CN210062924U

CN210062924U - Cleaning device, radar system, and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN210062924U
Application number: CN201920030333.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陆祥祥; 是蓉珠; 陆鹏
Original assignee: JIANGSU RIYING ELECTRICAL CO Ltd
Current assignee: JIANGSU RIYING ELECTRICAL CO Ltd
Priority date: 2019-01-08
Filing date: 2019-01-08
Publication date: 2020-02-14
Anticipated expiration: 2029-01-08

Abstract

The utility model provides a belt cleaning device, radar system and vehicle, wherein belt cleaning device is applied to a radar, belt cleaning device includes at least a nozzle, wherein the nozzle has a spout, the nozzle includes a nozzle head and a nozzle pipe, wherein the nozzle head communicate in the nozzle pipe and be kept in the one end of nozzle pipe, the spout is formed at the nozzle head, the nozzle head rotationally connected in the nozzle pipe, wherein the nozzle head of nozzle can extend to the radar outside, the nozzle passes through the spout can be in the radar outside orientation radar jet fluid.

Description

Cleaning device, radar system, and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the radar especially relates to on-vehicle belt cleaning device, radar system and vehicle.

Background

Radar is a common sensor for vehicles, which can detect the environment around the vehicle to obtain environmental information around the vehicle.

In the trend of automatic driving of vehicles, the position of radar is increasingly important. The radar corresponds to both eyes of a vehicle in an autonomous driving state, which needs to be continuously operated, and obtains information on the surrounding environment in real time by emitting electromagnetic waves outward and by receiving the reflected electromagnetic waves. Once the radar fails to work properly, the autonomous vehicle is equivalently blinded, with the consequences very severe and dangerous.

The RADAR is of different types, and the RADAR (RADAR) or LiDAR (LiDAR) is commonly used in the market to collect the environmental data around the vehicle in real time, the RADAR (RADAR) or LiDAR (LiDAR) essentially emits electromagnetic wave signals outwards, the electromagnetic wave signals are reflected after encountering obstacles in the surrounding environment, and the environmental data around the vehicle can be obtained based on the emitted electromagnetic wave signals and the reflected electromagnetic wave signals. RADAR (RADAR) and LiDAR (LiDAR) differ in that RADAR (RADAR) utilizes radio waves and LiDAR (LiDAR) utilizes light waves for sensing.

Such sensors are typically placed outside the vehicle during use to provide a relatively comprehensive detection of the environment surrounding the vehicle. The problem is that the environment outside the vehicle is often changing during its travel and sometimes becoming worse with changing geographical locations and times of day. In a rain, snow or dust environment, there will be more pollutants in the air, such as particles.

If the vehicle is gone in comparatively adverse circumstances, the pollutant has very big probability to be attached to the radar surface, influences the external radiation of radar on the one hand, and on the other hand influences the receipt of radar to reduce the work efficiency of radar, and then be unfavorable for the security of whole driving in-process.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a belt cleaning device, radar system and vehicle, wherein radar system can wash its radar.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device, a radar system and a vehicle, wherein the radar system can clean the radar thereof in a severe environment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device, a radar system and a vehicle, wherein the cleaning device can perform a comprehensive treatment on the pollutants on the radar surface.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device, a radar system and a vehicle, wherein the cleaning device can perform a processing of almost 360 degrees omnidirectional to its radar.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device, a radar system and a vehicle, wherein the cleaning device includes a plurality of nozzles, wherein the spraying direction of the nozzles can be adjusted.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device, a radar system and a vehicle, wherein the radar and the cleaning device can adjust the relative position of the nozzle so that the radar is cleaned as comprehensively as possible.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device, a radar system and a vehicle, wherein the cleaning device has a nozzle wound around the radar surface to reduce dead angles as much as possible.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device, a radar system and a vehicle, wherein the cleaning device is installed in the radar, the cleaning device has a simple structure.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device, a radar system and a vehicle, wherein the cleaning device can be simply disassembled and assembled to the radar.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device, a radar system and a vehicle, wherein the cleaning device can be installed in the radar of other vehicles, and the application is wide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning device for use in a radar, wherein the cleaning device comprises at least one nozzle, wherein the nozzle has a nozzle tip, the nozzle comprises a nozzle head and a nozzle tube, wherein the nozzle head is connected to the nozzle tube and is held at an end of the nozzle tube, the nozzle tip is formed at the nozzle head, the nozzle head is rotatably connected to the nozzle tube, wherein the nozzle head of the nozzle is capable of extending to the outside of the radar, and the nozzle is capable of ejecting fluid towards the outside of the radar through the nozzle tip.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the nozzle head is rotatably connected to the nozzle pipe in such a way that a spraying area of the nozzle can be swung along the radar surface.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the nozzles is connected to another of the nozzles.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning device further comprises a support base, wherein the support base has a plurality of mounting passages, and the nozzles are held in the corresponding mounting passages in such a manner that the nozzles are arranged in a ring shape.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the supporting seat is an annular structure.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning device further comprises a connector, wherein the connector comprises a connecting body and a plurality of joints, wherein the plurality of joints are arranged in a ring shape, wherein each of the nozzles is communicably mounted to a corresponding one of the joints.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning device further comprises a connector, wherein the connector comprises a connecting body and a plurality of joints, wherein the joints are arranged in a ring shape, each of the nozzles is communicably mounted to a corresponding one of the joints, the nozzle extends from the joint to pass through the mounting passage and then extends outward to the outside of the radar.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the connecting body has an annular guide groove, wherein each of the joints is communicated with each other through the annular guide groove.

According to the utility model discloses an on the other hand, the utility model provides a belt cleaning device is applied to a radar, wherein belt cleaning device includes:

at least one nozzle, wherein the nozzle has a spout, the nozzle being extendable to the radar outer side such that the spout is retained on the radar outer side, the nozzle being operable to eject fluid through the spout toward the radar outer side; and

a support block, wherein the support block has at least one mounting channel through which the nozzle passes and the nozzle is held to the support block in a manner movable along the mounting channel.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the nozzle comprises a nozzle head and a nozzle tube, wherein the nozzle head is connected to the nozzle tube and is held at one end of the nozzle tube, the nozzle head of the nozzle being rotatably connected to the nozzle tube.

According to the utility model discloses an on the other hand, the utility model provides a radar system, it includes:

a radar; and

a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning device comprises at least one nozzle, wherein the nozzle has a nozzle orifice, the nozzle comprises a nozzle head and a nozzle pipe, wherein the nozzle head is connected to the nozzle pipe and held at one end of the nozzle pipe, the nozzle orifice is formed in the nozzle head, the nozzle head is rotatably connected to the nozzle pipe, wherein the nozzle head of the nozzle can extend to the outside of the radar, and the nozzle can eject fluid through the nozzle orifice toward the radar at the outside of the radar.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the radar includes a radar main body and a cover body, wherein the cover body has a containing cavity and includes a surrounding wall, wherein the surrounding wall surrounds the formation the containing cavity, the radar main body is contained in the containing cavity, the electromagnetic wave radiated by the radar main body passes through at least part of the surrounding wall and is emitted outwards.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cover body comprises a penetrating part, wherein the penetrating part is located on the surrounding wall, and the nozzle is held above the penetrating part or below the penetrating part.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cover body has a cover body high end and a cover body low end, wherein the cover body low end is set as certainly cover body high end extends down and forms, wherein belt cleaning device is located cover body low end.

According to the utility model discloses an on the other hand, the utility model provides a vehicle, it includes:

a vehicle body; and

a radar system, wherein the radar system is mounted to the vehicle body, wherein the radar system comprises:

a radar; and

According to an embodiment of the invention, the radar system is mounted in the top of the vehicle body.

a vehicle body; and

a radar; and

a cleaning device comprising at least one nozzle, wherein said nozzle has a spout, said nozzle being extendable to an exterior side of said radar such that said spout is located on said radar exterior side, said cleaning device and said radar being rotatably supported relative to each other on said vehicle body.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the nozzle is movably supported to the vehicle body around the radar.

Drawings

Fig. 1A is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1B is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1C is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1D is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1E is a schematic diagram of an application of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2A is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2B is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a radar system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a radar system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a schematic view of a cleaning device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following description is presented to disclose the invention so as to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention. The preferred embodiments in the following description are given by way of example only, and other obvious variations will occur to those skilled in the art. The basic principles of the invention, as defined in the following description, may be applied to other embodiments, variations, modifications, equivalents and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the present disclosure, the terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, as the terms are used in the description to indicate that the referenced device or element must have the specified orientation, be constructed and operated in the specified orientation, and not for the purpose of limitation.

It is understood that the terms "a" and "an" should be interpreted as meaning that a number of one element or element is one in one embodiment, while a number of other elements is one in another embodiment, and the terms "a" and "an" should not be interpreted as limiting the number.

Referring to fig. 1A to 2B, a radar system 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the radar system 1 can be applied to a vehicle body 100 of a vehicle 1000 to detect environmental information around the vehicle body 100. When the vehicle 1000 travels on a road, pollutants attached to the radar system 1 of the vehicle 1000 may gradually accumulate to affect the detection efficiency thereof as the travel time increases.

The radar system 1 comprises a radar 10 and a cleaning device 20, wherein the cleaning device 20 is provided with the radar 10. Cleaning device 20 can be to an surface of radar 10 washs to reduce the pollutant in the external environment and be in radar 10 surface is continuously attached to and is finally influenced radar 10 normal operating's possibility is favorable to guaranteeing radar 10's work precision reduces adverse circumstances and is to radar 10 work accuracy and validity's influence, also is favorable to improving radar 10 work's reliability.

Specifically, the radar 10 includes a radar main body 11 and a cover 12, wherein the cover 12 has a receiving chamber 120, and the radar main body 11 is received in the receiving chamber 120. The radar main body 11 can radiate electromagnetic waves to the outside and receive electromagnetic waves reflected by the outside, thereby obtaining information on the outside environment based on information of the electromagnetic waves before and after reflection to enable detection of the surrounding environment.

The radar main body 11 has a precise internal structure design, and is completely wrapped by the cover 12 to reduce external interference and avoid the possibility of moisture or dust entering the radar main body 11.

It is understood that the RADAR 10 may be a RADAR 10(RADAR) or a LiDAR 10 (LiDAR). RADAR 10(RADAR) and LiDAR 10(LiDAR) differ in that RADAR 10 utilizes radio waves and LiDAR 10 utilizes light waves for sensing. The RADAR 10 is hereinafter referred to as a RADAR 10(RADAR) or a LiDAR 10 (LiDAR).

The cover 12 includes an upper cover 121, a surrounding wall 122 and a lower cover 123, wherein the upper cover 121, the surrounding wall 122 and the lower cover 123 surround to form the accommodating cavity 120, and the upper cover 121 and the lower cover 123 are respectively located at two ends of the surrounding wall 122 and seal the surrounding wall 122 relatively, so that the entire accommodating cavity 120 is maintained in a relatively closed state.

Alternatively, the upper cover 121 may be detachably attached to the surrounding wall 122 so that the receiving chamber 120 is exposed, and the radar body 11 may be put into or taken out of the receiving chamber 120. Optionally, the lower cover 123 is removably attached to the enclosing wall 122.

The cover 12 further includes a transmission portion 124, and the transmission portion 124 is used for passing the electromagnetic wave emitted from the radar main body 11 and passing the reflected electromagnetic wave.

The transmission portion 124 may be formed on the wall 122, and the wall 122 may be made of a material that is transparent to electromagnetic waves, i.e., a wave-transparent material.

The surrounding wall 122 may have a transmission window, wherein the transmission part 124 is installed at the transmission window position, so that the transmission window position of the surrounding wall 122 can pass the electromagnetic wave emitted from the radar main body 11 and can pass the reflected electromagnetic wave.

It is understood that the penetrating part 124 may be formed at other positions of the cover 12, such as the upper cover 121 or the lower cover 123, or the penetrating part 124 may be formed on the upper cover 121, the surrounding wall 122 and the lower cover 123.

In this example, the cover 12 has a cylindrical shape, and the radar main body 11 radiates light outward in the circumferential direction of the cover 12. In other embodiments of the present invention, the radar main body 11 may radiate light outward along the axial direction of the cover 12.

Further, the penetrating part 124 can prevent other solid matters outside from entering the accommodating chamber 120 through the penetrating part 124.

The housing 12 has a housing high end 125 and a housing low end 126, wherein the housing high end 125 extends downward to form the housing low end 126.

The cleaning device 20 is located below the cover 12, and can clean the cover 12 from bottom to top to prevent contaminants attached to the cover 12 from affecting the transmission efficiency of the transmission part 124.

Further, the cleaning device 20 is mounted to the housing lower end 126 of the housing 12. The cleaning device 20 may also be held under the housing 12 in other ways, for example the cleaning device 20 may be supported by another element, for example a bracket, to be located under the radar 10.

It will be appreciated, of course, that the cleaning device 20 may also be mounted to the housing high end 125 of the housing 12.

The cleaning device 20 includes at least one nozzle 21, wherein the nozzle 21 is capable of directing toward the transparent portion 124 of the cover 12 to spray fluid onto the transparent portion 124. The fluid is capable of removing contaminants that are attached to the transmissive portion 124 of the enclosure 12 or to the enclosing wall 122 of the enclosure 12.

The nozzle 21 comprises a nozzle head 211 and a nozzle pipe 212 and has a spout 210, wherein the spout 210 is held outside the enclosing wall 122 of the enclosure 12 so that the spout 120 can eject fluid outside the enclosing wall 122 of the enclosure 12 towards the enclosing wall 122 of the enclosure 12, wherein the nozzle head 211 is connected to the nozzle pipe 212 and the spout 210 is located at the nozzle head 211.

Further, the nozzle 210 of the nozzle 21 is simultaneously maintained above the transmission part 124 or below the transmission part 124, so as to prevent the radar main body 11 from emitting electromagnetic waves or receiving electromagnetic waves to be blocked by the nozzle 21 during normal engineering, thereby affecting the normal working efficiency of the radar main body 11.

It will be appreciated that the spout 210 of the nozzle 21 may be directed towards the transmissive portion 124, or towards a portion of the enclosing wall 122 outside the transmissive portion 124, to treat contaminants attached to the enclosing wall 122 that may interfere with the normal operation of the radar 10.

The cleaning device 20 has at least one transmission passage 200, wherein each nozzle 21 is connected to the transmission passage 200, the fluid from the transmission passage 200 is sprayed to the surrounding wall 122 of the housing 12 through the nozzle 21, and under the impact of the fluid sprayed from the nozzle 21, the contaminants attached to the surrounding wall 122, particularly the penetrating part 124, of the housing 12 can be separated from the housing 12, so as to achieve the cleaning effect.

The cleaning device 20 further comprises a supporting seat 22, wherein the supporting seat 22 is an annular supporting seat 22, and the supporting seat 22 has at least one mounting channel 220, wherein the nozzle 21 can be mounted on the supporting seat 22 through the mounting channel 220, and the spout 210 of the nozzle 21 is located outside the annular supporting seat 22. When the cleaning device 20 is mounted to the cover body lower end portion 126 of the cover body 12 of the radar 10, the nozzle 21 is located outside the support base 22 and outside the cover body 12, and the nozzle 21 can face the transmission portion 124 of the cover body 12. When the nozzle 21 faces the transmission part 124, a spraying direction of the nozzle 21 is at an angle with the vertical direction. The spray direction of the nozzle 21 is at an angle to the surrounding wall 122 of the housing 12. When the fluid is sprayed to the transmission part 124, the fluid is hindered by the transmission part 124 and can flow along the surrounding wall 122 to a certain extent so that the cleaning device 20 has a large cleaning range.

The cover 12 of the radar 10 is supported on the support base 22. The size of the support base 22 is matched to the size of the lower cover 123 of the housing 12. Optionally, the support base 22 and the lower cover 123 of the cover 12 are the same size so that the cover 12 can be fully supported on the support base 22.

The nozzle 21 has an outer end and an inner end, with the spout 210 being located at the outer end of the spray head. The jet 210 is located outside the radar 10, viewed from above and downwards from the radar system 1, so that the fluid can be ejected outside the radar 10 towards the radar 10. In this example, the spout 210 of the radar 10 is capable of ejecting fluid from top to bottom to the enclosure wall 122 of the enclosure 12 on the side.

Further, the cleaning device 20 includes a connector 23, wherein at least a portion of the transmission path 200 is formed in the connector 23. The nozzle 21 is communicably connected to the connector 23.

The connector 23 has at least an outlet and an inlet, wherein the fluid enters the delivery channel 200 from the inlet of the connector 23, exits the connector 23 from the outlet and then flows to the nozzle 21, being ejected outwardly through the nozzle 21.

More specifically, the connector 23 includes a connecting body 231 and at least one joint 232, wherein at least a portion of the transmission channel 200 is formed in the connecting body 231 and the joint 232, respectively. The coupling is communicably coupled to the connecting body 231.

The connecting body 231 has at least one guide groove 2310, wherein the connector is communicated with the guide groove 2310 and the nozzle 21 is communicably connected to the connector 232.

The inlet and the outlet of the connector 23 are respectively communicated with the guide grooves 2310.

The connecting body 231 is annular, and the nozzle 21 is disposed outside the connecting body 231. The nozzle 21 is attached to the connector 23. When the number of the nozzles 21 is plural, the relative positions among the plural nozzles 21 can be determined by the connector 23. The nozzle 21 is supported by the connector 23, and then the nozzle 21 and the connector 23 are mounted to the support base 22, and are coupled to the housing 12 of the radar 10 through the support base 22, so that the cleaning device 20 can be held at a predetermined position.

It is worth mentioning that when the radar system 1 is matched to the vehicle body 100 for use, the radar system 1 may be installed on a top of the vehicle body 100. The roof of the vehicle body 100 is the highest position of the entire vehicle body 100, and the radar system 1 is mounted on the roof to facilitate the radar system 1 to fully detect the environment around the vehicle body 100, and particularly for the autonomous vehicle body 100, it is required to obtain as much information as possible about the environment around the vehicle body 100.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the radar system 1 may also be installed at other positions of the vehicle body 100, for example, at the front portion of the vehicle body 100 or at the rear portion of the vehicle body 100, and refer to fig. 1D and fig. 1E, respectively. The number of installations of the radar system 1 may be one or plural.

When the radar system 1 is installed in the front of the vehicle body 100, the radar system 1 can focus on collecting information of the environment in front of the vehicle body 100, and the vehicle body 10 or a user can perform a plurality of operations based on the information collected by the radar 10. For example, the vehicle body 100 can perform adaptive cruise based on information collected by the radar 10 of the radar system 1, or when the radar 10 of the radar system 1 monitors that an obstacle appears in front of the vehicle body 100, the radar 10 can send information to the vehicle body 10 to brake the vehicle body 10 or a user in time.

When the radar system 1 is installed at the rear of the vehicle body 10, the radar system 1 can focus on collecting information of the environment at the rear of the vehicle body 100, and the vehicle body 10 or a user can perform a plurality of operations based on the information collected by the radar 10. For example, the vehicle body 100 can issue a back-up reminder or an obstacle avoidance reminder based on information collected by the radar 10 of the radar system 1. When the radar system 1 is installed at the C-pillar position of the vehicle body 10, the radar system 1 may also provide lane change assistance warning.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above examples do not limit the installation position of the radar system 1 on the vehicle body 100.

It is worth mentioning that the radar system 1 may be detachably mounted to the vehicle body 100, so as to facilitate maintenance of the radar system 1 itself and to facilitate expansion of the use range of the radar system 1.

It is worth mentioning that the cleaning device 20 of the radar system 1 may be detachably connected to the radar 10. The vehicle body 100 equipped with the radar 10 can be used for the washing device 20 to wash it, which is advantageous to expand the range of use of the washing device 20.

Further, in this example, the number of the nozzles 21 is plural, and the number of the nozzles 210 is also plural accordingly. The nozzles 21 are distributed at different positions of the support base 22 so as to perform cleaning processes on different positions of the cover body 12 of the radar 10.

The nozzles 21 are circumferentially arranged in the connector 23. When the nozzle 21 and the connector 23 are supported on the support base 22, the nozzle 21 is exposed after passing through the mounting passage 220, and the nozzle 21 is surrounded on the support base 22 to perform cleaning of the cover 12 of the radar 10 in different directions.

It will of course be appreciated that the nozzle 21 may be mounted directly to the support seat 22 and extend beyond the support seat 22.

In this example, the connector 23 has a certain rigidity to support the nozzle 21. In other embodiments of the present invention, the nozzles 21 may be connected to each other by other elements, such as a transmission pipeline, and even when the number of the nozzles 21 is plural, the nozzles 21 may be independent from each other.

In this example, the nozzles 21 are interrelated such that each nozzle 21 is capable of ejecting the fluid after the fluid enters the delivery channel 200 from the inlet.

Further, referring to FIG. 2B, the spout 210 is variably oriented to be retained outside the enclosure 12. When the nozzle 21 is rotated, the orientation of the nozzle 210 can be changed, so that the corresponding cleaning position can be changed, and thus different positions of the cover 12 of the radar 10 can be cleaned.

In this example, the nozzle 21 is rotatably connected to the connector 23. Specifically, the nozzle 21 is rotatably connected to the joint 232 of the connector 23.

Further, in the present example, the nozzle 21 is connected to the connector 23 so as to be swingable back, so that the spray area of the nozzle 21 can be enlarged to contribute to improvement of the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning device 20. More specifically, the nozzle 21 is attached to the connector 23 so as to be swingable back and forth along the outer surface of the cover 12.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the nozzle 21 is rotatably connected to the support base 22. Further, the nozzle 21 is connected to the support base 22 in a back-swing manner, so that the spraying area of the nozzle 21 can be enlarged, which is beneficial to improving the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning device 20. More specifically, the nozzle 21 is connected to the support base 22 so as to be swingable back and forth along the outer surface of the cover 12.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the nozzle 21 is mounted directly to the cover 12 of the radar 10, such as the cover low end 126 of the cover 12 or the cover high end 125 of the cover 12. The nozzle 21 extends to the outside of the surrounding wall 122 of the radar 10, and the nozzle 21 is rotatably connected to the radar 10. Further, the nozzle 21 is connected to the cover 12 in a back-swing manner, so that the spraying area of the nozzle 21 can be enlarged, which is beneficial to improve the cleaning efficiency of the cleaning device 20. More specifically, the nozzle 21 is attached to the cover 12 to be swingable back and forth along the outer surface of the cover 12.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the nozzle head 211 of the nozzle 21 is rotatably coupled to the nozzle tube 212 such that the orientation of the spout 210 at the nozzle head 211 may be changed.

Further, the nozzle 21 may be rotated in a range of 0 to 180 to form a fan-shaped spray area on the outer surface of the housing 12.

It is worth mentioning that the nozzle 21 can extend outside the radar 20 so that the spout 210 can be located outside the radar 20 and spray fluid towards the radar 20.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the nozzle 21 itself may be configured to be retractable, for example, along the length of the nozzle 21, and when the nozzle 21 is extended, the nozzle 210 may be located outside the radar 20, so as to eject the fluid toward the radar 20.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the nozzle 21 may be itself invariable in length, with the support seat 22 or the connector 23 extending the nozzle 21 outside the radar 20.

Referring to fig. 3, and to fig. 1A to 1C, a variant of the radar system 1 according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

The present embodiment differs from the above embodiments in the cleaning device 20.

The cleaning device 20 includes a plurality of nozzles 21 and a support base 22, wherein the nozzles 21 are disposed on the support base 22. The nozzle 21 may be integrally formed with the support seat 22. The nozzle 21 is formed to extend outward from the support seat 22.

The relative position between the cleaning device 20 and the radar 10 may be varied to allow the cleaning device 20 to treat the radar 10 as thoroughly as possible to reduce the likelihood of contaminants remaining on the surface of the radar 10.

Specifically, the cover 12 of the radar 10 is fixedly attached to the vehicle body 100 with respect to the vehicle body 100. The washing device 20 is also mounted to the vehicle body 100, and in this example, the washing device 20 is located below the radar 10.

The cleaning device 20 is held below the radar 10, and the cleaning device 20 is rotatably held below the radar 10 with respect to the radar 10 so that the nozzle 21 located outside the radar 10 can rotate around the radar 10.

For example, the radar 10 is supported by the vehicle body 100 through a first bracket, and the cleaning device 20 is supported by the vehicle body 100 through a second bracket. The radar 10 is fixed to the vehicle body 100, and the radar 10 may continue to remain fixed while the washing device 20 is rotatably supported to the vehicle body 100 by the second bracket. The second bracket may be annular and the first bracket passes through the second bracket so that the rotation of the cleaning device 20 does not affect the radar 10. Only at least part of the first and second brackets are illustrated in fig. 3.

When the cleaning device 20 rotates, the radar 10 is fixed in position, and the nozzle 21 located on the support base 22 rotates together in the circumferential direction of the radar 10, so that the nozzle 21 of the cleaning device 20 can clean the radar 10 from different directions.

Referring to fig. 4, and to fig. 1A to 1C, a variant of the radar system 1 according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

When the radar system 1 is mounted to a vehicle body 100, the radar 10 is rotatably mounted to the vehicle body 100 with respect to the vehicle body 100. The nozzle 21 of the washing device 20 is supported by the vehicle body 100, and its relative position with the vehicle body 100 is kept fixed.

There are various types of the radar 10, such as a conventional mechanical radar 10, and a radiation source is required to be rotated to perform 360-degree omnidirectional scanning during scanning, so that the radar 10 can be operated when the radar 10 is rotatably coupled to the vehicle body 100.

With reference to fig. 5, a variant of the radar system 1 according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

The cleaning device 20 comprises at least one nozzle 21. the nozzle 21 is arranged to be rotatable around the radar 10.

Specifically, when the radar system 1 is mounted to the vehicle body 100, the nozzle 21 is rotatably mounted to the vehicle body 100 about the radar 10, and the radar 10 is fixedly supported to the vehicle body 100.

When the nozzle 21 is rotating around the radar 10, the cover 12 of the radar 10 can be cleaned as much as possible by the nozzle 21 for 360 degrees.

Further, the cleaning device 20 includes a support seat 22, wherein the support seat 22 has a mounting channel 220, wherein the mounting channel 220 has a length to allow the nozzle 21 to move within the mounting channel 220. The nozzle 21 passes through the mounting channel 220. The radar 10 is at least partially supported on the support base 22. The nozzle 21 is independent of the support seat 22.

When the nozzle 21 is rotated relative to the radar 10, the relative position of the support 22 and the radar 10 remains fixed. The nozzle 21 moves around the radar 10 along the mounting channel 220.

When the number of the nozzles 21 is plural, the plural nozzles 21 can be simultaneously rotated around the radar 10 by the connector 23.

With reference to fig. 6, a variant of the radar system 1 according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

The cleaning device 20 comprises at least one nozzle 21, wherein the nozzle 21 is arranged to be mounted to the housing 12 of the radar 10, and the nozzle 21 is rotatably arranged to the radar 10.

The cleaning device 20 may include a connector 23, and when the number of the nozzles 21 is plural, the connector 23 may be connected in series or in parallel with the nozzles 21, so that different nozzles 21 may cooperate.

The nozzle 21 may also be connected to a transfer conduit through which the fluid is transferred and then sprayed onto the surface of the enclosure 12.

The nozzle 21 may be located at the bottom of the enclosure 12 or at the top of the enclosure 12.

With reference to fig. 7, a variant of the radar system 1 according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In this example, the cleaning device 20 is mounted to the housing high end 125 of the housing 12. The nozzle 21 is disposed downward and toward the hood 12 so that the fluid can be ejected toward the hood 12 from above.

The nozzle 21 of the cleaning device 20 extends outwardly from the top of the housing 12 to enable the spout 210 to spray downwardly toward the enclosure wall 122 of the housing 12.

It is understood that the nozzle 21 of the cleaning device 20 may also be held on the upper cover 121 of the enclosure 12, with the nozzle 21 extending outward such that the spout 210 is located outside the radar 10.

The nozzle 21 of the cleaning device 20 may also be held outside the enclosure wall 122 of the enclosure 12 with the nozzle 21 extending outwardly so that the spout 210 is outside the radar 10.

In other words, the nozzle 21 may be mounted to the upper cover 121 of the cover body 12 via the support base 22, may be mounted to the surrounding wall 122 of the cover body 12 via the support base 22, or may be mounted to the lower cover 123 of the cover body 12 via the support base 22.

It should be noted that, when the nozzle 21 is mounted to the surrounding wall 122 of the cover body 12 through the support seat 22, the penetrating portion 124 may not be interfered by the nozzle 21, so as to avoid the influence on the radiation of the radar main body 11.

With reference to fig. 8, a variant of the radar system 1 according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

The number of the nozzles 21 of the washing device 20 is plural, and the fluid sprayed from the nozzles 21 may be different.

Specifically, the cleaning device 20 may be a water stream, a gas stream, or any other fluid that may be used for cleaning. The gas flow may be a flow of air, such as compressed air, or may be another gas, such as nitrogen, etc.

In this example, the number of nozzles 21 is 6, and the nozzles 21 are arranged to surround the cover 12 of the radar 10.

Further, the nozzle 21 is disposed to extend outward from the support seat 22 and to surround the support seat 22.

Further, the nozzle 21 is provided to extend outward from the connecting seat, and passes through the supporting seat 22, and then passes through the supporting seat 22 to extend to the outside of the cover body 12 of the radar 10.

At least one of the nozzles 21 is used for spraying water, and at least one of the nozzles 21 is used for spraying air. The plurality of nozzles 21 are arranged at regular intervals outside the cover body 12.

Alternatively, the fluid ejected by adjacent nozzles 21 is different. Alternatively, three of the nozzles 21 are used to spray water and three of the nozzles 21 are used to spray air. Of course, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is by way of example only, and the arrangement of the nozzles 21 is not limited to that described above.

Each of the nozzles 21 may correspond to one of the transfer channels, that is, the nozzles 21 may be independent from each other.

Alternatively, the nozzles 21 for ejecting the same fluid may correspond to the same transfer passage. It will of course be appreciated that one such nozzle 21 may be used to spray a stream of air, but also a stream of water. The transport ducts connected to the nozzles 21 can be switched to transport different fluids.

With reference to fig. 9, a variant of the radar system 1 according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In this example, the number of the cleaning devices 20 is two, and one of the cleaning devices 20 is mounted to the cover high end portion 125 of the cover 12 of the radar 10, and the other cleaning device 20 is mounted to the cover low end portion 126 of the cover 12 of the radar 10.

The nozzle 21 of the cleaning device 20 located at the cover high end 125 can spray the fluid toward the penetration portion 124 of the cover 12 from the top down. The nozzle 21 of the cleaning device 20 at the cover lower end 126 is capable of spraying the fluid toward the penetrating portion 124 of the cover 12 from below to above.

The two cleaning devices 20 may work in cooperation to simultaneously decontaminate the cover 12 in the up-down direction.

For example, the cleaning device 20 that sprays the air stream may first spray the hood 12 to remove some of the fine particles, and then the cleaning device 20 that sprays the water stream may continue to treat the contaminants with the water stream after the cleaning device 20 that sprays the air stream stops operating. Some of the contaminant particles are small and tend to be adsorbed on the surface of the cover 12 after being sprayed with water due to the surface tension of the water. The cleaning device 20, which ultimately emits the airflow, may continue to operate to blow dry moisture that may be caught on the surface of the enclosure 12.

With reference to fig. 10, a variant of the radar system 1 according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

Specifically, the cleaning device 20 may be a water stream, a gas stream, or any other fluid that may be used for cleaning. The gas flow may be a flow of air, such as compressed air, or may be another gas, such as nitrogen, etc. The fluid used for cleaning may be some detergent, such as various surfactants.

In this example, the number of nozzles 21 is 6, and the nozzles 21 are arranged to surround the cover 12 of the radar 10. 2 of said nozzles 21 may be used for spraying an air stream, 2 of said nozzles 21 may be used for spraying a water stream, and 2 of said nozzles 21 may be used for spraying a cleaning agent. The nozzles 21 are evenly spaced around the housing 12. Adjacent ones of the nozzles 21 may eject different ones of the fluids.

The nozzles 21 may cooperate with each other. The nozzle 21 may be rotatably held outside the cover body 12.

It is worth mentioning that, for the radar 10, the plurality of nozzles 21 can uniformly eject the fluid toward the radar 10, so that the radar 10 is in a state of being evenly stressed, which facilitates the radar 10 to maintain a stable state.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present invention as described above and shown in the drawings are given by way of example only and are not limiting of the present invention. The objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the embodiments without departing from the principles, embodiments of the present invention may have any deformation or modification.

Claims

1. A cleaning device applied to a radar is characterized by comprising:

at least one nozzle, wherein the nozzle has a spout, the nozzle comprising a nozzle head and a nozzle tube, wherein the nozzle head is connected to the nozzle tube and held at one end of the nozzle tube, the spout is formed at the nozzle head, the nozzle head is rotatably connected to the nozzle tube, wherein the nozzle head of the nozzle is capable of extending to the outside of the radar, and the nozzle is capable of ejecting fluid toward the radar at the outside of the radar through the spout.

2. The cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the nozzle head is rotatably connected to the nozzle tube in such a manner that a spray area of the nozzle is swingable along the radar surface.

3. The cleaning device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of said nozzles is communicated with another of said nozzles, wherein the cleaning device further comprises a support base, wherein the support base is provided with a plurality of installation channels, the nozzles are held to a corresponding one of the mounting passages in such a manner that the nozzles are arranged in a ring, wherein the support base is a ring structure, wherein the cleaning device further comprises a connector, wherein the connector comprises a connecting body and a plurality of contacts, wherein the plurality of contacts are arranged in a ring, wherein each nozzle is communicably mounted to a corresponding one of the fittings, the nozzle extending from the fitting through the mounting passage and outwardly to the outside of the radar, wherein the connecting body has an annular guide groove, wherein each of the joints is communicated with each other through the annular guide groove.

4. A cleaning device applied to a radar is characterized by comprising:

5. The cleaning device of claim 4, wherein the nozzle comprises a nozzle head and a nozzle tube, wherein the nozzle head is in communication with the nozzle tube and is retained at an end of the nozzle tube, the nozzle head of the nozzle being rotatably connected to the nozzle tube.

6. A radar system, comprising:

a radar; and

7. The radar system according to claim 6, wherein the radar includes a radar body and a cover, wherein the cover has a receiving chamber and includes a surrounding wall, wherein the surrounding wall surrounds the receiving chamber, the radar body is received in the receiving chamber, and electromagnetic waves radiated from the radar body are emitted outward through at least a part of the surrounding wall, wherein the cover includes a transmitting portion, wherein the transmitting portion is located at the surrounding wall, the nozzle opening of the nozzle is held above the transmitting portion or below the transmitting portion, wherein the cover has a cover high end portion and a cover low end portion, wherein the cover low end portion is provided to extend downward from the cover high end portion, and wherein the cleaning device is located at the cover low end portion.

8. A vehicle, characterized by comprising:

a vehicle body; and

a radar; and

9. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the radar includes a radar body and a cover, wherein the cover has a receiving cavity and includes a surrounding wall, wherein the surrounding wall surrounds to form the receiving cavity, the radar body is received in the receiving cavity, electromagnetic waves radiated by the radar body are emitted outward through at least a part of the surrounding wall, wherein the cover includes a transmitting portion, wherein the transmitting portion is located at the surrounding wall, the spout of the nozzle is held above the transmitting portion or below the transmitting portion, and wherein the radar system is mounted on top of the vehicle body.

10. A vehicle, characterized by comprising:

a vehicle body; and

a radar; and

a cleaning device including at least one nozzle, wherein the nozzle has a spout, the nozzle being extendable to an outer side of the radar such that the spout is located outside the radar, the cleaning device being rotatably supported to the vehicle body relative to the radar; or the radar is rotatably supported to the vehicle body with respect to the washing device; or the radar and the washer are rotatably supported by the vehicle body, respectively, and the radar and the washer are relatively rotatably supported by the vehicle body.