixed region 13 protrudes at an angle from the second fixed region 12. In other words, the first fixed region 11 and the second fixed region 13 form legs that protrude at an angle from the second fixed region 12.

[0042] The lighting unit 3 and the image pickup element 4 are also arranged on the same sides of the circuit board 2. Furthermore, the first fixed region 11 and the third fixed region 12 of the circuit board 2 are angled relative to a mounting surface, here a protective glass 6 of the center display 2000 as the vehicle equipment device 30, such that the lighting unit 3 and the image pickup element 4 are directed toward a driver 9 of a vehicle, as shown in Figure 5.

[0043] An example of the use of a camera module 1 shown in Fig. 4 in a vehicle equipment device 30, here for example in a center display 2000, is shown in Fig. 5, which shows a schematic representation of a left-hand-driven vehicle. The camera module 1 shown in Fig. 4 is installed in the center display 2000 in Fig. 5 and, through the folding or angular positioning of the individual fixed areas 11, 12, 13, both the image recording element 4 and the lighting unit 3 are directed towards the driver, in Fig. 5 a left-hand-driver 9. As a result, the driver is well illuminated and fully recorded, which is indicated by the dashed lines in Fig. 5. Overall, such an embodiment reduces the installation height h nof the camera module 1 is reduced compared to those known from the prior art, as shown, for example, in Fig. 1. Thus, the required installation space in a vehicle equipment device 30, here, for example, the center display 2000, is reduced by folding the circuit board 2, at least with regard to the extension of the circuit board toward a rear wall of such a center display 2000.

[0044] Fig. 6 shows a schematic side view of a camera module according to the invention from Fig. 4, rotated by 180°, which is to be installed in a vehicle equipment device 30, here for example in a center display 2000 in a right-hand drive vehicle, which is shown in Fig. 7. The representation of the circuit board rotated by 180° in Fig. 6 and the representation of the right-hand drive vehicle with such a camera module installed in the center display 2000, illustrates the simplicity of using such a camera module for both left-hand drive vehicles and right-hand drive vehicles. Figure 8 shows a schematic side view of a third embodiment of a camera module 1 according to the invention. The camera module 1 shown in Figure 8 differs from the camera module shown in Fig. 3 in that the angles that the fixed areas 11, 12, 13 form with respect to one another are unequal.Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in Figure 8, the first fixed region 11 and the third fixed region 13 extend in the same directions, starting from the second fixed region 12. Only the second angle β between the second fixed region 12 and the third fixed region 13 forms an obtuse angle, which lies between 120° and 140°. The first angle α between the first fixed region 11 and the second fixed region 12 forms an acute angle. Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in Figure 8, the illumination unit 3 and the image recording element 4 are not arranged on the same sides of the circuit board 2. Overall, the aforementioned features allow such a camera module to be designed to be particularly compact, and not only the installation height but also the installation width can be reduced compared to such camera modules known from the prior art.

[0045] It can be seen in Figure 8 that the first fixed region 11 and the third fixed region 13, both of which adjoin the second fixed region 12, extend in common directions from the second fixed region 12, from right to left in this figure. The first and third fixed regions point in the same direction, so to speak.

[0046] For example, in Figure 6, it can be seen that the first fixed region 11 and the third fixed region 13, which adjoin the second fixed region 12, extend in opposite directions from the second fixed region 12. The first region 11 extends from left to right from the second fixed region 12, and the third fixed region 13 extends from right to left. They point, so to speak, in opposite directions from the second fixed region. List of Reference Symbols

[0047] 1 camera module

[0048] 2 circuit board

[0049] 3 lighting unit

[0050] 4 Image pickup element

[0051] 5 Display glass

[0052] 6 protective glass

[0053] 7 Bulge

[0054] 8.8' viewing window

[0055] 9 left-hand-steering driver

[0056] 10 right-hand driver

[0057] 11 first fixed area

[0058] 12 second fixed area

[0059] 13 third fixed area

[0060] 14 first flexible transition area

[0061] 15 second flexible transition area

[0062] 20 screw

[0063] 21 Center

[0064] 22 Interface

[0065] 30 Vehicle equipment device

[0066] 2000 Center Display

Claims

Patent claims 1. A camera module (1) for a vehicle comprising: a circuit board (2) on which are arranged: i) a lighting unit (3), and ii) an image recording element (4), characterized in that the circuit board (2) is a rigid-flexible circuit board with rigid regions (11, 12, 13) and flexible transition regions (14, 15) between the rigid regions (11, 12, 13), the circuit board (2) has a first rigid region (11) on which the lighting unit (3) is arranged, the circuit board (2) has a second rigid region (12) which is connected to the first rigid region (11) via a first flexible transition region (14), the circuit board (2) has a third rigid region (13) on which the image recording element (4) is arranged and which is connected to the second rigid region (12) via a second flexible transition region (15),so that the second fixed region (12) is arranged between the first fixed region (11) and the third fixed region (13), the second fixed region (12) protrudes at an angle from the first fixed region (11) and the third fixed region (13) protrudes at an angle from the second fixed region (12).

2. Camera module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that a first angle (α) between the first fixed area (11) and the second fixed area (12) is equal to a second angle (β) between the second fixed area (12) and the third fixed area (13), and wherein the first angle (α) forms an alternate angle of the second angle (β).

3. Camera module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the angles which the fixed regions (11, 12, 13) form with respect to one another are unequal.

4. Camera module (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first fixed region (11) and the third fixed region (13) extend in different directions, starting from the second fixed region (12).

5. Camera module (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighting unit (3) and image recording element (4) are arranged on the same sides of the circuit board (2).

6. Camera module (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a first angle (a) between the first fixed area (11) and the second fixed region (12) and / or a second angle (ß) between the second fixed region (12) and the third fixed region (13) forms an obtuse angle.

7. Camera module (1) according to one of claims 1 or 3, characterized in that the first fixed area (11) and the third fixed area (13) extend in the same directions, starting from the second fixed area (12).

8. Camera module (1) according to claim 2 or 4, when dependent on claim 2, characterized in that the first angle (α) and the second angle (β) lie in an angular range between 120° and 140°, preferably assume an angle of 129°.

9. Camera module (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the length ratio of the first fixed region (11) to the second fixed region (12) to the third fixed region (13) is 1:2:

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10. Vehicle equipment device (30) with a camera module (1) according to one of the preceding claims.

11. Vehicle equipment device (30) according to claim 10, characterized in that the first fixed region (11) and the third fixed region (12) of the circuit board (2) are aligned parallel to an installation surface (6) of the vehicle equipment device (30).

12. Vehicle equipment device (30) according to claim 10, characterized in that the first fixed region (11) and the third fixed region (12) of the circuit board (2) are aligned at an angle to an installation surface (6) of the vehicle equipment device (30) such that the lighting unit (3) and image recording element (4) are aligned towards a driver of a vehicle.

13. Vehicle with a vehicle equipment device (30) according to one of claims 10 to 12.

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