Support unit
First Claim
1. A support unit for motor vehicles, comprisinga supporting structure mountable on a rear end region of the motor vehicle,a sensor unit for detecting forces acting on the supporting structure and elastically deforming the same, the sensor unit being provided with a sensor base, the sensor base comprising two fixation regions which are spaced apart from one another and can be fixed to mounting regions of an elastically deformable supporting structure portion, and comprises a transformation region disposed between the fixation regions,the transformation region mechanically converting the movements of the mounting regions and thus also of the fixation regions relative to one another, said movements being generated by the elastic deformation of the supporting structure portion, into a movement of measuring points of the transformation region relative to one another, and the movement of the measuring points being detectable by the sensor unit;
- andwherein the sensor unit comprises a distance measuring unit.
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Abstract
In order to improve a support unit for motor vehicles comprising a supporting structure mounted on a rear end portion of the motor vehicle a sensor unit is provided for detecting forces acting on the supporting structure and elastically deforming the same. The sensor unit is provided with a sensor base, comprising two fixation regions which are spaced apart and can be fixed to mounting regions of an elastically deformable supporting structure portion. A transformation region disposed between the fixation regions mechanically converts the movements of the mounting regions, and thus also of the fixation regions relative to one another. Movements are generated by the elastic deformation of the supporting structure portion, into a movement of measuring points of the transformation region relative to one another. The movement of the measuring points can be detected by the sensor unit.
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1. A support unit for motor vehicles, comprising
a supporting structure mountable on a rear end region of the motor vehicle, a sensor unit for detecting forces acting on the supporting structure and elastically deforming the same, the sensor unit being provided with a sensor base, the sensor base comprising two fixation regions which are spaced apart from one another and can be fixed to mounting regions of an elastically deformable supporting structure portion, and comprises a transformation region disposed between the fixation regions, the transformation region mechanically converting the movements of the mounting regions and thus also of the fixation regions relative to one another, said movements being generated by the elastic deformation of the supporting structure portion, into a movement of measuring points of the transformation region relative to one another, and the movement of the measuring points being detectable by the sensor unit; - and
wherein the sensor unit comprises a distance measuring unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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