CN111350911A - Adapter - Google Patents

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CN111350911A
CN111350911A CN201911337726.3A CN201911337726A CN111350911A CN 111350911 A CN111350911 A CN 111350911A CN 201911337726 A CN201911337726 A CN 201911337726A CN 111350911 A CN111350911 A CN 111350911A
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16MFRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62JCYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J11/00Supporting arrangements specially adapted for fastening specific devices to cycles, e.g. supports for attaching maps
    • B62J11/10Supporting arrangements specially adapted for fastening specific devices to cycles, e.g. supports for attaching maps for mechanical cables, hoses, pipes or electric wires, e.g. cable guides
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60RVEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R11/00Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B60R11/02Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62JCYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J45/00Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for
    • B62J45/40Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof
    • B62J45/42Sensor arrangements; Mounting thereof characterised by mounting
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01SRADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S13/00Systems 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
    • G01S13/88Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S13/93Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
    • G01S13/931Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of land vehicles
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01SRADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/02Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S13/00
    • G01S7/027Constructional details of housings, e.g. form, type, material or ruggedness
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/12Supports; Mounting means
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/42Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60RVEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R11/00Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B60R2011/0042Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by mounting means
    • B60R2011/0049Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for characterised by mounting means for non integrated articles
    • B60R2011/005Connection with the vehicle part
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01QANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/27Adaptation for use in or on movable bodies
    • H01Q1/32Adaptation for use in or on road or rail vehicles

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Abstract

Provided is an adapter which is used when a radar device is mounted on a vehicle, and which has good installation performance and high versatility even when the holding force of the radar device is increased. An adapter according to the present invention is an adapter that is attached to an attachment portion of a vehicle and holds a radar device, wherein when one of side surface portions of the radar device is a first side surface portion and the side surface portion facing the first side surface portion among the side surface portions of the radar device is a second side surface portion, the adapter includes: and a second member having a second support portion in contact with the second side surface portion, wherein the first member and the second member are coupled to each other so that the radar device is sandwiched between the first support portion and the second support portion.

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Adapter
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an adapter that holds a radar apparatus.
Background
Conventionally, there is a technique in which a radar device such as a laser radar or a millimeter wave radar is mounted on a vehicle to detect an obstacle (see, for example, patent document 1). The radar device is used for, for example, an ACC system (Adaptive cruise control system), a Stop & Go system (congestion tracking system), a plant alarm system, and the like.
Such a radar device is held by an adapter and mounted on a vehicle. Specifically, the adapter includes a base and a plurality of support arms projecting from the base. In the case where an opposite surface of a transmission/reception surface in the radar device is defined as a back surface, the base portion is disposed so as to be opposed to the back surface. The plurality of support arms support the top surface portion, the bottom surface portion, the left side surface portion, and the right side surface portion of the radar device, and restrict the radar device from moving vertically and laterally within the adapter. At least one of the plurality of support arms is a locking claw formed of an elastic member. When the adapter is made to hold the radar device, the locking claw is deformed to insert the radar device into a space surrounded by the plurality of support arms. Thus, the radar device is held by the adapter by the reaction force to be restored by the deformed locking claw.
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2006-232155.
Problems to be solved by the invention
Vehicles such as motorcycles are susceptible to vibration of their bodies. When a radar device is mounted on such a vehicle that is prone to vibration, the vibration is likely to be transmitted to the mounting position of the radar device. Therefore, when the radar device is mounted on a vehicle that is susceptible to vibration using the conventional adapter, the adapter needs to hold the radar device with a greater force in order to prevent the radar device from coming off the adapter. That is, when the radar device is mounted on a vehicle that is susceptible to vibration using a conventional adapter, it is necessary to increase the reaction force of the locking claw when holding the radar device by, for example, making the locking claw of the adapter strong or increasing the amount of deformation of the locking claw when holding the radar device to the adapter.
However, when the reaction force of the locking claw is increased when the radar device is held, when the radar device is inserted into a space surrounded by the plurality of support arms by deforming the locking claw, the reaction force of the locking claw is increased, and the radar device is difficult to be inserted into the space surrounded by the support arms. That is, when the holding force of the radar device is increased in the conventional adapter, there is a problem that the attachment of the radar device to the adapter is deteriorated.
Further, in the structure in which the radar device is held using the reaction force of the locking claw, since the holding force is weak, the radar device may not be restricted from moving in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the reaction force of the locking claw acts. For example, in the case where the reaction force of the locking claw acts in the vertical direction with respect to the radar device, the radar device cannot be restricted from moving in the lateral direction only by the reaction force of the locking claw. Therefore, as described above, the conventional adapter supports the top surface portion, the bottom surface portion, the left side surface portion, and the right side surface portion of the radar device by the plurality of support arms, and restricts the radar device from moving vertically and laterally within the adapter. In this way, in the conventional adapter, since four sides for supporting the radar device by the support arm are required, adapters having different shapes are required for each of the radar devices having different sizes. Therefore, the conventional adapter has a problem of low versatility.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an adapter used when a radar device is mounted on a vehicle, which has good mountability of the radar device even when a holding force of the radar device is increased, and which has high versatility.
An adapter according to the present invention is an adapter that is attached to an attachment portion of a vehicle and holds a radar device, and is configured such that, when one side surface portion of the radar device is a first side surface portion, and the side surface portion facing the first side surface portion of the radar device is a second side surface portion, the adapter includes: and a second member having a second support portion in contact with the second side surface portion, wherein the first member and the second member are coupled to each other, and the radar device is sandwiched between the first support portion and the second support portion.
The adapter of the present invention holds a radar device by using a coupling force of a first member and a second member. Therefore, the adapter of the present invention can hold the radar device with a force sufficient for suppressing the radar device from being detached from the adapter. In this case, the radar device is sandwiched between the first member and the second member, and the radar device is mounted on the adapter of the present invention. Therefore, the adapter of the present invention can improve the mountability of the radar device, compared to the case where the holding force of the radar device is increased in the conventional adapter. Further, the adapter according to the present invention holds the radar device by the coupling force of the first member and the second member, and therefore, can obtain a holding force sufficient for restricting the movement of the radar device in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the coupling force acts. Therefore, the adapter of the present invention does not require a structure for supporting the radar device in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the coupling force acts, and therefore, it is possible to hold radar devices of different sizes with the same shape of adapter. Therefore, the radar apparatus of the present invention can be a device with higher versatility than the conventional one.
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Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is an assembled perspective view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the radar apparatus is held by the adapter according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is an assembled perspective view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the radar apparatus is held by the adapter according to the embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, an adapter according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The configuration, operation, and the like described below are examples, and the adapter of the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, operation, and the like. In the drawings, the same or similar components or portions may be denoted by the same reference numerals or may be omitted. In addition, the fine structure is appropriately simplified or omitted from illustration.
Detailed description of the preferred embodiments
The adapter of the present embodiment will be described below.
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Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an assembled perspective view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the radar device is held by the adapter according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The adapter 100 of the present embodiment is an adapter that is attached to an attachment portion of a vehicle and holds the radar device 60. The vehicle is a bicycle, a motorcycle, a tricycle, a quadricycle, or the like, in which at least one of an engine and an electric motor is used as a drive source. The bicycle is a general riding device capable of traveling on the road by a pedaling force applied to pedals. That is, the bicycle includes a general bicycle, an electric assist bicycle, an electric bicycle, and the like. The motorcycle refers to a so-called motorcycle, and the motorcycle includes an autobicycle, a scooter, an electric scooter, and the like. The mounting portion of the vehicle is a bracket or the like provided on the vehicle for mounting the adapter 100.
Here, in describing the adapter 100, each part of the radar device 60 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape is defined as follows. The transmission/reception surface 65 is a front surface, and a surface facing the transmission/reception surface 65 is a back surface. Of the side surface portions connecting the transmission/reception surface 65 and the rear surface, the side surface portion that contacts the first support portion 12 of the first member 10 described later is referred to as a first side surface portion 61. In the present embodiment, the bottom surface portion of the radar device 60 is the first side surface portion 61. Further, of the side surface portions connecting the transmission/reception surface 65 and the rear surface, the side surface portion that contacts the second support portion 22 of the second member 20 described later is referred to as a second side surface portion 62. In the present embodiment, the top surface portion of the radar device 60 is the second side surface portion 62. Of the side surface portions connecting the transmission/reception surface 65 and the rear surface, the remaining side surface portions other than the first side surface portion 61 and the second side surface portion 62 are referred to as a third side surface portion 63 and a fourth side surface portion 64. In the present embodiment, the left side surface is the third side surface 63, and the right side surface is the fourth side surface 64.
The adapter 100 includes a first member 10 and a second member 20.
The first member 10 includes a base portion 11 and a first support portion 12 protruding forward from the base portion 11. The base 11 is disposed to face the back surface of the radar device 60. The first support portion 12 is in contact with a first side surface portion 61 of the radar device 60, and supports the first side surface portion 61. Here, in the present embodiment, the radar device 60 held by the adapter 100 is provided with a connector 66 at the first side surface portion 61, the connector being used when wired to a control device, not shown. Therefore, the through hole 16 is formed in the first support portion 12 so that the first support portion 12 does not interfere with the connector 66. That is, when the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100, the connector 66 is inserted into the through hole 16. In addition, the first support portion 12 may be provided with a notch portion instead of the through hole 16 so that the first support portion 12 and the connector 66 do not interfere with each other.
Further, for example, a female screw portion 13 is formed in the base portion 11 of the first member 10 at a position facing the second member 20. The female screw portion 13 is a female screw portion into which the male screw 1 is screwed when the second member 20 is screwed and fastened to the first member 10 using the male screw 1. The number of female screw portions 13 is not particularly limited, and it is preferable that at least one female screw portion 13 is formed at each end of the base portion 11.
The first member 10 of the present embodiment includes a side wall 14 and a side wall 15 that protrude forward from the base 11. The side wall 14 is disposed to face the third side surface 63 of the radar device 60. The side wall 15 is disposed to face the fourth side surface 64 of the radar device 60. That is, in the present embodiment, the side wall 14 and the side wall 15 are opposed to each other in the lateral direction. As will be described later, the adapter 100 holds the radar device 60 by sandwiching the radar device 60 between the first member 10 and the second member 20 in the vertical direction. At this time, the adapter 100 can hold the radar device 60 with a holding force sufficient for restricting the radar device 60 from moving in the lateral direction. Therefore, the side wall 14 and the side wall 15 are not necessarily structured. However, by providing the side walls 14 and 15, the radar device 60 can be further restricted from moving in the lateral direction, and the radar device 60 can be further prevented from being detached from the adapter 100.
In addition, the interval between the side wall 14 and the side wall 15 may be longer than the length between the third side surface 63 and the fourth side surface 64 of the radar device 60. This makes it possible to hold the radar device 60 having a length longer between the third side surface 63 and the fourth side surface 64 than the radar device 60 shown in fig. 3 by the same adapter 100. That is, the versatility of the adapter 100 becomes high. Further, by not providing the side walls 14 and 15, the radar device 60 having a length longer than the length between the third side surface 63 and the fourth side surface 64 as compared with the radar device 60 shown in fig. 3 can be held by the same adapter 100. That is, the versatility of the adapter 100 becomes high.
The second member 20 includes a base 21 and a second support portion 22 protruding forward from the base 21. The base 21 is disposed to face the first member 10. In the present embodiment, the base 21 does not face the rear surface of the radar device 60, but the base 21 may be extended downward and a part of the base 21 may be disposed to face the rear surface of the radar device 60. The second support portion 22 is in contact with a second side surface portion 62 of the radar device 60, and supports the second side surface portion 62. Further, for example, a through hole 23 into which the pin 1 is inserted is formed in the base portion 21 of the second member 20 at a position facing the female screw portion 13 of the first member 10. The through holes 23 are formed in the same number as the female screw portion 13.
The second member 20 is screwed and fixed to the first member 10 by inserting the male screw 1 into the through hole 23 of the second member 20 and screwing the male screw 1 into the female screw portion 13 of the first member 10. When the second member 20 is screwed and fixed to the first member 10, the radar device 60 is sandwiched between the first support portion 12 of the first member 10 and the second support portion 22 of the second member 20. Thereby, the fastening force of the screw acting in the vertical direction becomes a holding force, and the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100. That is, the adapter 100 of the present embodiment has the following configuration: the first member 10 and the second member 20 are coupled by screwing the second member 20 to the first member 10. In the adapter 100 of the present embodiment, the fastening force of the male screw 1 that fixes the second member 20 to the first member 10 is a coupling force that holds the radar device 60.
Here, the conventional adapter includes a plurality of support arms that protrude forward from a base and support a top surface portion, a bottom surface portion, a left side surface portion, and a right side surface portion of the radar device. In the conventional adapter, at least one of the plurality of support arms is a locking claw formed of an elastic member. When the adapter is to hold the radar device, the locking claw is bent and deformed, and the radar device is inserted into a space surrounded by the plurality of support arms. Thus, the radar device is held by the adapter by the reaction force to be restored by the deformed locking claw. Therefore, in order to increase the holding force of the radar device, the conventional adapter needs to increase the reaction force of the locking claw when holding the radar device by, for example, making the locking claw of the adapter strong or increasing the deformation amount of the locking claw when holding the radar device in the adapter. Therefore, in the case of the conventional adapter in which the reaction force of the locking claw is increased when the radar device is held, when the radar device is inserted into the space surrounded by the plurality of support arms in order to deform the locking claw, the reaction force of the locking claw is large, and the operation of inserting the radar device into the space surrounded by the support arms becomes difficult. That is, if the holding force of the radar device is increased in the conventional adapter, the attachment of the radar device to the adapter is deteriorated.
On the other hand, the adapter 100 of the present embodiment holds the radar device 60 by the coupling force of the first member 10 and the second member 20. Therefore, the adapter 100 can hold the radar device 60 with a force sufficient for suppressing the radar device 60 from being detached from the adapter 100. At this time, the radar device 60 is sandwiched between the first member 10 and the second member 20, and the radar device 60 is mounted on the adapter 100. Therefore, the adapter 100 can improve the mountability of the radar device 60, compared to the case where the holding force of the radar device is increased in the conventional adapter.
The structure for connecting the first member 10 and the second member 20 is not limited to the structure for screwing and fixing the second member 20 to the first member 10. For example, the first member 10 and the second member 20 may be coupled to each other by a so-called snap-fit structure. Specifically, a locking claw extending toward one of the first member 10 and the second member 20 is provided on the other of the first member 10 and the second member 20. In addition, a concave portion that hooks a convex portion formed at the distal end portion of the locking claw is formed in the other of the first member 10 and the second member 20. The recess may be a through hole. The first member 10 and the second member 20 can be coupled by hooking the convex portion formed at the distal end portion of the locking claw into the concave portion.
As described above, in the conventional adapter, the locking claw is bent and deformed to hold the radar device in the adapter. That is, the conventional adapter holds the radar device by a reaction force generated in the locking claw against the bending load. On the other hand, in the adapter 100 of the present embodiment, in the case of a structure in which the first member 10 and the second member 20 are coupled by the engagement structure, when the convex portion formed at the distal end portion of the locking claw is hooked to the concave portion, the locking claw is bent. However, in the adapter 100 of the present embodiment, in the case of a structure in which the first member 10 and the second member 20 are coupled to each other by the snap structure, the force for holding the radar device 60 is generated not by the reaction force generated in the locking claw with respect to the bending load but by the reaction force generated in the locking claw with respect to the tensile load. Thus, in the adapter 100 of the present embodiment, when the first member 10 and the second member 20 are coupled to each other in the engagement structure, it is not necessary to increase the reaction force generated in the locking claw against the bending load. Therefore, in the adapter 100 of the present embodiment, in the case of a structure in which the first member 10 and the second member 20 are coupled to each other in the engagement structure, even if the holding force of the radar device 60 is increased, the first member 10 and the second member 20 are easily coupled to each other. That is, even if the first member 10 and the second member 20 are coupled to each other by the engagement structure, the adapter 100 of the present embodiment can improve the mountability of the radar device 60 compared to the conventional adapter.
The adapter 100 of the present embodiment is provided with an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the angle of the detection shaft of the radar device 60 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle. Specifically, the adapter 100 includes three female screw portions 30 and three adjusting bolts 40 as an adjusting mechanism. The female screw portions 30 are formed in the first member 10 so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction, for example. The adjustment bolts 40 are respectively formed with male screw portions 41 that mesh with the female screw portions 30. Further, a tool coupling portion 42 having a polygonal cross-sectional shape, for example, is provided at an end portion of the male screw portion 41. That is, the adjusting bolt 40 can be moved relative to the first member 10 in the direction of penetration of the female screw portion 30 by screwing the male screw portion 41 of the adjusting bolt 40 into the female screw portion 30 of the first member 10, connecting a tool to the tool connecting portion 42, and rotating the adjusting bolt 40.
Further, one end of the adjusting bolt 40, which is an end portion on the opposite side to the tool connecting portion 42, is rotatably and angularly variably attached to an attachment portion of the vehicle. The mounting structure of the one end of the adjusting bolt 40 and the mounting portion of the vehicle is not particularly limited as long as the adjusting bolt 40 is rotatable and changeable in angle with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle. Universal joints having various structures in which two coupling members are coupled to each other so as to be rotatable and changeable in angle are known. For example, one end of the adjusting bolt 40 may be rotatably and angularly variably attached to an attachment portion of the vehicle using a known coupling structure of such a universal joint.
In the present embodiment, the mounting member 50, which constitutes a universal joint together with the adjusting bolt 40, is used, and one end of the adjusting bolt 40 is rotatably and angularly variably mounted to a mounting portion of the vehicle. The mounting member 50 may be an accessory member of the adapter 100 or an accessory member of the vehicle. Specifically, a ball head 43 having a partially spherical outer peripheral portion is formed at an end of the adjusting bolt 40 opposite to the tool connecting portion 42. The mounting member 50 further includes a holding portion 51 that rotatably and angularly movably holds the ball portion 43 of the adjusting bolt 40. In addition, the structure in which the holding portion 51 holds the ball portion 43 is not particularly limited. As the structure for holding the ball head portion 43 by the holding portion 51, various known structures for holding the ball head portion in a rotatable and angularly changeable manner in a universal joint can be used.
The adapter 100 is attached to the attachment portion of the vehicle by screwing the male screw portion 41 of the adjuster bolt 40 into each of the female screw portions 30 of the first member 10, attaching the same number of attachment members 50 as the number of the adjuster bolts 40 to the attachment portion of the vehicle, and holding the ball portion 43 of each adjuster bolt 40 to the holding portion 51 of each attachment member 50. The mounting structure of the mounting member 50 to the mounting portion of the vehicle is not particularly limited, and the following mounting structure is employed in the present embodiment. The mounting member 50 includes a first flange 52 and a second flange 53 having different heights. The plate member of the mounting portion of the vehicle is sandwiched between the first flange 52 and the second flange 53, and the mounting member 50 is mounted to the mounting portion of the vehicle.
In a state where the adapter 100 is mounted on the mounting portion of the vehicle, the distance between the adapter 100 and the mounting portion of the vehicle can be changed at the position of each adjusting bolt 40 by connecting a tool to the tool connecting portion 42 and rotating each adjusting bolt 40. This allows adjustment of the angle of the adapter 100 relative to the mounting portion of the vehicle. That is, the angle of the detection axis of the radar device 60 held by the adapter 100 can be adjusted with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, when the male screw portion 41 of the adjuster bolt 40 is screwed into the female screw portion 30 from the rear of the first member 10, the adapter 100 is disposed in front of the mounting portion of the vehicle, and the tool connecting portion 42 of the adjuster bolt 40 protrudes forward of the first member 10. Therefore, the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle is adjusted from the front of the adapter 100. However, the angle adjustment from the front of the adapter 100 is merely an example.
Fig. 4 is an assembled perspective view of an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 4, when the male screw portion 41 of the adjuster bolt 40 is screwed into the female screw portion 30 from the front of the first member 10, the adapter 100 is disposed behind the mounting portion of the vehicle, and the tool connecting portion 42 of the adjuster bolt 40 protrudes rearward of the first member 10. This enables the angle of the adapter 100 relative to the mounting portion of the vehicle to be adjusted from behind the adapter 100.
That is, the adapter 100 of the present embodiment can adjust the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle from both the front and rear sides of the adapter 100, in other words, from both the front and rear sides of the radar device 60. Depending on the mounting portion of the vehicle and the configuration around the mounting portion, there are cases where the installation space of the adapter 100 and the radar device 60 can be reduced when the adapter 100 is disposed in front of the mounting portion, and cases where the installation space of the adapter 100 and the radar device 60 can be reduced when the adapter 100 is disposed in the rear of the mounting portion. The installation space of the adapter 100 and the radar device 60 includes a space necessary for adjusting the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion, in addition to the space occupied by the adapter 100 and the radar device 60. The adapter 100 of the present embodiment can adjust the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle from both the front and rear sides of the adapter 100, and therefore, the installation space of the adapter 100 and the radar device 60 can be reduced.
The adapter 100 of the present embodiment includes three female screw portions 30 and three adjusting bolts 40. However, the number of the female screw portions 30 is not limited to three, nor is the number of the adjustment bolts 40 limited to three. The angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle can be adjusted as long as the distance between the adapter 100 and the mounting portion of the vehicle can be adjusted at least three points. Therefore, the number of the female screw portions 30 may be four or more as long as at least three female screw portions are provided. Similarly, the number of the adjusting bolts 40 may be four or more as long as it is at least three.
Here, in the adapter 100 of the present embodiment, all the female screw portions 30 are provided in the first member 10. Without being limited thereto, a part of the female screw portion 30 may be provided in the second member 20. However, by providing all the female screw portions 30 to the first member 10, the following effects can be obtained. Specifically, when the radar devices 60 having different vertical lengths in the facing direction of the first member 10 and the second member 20 are held, the shape of the second member 20 is changed using the same first member 10. In this case, the attachment position of the adjusting bolt 40 at the attachment portion of the vehicle does not need to be changed for each of the radar devices 60 having different vertical lengths, and therefore the versatility of the adapter 100 is increased.
In addition, the same effect can be obtained by providing all the female screw portions 30 to the second member 20. Specifically, when the radar devices 60 having different vertical lengths are held, the shape of the first member 10 is changed using the same second member 20. In this case, the attachment position of the adjusting bolt 40 at the attachment portion of the vehicle does not need to be changed for each of the radar devices 60 having different vertical lengths, and therefore the versatility of the adapter 100 is increased.
Further, by providing all the female screw portions 30 to the first member 10, the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle can be adjusted before screwing and fixing the second member 20 to the first member 10, in other words, before holding the radar device 60 by the adapter 100. That is, the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle can be adjusted in both the state before the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100 and the state after the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100. Therefore, the adjustment work of the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle becomes easy. In addition, the same effect can be obtained by providing all the female screw portions 30 to the second member 20.
In the adapter 100 of the present embodiment, when the adjustment bolts 40 are attached to the female screw portion 30, the respective adjustment bolts 40 are disposed on the outer peripheral side of the radar device 60. With such a configuration, the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle can be adjusted in both the state before the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100 and the state after the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100. Therefore, the adjustment work of the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle becomes easy.
In the adapter 100 of the present embodiment, a fixing female screw portion 31 into which a fixing bolt inserted into a through hole of an installation portion of a vehicle is screwed is formed. Therefore, when it is not necessary to adjust the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle, the adapter 100 can be mounted to the mounting portion of the vehicle without using the adjustment bolt 40. Therefore, the adapter 100 of the present embodiment can be reduced in size compared to an adapter without the fixing female screw portion 31, without adjusting the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle. That is, the installation of the adapter 100 and the radar device 60 becomes easy. The number of the fixing female screw portions 31 is not particularly limited, and in the present embodiment, three fixing female screw portions 31 are formed.
In the adapter 100 of the present embodiment, all the fixing female screw portions 31 are formed in the first member 10. Therefore, the adapter 100 can be mounted on the mounting portion of the vehicle in both the state before the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100 and the state after the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100. Therefore, the mounting of the adapter 100 to the mounting portion of the vehicle becomes easier.
Method for holding radar device by adapter
Next, a method of holding the radar device 60 by the adapter 100 will be described.
First, the radar device 60 is held between the first member 10 and the second member 20. Then, the male screw 1 is inserted into the through hole 23 of the second member 20, and the male screw 1 is screwed into the female screw portion 13 of the first member 10, thereby screwing and fixing the second member 20 to the first member 10. Thereby, the radar device 60 is sandwiched between the first support portion 12 of the first member 10 and the second support portion 22 of the second member 20, and is held by the adapter 100.
Mounting method of adapter to mounting part of vehicle
Next, a method of attaching the adapter 100 to the attachment portion of the vehicle will be described. In the case where the angle of the adapter 100 needs to be adjusted with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle, the adapter 100 is mounted to the mounting portion of the vehicle using the adjustment bolt 40. The attachment of the adapter 100 to the attachment portion of the vehicle is performed before the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100 or after the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100.
First, the male screw portions 41 of the adjusting bolts 40 are screwed into the respective female screw portions 30 of the first member 10, and the same number of mounting members 50 as the male screw portions 41 are mounted on the mounting portion of the vehicle. Then, the retaining portion 51 of each mounting member 50 retains the spherical head portion 43 of each male screw portion 41, and the adapter 100 is mounted on the mounting portion of the vehicle. The mounting member 50 may be mounted to a mounting portion of the vehicle after the retaining portion 51 of each mounting member 50 retains the spherical head portion 43 of each male screw portion 41.
After the adapter 100 is mounted on the mounting portion of the vehicle, a tool is connected to the tool connecting portion 42 and the adjusting bolts 40 are rotated, thereby changing the distance between the adapter 100 and the mounting portion of the vehicle at the positions of the adjusting bolts 40. This allows adjustment of the angle of the adapter 100 relative to the mounting portion of the vehicle.
In the case where it is not necessary to adjust the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle, the adapter 100 is mounted to the mounting portion of the vehicle without using the adjustment bolt 40. The attachment of the adapter 100 to the attachment portion of the vehicle is performed before the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100 or after the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100.
First, a fixing bolt is inserted into a through hole of a mounting portion of a vehicle. Then, in a state where the adjustment bolt 40 is removed from each female screw portion 30, the fixing bolt inserted into the through hole of the mounting portion of the vehicle is screwed into the fixing female screw portion 31 of the adapter 100, and the adapter 100 is mounted to the mounting portion of the vehicle.
< Effect of adapter >
The adapter 100 of the present embodiment is an adapter that is attached to an attachment portion of a vehicle and holds the radar device 60. When one of the side surface portions of the radar device 60 is the first side surface portion 61 and the side surface portion facing the first side surface portion 61 of the side surface portion of the radar device 60 is the second side surface portion 62, the adapter 100 includes: a first member 10 having a first support part 12 in contact with the first side surface part 61, and a second member 20 having a second support part 22 in contact with the second side surface part 62. The adapter 100 is configured such that the first member 10 and the second member 20 are coupled to each other and the radar device 60 is sandwiched between the first support portion 12 and the second support portion 22.
In this way, the adapter 100 holds the radar device 60 by the coupling force of the first member 10 and the second member 20. Therefore, the adapter 100 can hold the radar device 60 with a force sufficient for suppressing the radar device 60 from being detached from the adapter 100. At this time, the radar device 60 is sandwiched between the first member 10 and the second member 20, and the radar device 60 is mounted on the adapter 100. Therefore, the adapter 100 can improve the mountability of the radar device 60, compared to the case where the holding force of the radar device is increased in the conventional adapter. Further, the adapter 100 holds the radar device 60 by the coupling force of the first member 10 and the second member 20, so that a holding force sufficient for restricting the movement of the radar device 60 in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the coupling force acts can be obtained. Therefore, the adapter 100 does not necessarily need a structure for supporting the radar device 60 in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the coupling force acts, and therefore radar devices 60 of different sizes can be held by the adapter 100 of the same shape. Therefore, the adapter 100 can be a device with higher versatility than before.
Further, the adapter 100 can obtain a holding force sufficient for restricting the radar device 60 from moving in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the coupling force of the first member 10 and the second member 20 acts, and therefore, it is not necessary to support the transmission/reception surface 65 of the radar device 60. That is, the adapter 100 need not cover a portion of the transmit-receive face 65 of the radar apparatus 60. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in detection performance of the radar device 60 due to the radar device 60 being held by the adapter 100.
As described above, the adapter 100 is configured to hold the radar device 60 by sandwiching the radar device 60 between the first member 10 and the second member 20. Therefore, a plurality of radar devices 60 having different positions of the connector 66 can be held by the same adapter 100.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where a radar device is held by an adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The radar device 60 shown in fig. 5 is provided with a connector 66 on the third side surface portion 63. In the case of holding such a radar device 60, as long as the adapter 100 and the connector 66 do not interfere, the adapter 100 as shown in fig. 1 to 3 can be used. In the adapter 100 shown in fig. 5, in order to avoid interference with the connector 66 provided on the third side surface portion 63, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and the like, a notch portion 17 is formed in the side wall 14 facing the third side surface portion 63.
Preferably, at least three female screw portions 30 are formed to penetrate the adapter 100. The adapter 100 is provided with at least three adjusting bolts 40, each of which has one end rotatably and angularly variably attached to an attachment portion of the vehicle and is formed with a male screw portion 41 to be engaged with the female screw portion 30. By configuring the adapter 100 in this manner, the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle can be adjusted. Further, by changing the insertion direction of the adjustment bolt 40 into the female screw portion 30, the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle can be adjusted from both the front and rear sides of the adapter 100, and therefore, the installation space of the adapter 100 and the radar device 60 can be reduced.
Preferably, at least three female screw portions 30, that is, all of the female screw portions 30 are formed on one of the first member 10 or the second member 20. By configuring the adapter 100 in this manner, the mounting position of the adjusting bolt 40 at the mounting portion of the vehicle can be unchanged for each of the radar devices 60 having different lengths in the vertical direction, and therefore the versatility of the adapter 100 is increased. By configuring the adapter 100 in this manner, the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle can be adjusted in both the state before the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100 and the state after the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100. Therefore, the adjustment work of the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle becomes easy.
Preferably, when the adjustment bolts 40 are attached to at least three female screw portions 30, that is, when the adjustment bolts 40 are attached to all the female screw portions 30, the adjustment bolts 40 are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the radar device 60. By configuring the adapter 100 in this manner, the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle can be adjusted in both the state before the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100 and the state after the radar device 60 is held by the adapter 100. Therefore, the adjustment work of the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle becomes easy.
Preferably, the adapter 100 is formed with a fixing female screw portion 31 into which a fixing bolt inserted into a through hole of an attachment portion of a vehicle is screwed. By configuring the adapter 100 in this manner, the adapter 100 can be made smaller than an adapter without the fixing female screw portion 31, without adjusting the angle of the adapter 100 with respect to the mounting portion of the vehicle.
Preferably, the first member 10 and the second member 20 are coupled by screwing the second member 20 to the first member 10. By coupling the first member 10 and the second member 20 in this manner, a large holding force can be obtained with a simple configuration when the radar device 60 is held.
Preferably, the vehicle to which the adapter 100 is mounted is a motorcycle. Motorcycles are more likely to vibrate than other vehicles such as motorcycles. Therefore, a large holding force is required as a holding force for holding the radar device 60 in the adapter for a motorcycle. The adapter 100 of the present embodiment facilitates the attachment of the radar device 60 even if the holding force of the radar device 60 is increased. Therefore, when the radar device 60 is mounted on a motorcycle, it is preferable to use the adapter 100 of the present embodiment.
The adapter 100 of the present embodiment has been described above, but the adapter of the present invention is not limited to the description of the present embodiment. For example, only a part of the present embodiment may be implemented. For example, the adapter of the present invention may be configured to hold the radar device 60 in the lateral direction by the first member and the second member.
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1 male screw, 10 first member, 11 base, 12 first support portion, 13 female screw portion, 14 side wall, 15 side wall, 16 through hole, 17 cut portion, 20 second member, 21 base, 22 second support portion, 23 through hole, 30 female screw portion, 31 fixing female screw portion, 40 adjusting bolt, 41 male screw portion, 42 tool connecting portion, 43 ball portion, 50 mounting member, 51 holding portion, 52 first flange, 53 second flange, 60 radar device, 61 first side surface portion, 62 second side surface portion, 63 third side surface portion, 64 fourth side surface portion, 65 transmission receiving surface, 66 connector, 100 adapter.

Claims (7)

1. An adapter (100) to be mounted to a mounting portion of a vehicle, holding a radar device (60),
when one of the side surface parts of the radar device (60) is a first side surface part (61), and the side surface part facing the first side surface part (61) of the side surface parts of the radar device (60) is a second side surface part (62),
the adapter (100) is constructed such that,
the disclosed device is provided with:
a first member (10) having a first support section (12) in contact with the first side surface section (61);
a second member (20) having a second support portion (22) that contacts the second side surface portion (62),
the first member (10) and the second member (20) are connected, and the radar device (60) is held between the first support section (12) and the second support section (22).
2. The adapter (100) of claim 1,
at least three female screw portions (30) are formed therethrough,
the vehicle body structure is provided with at least three adjusting bolts (40), one ends of the adjusting bolts (40) are rotatably and angularly movably mounted on the mounting portion of the vehicle, and a male thread portion (41) meshed with the female thread portion (30) is formed.
3. The adapter (100) of claim 2,
at least three female screw portions (30) are formed on one of the first member (10) or the second member (20).
4. The adapter (100) according to claim 2 or 3,
when the adjusting bolts (40) are attached to at least three female screw portions (30), the adjusting bolts (40) are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the radar device (60).
5. The adapter (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
a fixing female screw portion (31) is formed to which a fixing bolt inserted into a through hole of the mounting portion of the vehicle is screwed.
6. The adapter (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
the first member (10) and the second member (20) are connected by screwing the second member (20) to the first member (10).
7. The adapter (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
the aforementioned vehicle is a motorcycle.
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