Vehicle data recording device

• US 9,123,187 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2012
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Wahler, Torsten
• Primary Examiner(s): BAXTER, GWENDOLYN WRENN
• Application Number:
  US13/687,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20130127315A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,007 Days
• Field of Search: 248/292.12, 248/673, 248/677, 248/688, 248/917, 248/923, 224/929, 312/7.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/13 Cases or covers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/00 Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0052 using screws, bolts, rivets or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0085 with adjustment by rotation in their operational position
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/02 Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only apparatus forming part of taximeters G07B13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/06 in graphical form
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0841 Registering performance data recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0217 Mechanical details of casings covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03

Abstract

A vehicle data recording device wherein the housing is connected to a first supporting limb and a second supporting limb of the supporting bracket in such a way that it can pivot about a pivoting axis, wherein the pivoting axis is arranged above a housing central axis with respect to the height of the housing, and wherein the smallest distance between the pivoting axis and a mounting plate, connecting the supporting limb, of the supporting bracket is larger than the largest distance between the pivoting axis and a rear-side housing wall of the housing, with the result that the supporting bracket can be pivoted through an angle of 180° over a housing rear side, between a first position in a region underneath a housing lower side and a second position in a region above the housing upper side.

Claims

1. A vehicle data recording device (1) comprising:

a housing (2), having a housing front side (6) which faces a user and has an operator control element (8), and a housing upper side (14) which has an access to a printing material receptacle (18) of a printing device; and

a U-shaped supporting bracket (4) for mounting the housing (2) in a motor vehicle,

wherein the housing (2) is pivotally connected to both a first supporting limb (20) and a second supporting limb (22) of the supporting bracket (4) in such a way that it can pivot about a pivoting axis (S),

wherein the pivoting axis (S) is arranged above a housing central axis (M) with respect to the height (H) of the housing (2), and

wherein the smallest distance (AK) between the pivoting axis (S) and a mounting plate (24), connecting the supporting limb (20, 22), of the supporting bracket (4) is larger than the largest distance (AG) between the pivoting axis (S) and a rear-side housing wall (26) of the housing (2), with the result that when the housing is pivotally connected to the supporting bracket, the supporting bracket (4) can be pivoted through an angle (α

) of 180°

over a housing rear side (30), between a first position (I) in a region underneath a housing lower side (28) and a second position (II) in a region above the housing upper side (14).

2. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 1,

characterized in that the distance (AP) between a plate central axis (P) which intersects perpendicularly a mounting face of the mounting plate (24), and the pivoting axis (S) is larger than zero.

3. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 1,

characterized in that the supporting limbs (20, 22) are of planar design and are connected to the mounting plate (24) at an angle of 90°

, in that the first supporting limb (20) has, in its supporting limb plane, a bent portion (34) starting from the pivoting axis (S) in the direction of the mounting plate (24), and in that the second supporting limb (22) has a bent portion (36) which corresponds to the bent portion (34) of the first supporting limb (20), with the result that the supporting limbs (20, 22) run in parallel.

4. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the housing (2) is respectively connected by means of a screwed connection (23, 25) to the first supporting limb (20) and to the second supporting limb (22).

5. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 4,

characterized in that the supporting limbs (20, 22) have cutouts (38, 40) in the region of the screwed connections (23, 25), and in that the supporting limbs (20, 22) are respectively screwed to the housing (2) by means of a screw-in element (21, 27).

6. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 4,

characterized in that the housing (2) respectively has a screw nut element in the region of the screwed connections (23, 25).

7. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 1,

characterized in that the housing (2) has, on its outer side, housing latching elements which are arranged radially around the pivoting axis (S).

8. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 7,

characterized in that the housing (2) is screwed to both supporting limbs (20, 22), and in that the housing (2) has the housing latching elements on both screwed connections (23, 25) to the supporting limbs (20, 22).

9. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 1,

characterized in that at least one supporting limb (22) has, on its limb surface facing the housing (2), supporting limb latching elements (42) which are arranged radially around the pivoting axis (S).

10. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 9,

characterized in that the supporting limb latching elements (42) correspond to housing latching elements on the outside of the housing (2), with the result that the supporting limb latching elements (42) and the corresponding housing latching elements engage one in the other.

11. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 1,

characterized in that the mounting plate (24) has, in its mounting face, a plurality of mounting cutouts (32), wherein the mounting cutouts (32) are arranged in at least two parallel rows.

12. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 1,

characterized in that the mounting plate (24) has, in its mounting face, a cutout (33) for a cable feedthrough.

13. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 1,

characterized in that the operator control element (8) of the housing front side (6) has a touch-sensitive screen (10).

14. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 1,

characterized in that the supporting bracket (4) is formed from a plastic material.

15. The vehicle data recording device as claimed in claim 14,

characterized in that the plastic material is a composite fiber material and has glass fibers.