Vehicle Camera Holder Aligning Part for Lens Centering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle-mounted camera mounting solutions result in an eccentric lens position relative to the vehicle body opening, leading to uneven gaps and compromised aesthetics due to manufacturing tolerances and insufficient precision in holder alignment.
Innovation Solution
A holder with an aligning part positioned based on the camera lens to center it within the vehicle body opening, combined with a fastening mechanism using screws or other fasteners to ensure precise alignment and secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the lens and image sensor are aligned to ensure sharpness, then image quality is improved, but a large gap is reserved around the lens resulting in eccentric positioning relative to the vehicle body opening
Solution Approach 1:
The aligning part is pre-positioned on the holder at a location determined based on the lens position. This preliminary positioning ensures that when the holder is mounted to the vehicle body, the lens automatically centers in the opening without requiring post-installation adjustment, thus resolving the contradiction between alignment precision and concentricity
Solution Approach 2:
The aligning part acts as an intermediary element between the holder and the vehicle body opening. It provides reference features (such as holes or protrusions) that facilitate precise alignment during mounting, ensuring both the lens-image sensor alignment for image quality and the concentric positioning relative to the opening
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional mounting solutions are used, then installation is simple, but the lens becomes eccentric from the opening due to manufacturing tolerances
Solution Approach 1:
The aligning part is pre-configured on the holder with positioning features that compensate for manufacturing tolerances. This preliminary action allows installers to simply attach the holder to the vehicle body without complex alignment procedures, while the pre-positioned aligning part ensures precise lens-centering despite tolerance variations
Solution Approach 2:
The aligning part enables the mounting system to self-align during installation. The reference features on the aligning part automatically guide the positioning of the lens relative to the opening, eliminating the need for sophisticated alignment tools or procedures while maintaining high precision
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a holder of a vehicle-mounted camera, a manufacturing method and a mounting method. The holder of the vehicle-mounted comprises: an aligning part, a position of which is determined based on a position of a lens of the camera such that the lens is centered in the opening; and a fastener for fixing the holder of the vehicle-mounted camera to the body. The position of the aligning part is determined based on the position of the lens of the vehicle-mounted camera, thereby ensuring that the lens of the camera assembly is evenly spaced apart relative to the opening of the body of the vehicle, and improving aesthetics.