Number Plate Holder

• US 20110315848A1
• Filed: 08/08/2009
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wabco GmbH (Wabco Holdings Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Wabco GmbH (Wabco Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: Risse, Rainer, Ronnenberg, Udo, Stender, Axel
• Application Number:
  US13/128,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20110315848A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/475.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/04 Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/105 Licence- or registration plates, provided with mounting means, e.g. frames, holders, retainers, brackets
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 19/483 with obstacle sensors of electric or electronic type

Abstract

The invention relates to a number plate holder (1) for holding a number plate (2) of a vehicle, wherein the number plate holder (1) has at least one distance sensor (5).

Claims

1. A license plate holder (1) for holding a license plate (2) of a vehicle, characterized in that the license plate holder (1) has at least one distance sensor (5).

2. The license plate holder (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the license plate holder (1) has a cluster of distance sensors (5).

3. The license plate holder (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the license plate holder (1) is mounted on or at a bumper of the vehicle.

4. The license plate holder (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the distance sensor (5) is embodied as an ultrasonic sensor, radar sensor, laser scanner or as a sensor which is based on a camera.

5. The license plate holder (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the license plate holder (1) has at least one lighting element (3), wherein at least one distance sensor (5) is integrated into the lighting element (3).

6. The license plate holder (1) as claimed in claim 5, characterized by a lighting element (3) which is formed above the license plate (2).

7. The license plate holder (1) as claimed in claim 5 or 6, characterized by two lighting elements (3) which are located to the right and left next to the license plate (2).

8. The license plate holder (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the license plate holder (1) has at least one lighting means (4).

9. The license plate holder (1) as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the license plate holder (1) has a bushing for forming electrical contact with the distance sensor (5) and the lighting means (4).

10. A towing vehicle, characterized by a license plate holder (1) as claimed in one of claims 1 to 9.

11. A trailer vehicle, characterized by a license plate holder (1) as claimed in one of claims 1 to 9.