SENSOR HOLDER FOR A SENSOR FOR OBJECT DETECTION

• US 20150041604A1
• Filed: 01/21/2013
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Dihlmann, Matthias
• Granted Patent: US 9,851,432 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/292.12
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/67 Foldable or movable displays
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/22 Display screens
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/53 Movable instruments, e.g. slidable
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/00 Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0085 with adjustment by rotation in their operational position
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 57/021 Shaft support structures, e.g. partition walls, bearing eyes, casing walls or covers with bearings
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/00 Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/931 of land vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/9321 Velocity regulation, e.g. cruise control
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/9327 Sensor installation details
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2013/93271 in the front of the vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/02 of systems according to group G01S13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/027 Constructional details of housings, e.g. form, type, material or ruggedness
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/4004 of parts of a radar system
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/4026 Antenna boresight
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/403 in azimuth, i.e. in the horizontal plane
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/4034 in elevation, i.e. in the vertical plane

Abstract

A sensor holder for a sensor for object detection includes: an installation unit for the sensor; a holding frame on which the installation unit is pivotably held; and an adjustment shaft mounted on the holding frame, the adjustment shaft having a guidance contour which proceeds helically around the adjustment shaft and is in engagement with a guidance element of the installation unit.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. A sensor holder for a sensor for object detection, comprising:

an installation unit for the sensor;

a holding frame on which the installation unit is pivotably held; and

an adjustment shaft mounted on the holding frame, the adjustment shaft having a guidance contour which proceeds helically around the adjustment shaft and is in engagement with a guidance element of the installation unit.

11. The sensor holder as recited in claim 10, wherein the installation unit is held on the holding frame via pegs disposed on a pivot axis of the installation unit.

12. The sensor holder as recited in claim 11, wherein the holding frame has at least one snap-in receptacle configured as a rotary bearing, for at least one portion of the adjustment shaft, the snap-in receptacle being open on one circumferential portion.

13. The sensor holder as recited in claim 12, wherein the at least one snap-in receptacle is open on a circumferential portion facing toward the installation unit.

14. The sensor holder as recited in claim 12, wherein a center portion of the adjustment shaft encompasses the guidance contour, and said center portion is disposed between two portions which are each inserted in a respective snap-in receptacle of the holding frame.

15. The sensor holder as recited in claim 12, in which the adjustment shaft is snapped into and rotatably mounted in the at least one snap-in receptacle.

16. The sensor holder as recited in claim 12, wherein an axial position of the adjustment shaft is defined by at least one circumferential projection of the adjustment shaft with respect to the holding frame.

17. The sensor holder as recited in claim 16, wherein the adjustment shaft is configured as an integral plastic part.