Camera Module Guide Profile and Blocking Device for Secure Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of camera modules in vehicles is complicated by the need for various mechanical, electrical, and electronic connections, making it difficult to replace defective modules without the necessary parts or knowledge.
Innovation Solution
A camera module designed to cooperate with a mounting bracket, featuring a guide profile and blocking device that facilitate easy installation and maintenance by guiding the connection of external sockets and securing the module in place.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If camera modules are integrated in a vehicle with multiple mechanical, electrical and electronic connections, then the monitoring function is improved, but the ease of replacement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection arrangement is divided into separate functional components: a guide profile for alignment, a blocking device for securing, and distinct connection sockets. This segmentation allows the camera module to be replaced by simply disconnecting these modular components without dealing with a complex integrated assembly, thus improving ease of replacement while maintaining reliable connections during operation
Solution Approach 2:
The guide profile acts as an intermediary element between the camera module and the mounting bracket. It provides a standardized interface that simplifies the connection process during installation and replacement, while ensuring precise alignment and stable electrical/mechanical connections during operation, thus resolving the contradiction between complex connections and easy replacement
2Reliability
If multiple connection parts are used for mechanical, electrical and electronic connections, then the connection reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple connection functions (mechanical support, electrical connection, alignment guidance, and securing) are merged into a single integrated connection arrangement assembly. This assembly includes the guide profile, blocking device, and connection sockets working together as one unit, reducing device complexity by eliminating the need for separate handling of multiple independent connection components while maintaining connection reliability
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the connection arrangement is integrated within the protective housing, then the protection is improved, but the ease of connection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The guide profile and connection sockets are preliminarily positioned and exposed at the rear of the protective housing before the actual connection operation. This preliminary arrangement allows external connection elements to be easily aligned and connected without requiring disassembly or complex manipulation of the protective housing, thus maintaining both protection and ease of connection
Solution Approach 2:
The connection interface is extended to another dimension by protruding the guide profile and connection sockets from the rear surface of the protective housing. This dimensional extension allows connections to be made externally without compromising the protective enclosure, resolving the contradiction between protection and ease of connection by operating in a different spatial dimension
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AI summary
A camera module configured to interact with a fastening holder, the camera module comprising including an image-capturing apparatus provided with an objective and a connecting connector for the transmission of images; a protective casing provided with a protective wall placed facing the objective, and a rear wall opposite the protective wall and lying substantially in a rear plane; a connecting arrangement configured to interact with the fastening holder in a mounted position, the connecting arrangement including a device for blocking the fastening holder in mounted position and a guiding profile for connecting an external connector to the connecting connector, the blocking device and the guiding profile extending beyond the rear plane transversely to the rear plane and in a direction opposite to the protective wall.