Patent ID: 8731389

Claim:
A vision system camera assembly comprising: a housing having a face with a mount constructed and arranged to receive a first lens base having a first diameter, the mount being generally coaxial with an optical axis; an auto-focus assembly coaxially mounted within the mount, and being constructed and arranged to receive a second lens base having a second diameter, the second diameter being smaller than the first diameter and having a lens holder that is mounted so as to move selectively along the axis; a drive assembly that engages a portion of the auto-focus assembly and causes the lens holder to move along the axis in response to movement of the drive assembly; a front stopper that includes an external thread at its rear that mates with an internal thread of the mount and an exterior surface of the second lens base nests within an inner surface of the front stopper; and wherein the drive assembly is located within the housing on an inside surface of the face of the housing, the drive assembly removably engaging the auto-focus assembly.