Obstacle detecting system for vehicle
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1. An obstacle detecting system for a vehicle, comprising:
- an ultrasonic sensor provided at a vehicle body for detecting surrounding obstacles of the vehicle;
wherein a central axis in a transmitting direction of an ultrasonic wave transmitted from the ultrasonic sensor is arranged to approximately follow a surface of the vehicle body.
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Abstract
An obstacle detecting system for a vehicle, which includes an ultrasonic sensor provided at a vehicle body for detecting obstacles surrounding the vehicle. A central axis in a transmitting direction of an ultrasonic wave from the ultrasonic sensor is arranged to approximately follow a surface of the vehicle body.
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1. An obstacle detecting system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an ultrasonic sensor provided at a vehicle body for detecting surrounding obstacles of the vehicle;
whereina central axis in a transmitting direction of an ultrasonic wave transmitted from the ultrasonic sensor is arranged to approximately follow a surface of the vehicle body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18)
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5. An obstacle detecting system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an ultrasonic sensor fixed on a surface of a vehicle door, which opens and closes, in the vicinity of a hinge;
whereina central axis in a transmitting direction of an ultrasonic wave transmitted from the ultrasonic senor is arranged so that the central axis has an angle equal to or greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees relative to the surface of the vehicle door. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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