US Patent 11622166 Camera assembly and method for assembling

A method for assembling a camera includes providing an upper housing having a first circuit board and a lower housing having a second circuit board having an image sensor fixed thereon. The first circuit board includes a first blind mate connector on a lower surface thereof. The method further includes providing a second blind mate connector. The lower housing is moved toward the upper housing to a first connected state in which the lower housing is supported by the upper housing and the first and second blind mate connectors are partially coupled. The lower housing is further moved toward the upper housing to a second connected state in which the first and second blind mate connectors are fully coupled.