Patent ID: 9150165
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle camera assembly comprising: a pedestal having an interior surface and an exterior surface with a lens receiving opening extending from the interior surface to the exterior surface, the interior surface including a bracket attachment structure having at least one projection extending from the interior surface such that a recess is defined between a portion of the interior surface and the at least one projection; a bracket having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface with an outer peripheral edge that completely encircles an outer periphery of the bracket, the outer peripheral edge extending from the first surface to the second surface, the bracket being attached to the bracket attachment structure with a portion of the outer peripheral edge of the bracket, a portion of the first surface and a portion of the second surface being retained within the recess with the portion of the second surface facing and contacting the projection and the first surface facing the interior surface of the pedestal; a camera retained between the bracket and the pedestal, the camera having a lens portion that is aligned with the lens receiving opening of the pedestal; an emblem attached to the exterior surface of the pedestal and is spaced apart from the lens receiving opening.