CN214396622U - Sensor module and unmanned vehicle - Google Patents

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CN214396622U
CN214396622U CN202023255532.XU CN202023255532U CN214396622U CN 214396622 U CN214396622 U CN 214396622U CN 202023255532 U CN202023255532 U CN 202023255532U CN 214396622 U CN214396622 U CN 214396622U
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宁柯军
查灿林
刘旸
李佳
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The utility model relates to a sensor module and unmanned vehicle, this sensor module is used for installing on unmanned vehicle, including casing and camera subassembly, the casing includes roof, bottom plate, printing opacity curb plate and support piece, roof and bottom plate set up relatively, the printing opacity curb plate is located between roof and the bottom plate, support piece is in extend between roof and the bottom plate, support piece's both ends respectively detachably connect in the roof with the bottom plate, the centre gripping of printing opacity curb plate is in the roof with between the bottom plate, the roof the bottom plate and the printing opacity curb plate encloses jointly and becomes to be used for holding camera subassembly's accommodation space. The casing convenient to detach and the equipment of this sensor module can be maintained the camera subassembly that is located the casing inside convenient and fast ground.

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Sensor module and unmanned vehicle
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to the field of sensors, and in particular, to a sensor module and an unmanned vehicle using the same.
Background
With the progress of science and technology, unmanned vehicles become an important direction for the development of vehicles in the future, and can be widely applied to the transportation industry and the high-risk operation field by means of safety brought by the fact that the unmanned vehicles are not required to be driven manually.
The working process of the unmanned vehicle needs to acquire information of surrounding environment through the vehicle-mounted sensor, so that the driving route of the unmanned vehicle is automatically planned and controlled, namely, the vehicle-mounted sensor is equivalent to eyes of the unmanned vehicle and plays a vital role in performance and safety of the unmanned vehicle, and therefore when the vehicle-mounted sensor breaks down, the vehicle-mounted sensor needs to be adjusted and maintained in time. And in prior art, the casing of cover outside establishing the sensor is formed by polylith sheet metal component welding or bonding usually, and it is very difficult to dismantle, and the operating personnel of being inconvenient for maintains and changes the inside sensor of casing to dismantle in-process casing can receive the damage, increased the cost of maintenance of sensor.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a sensor module and a driverless vehicle using the same to at least partially solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure provides a sensor module for being installed on an unmanned vehicle, the sensor module includes a housing and a camera assembly, the housing includes a top plate, a bottom plate, a transparent side plate and a support member, the top plate and the bottom plate are oppositely disposed, the transparent side plate is located between the top plate and the bottom plate, the support member extends between the top plate and the bottom plate, two ends of the support member are respectively detachably connected to the top plate and the bottom plate, the transparent side plate is clamped between the top plate and the bottom plate, and the top plate, the bottom plate and the transparent side plate jointly enclose an accommodation space for accommodating the camera assembly.
Optionally, a limiting groove is formed in each of the bottom plate and the top plate, two ends of each light-transmitting side plate are clamped in the limiting grooves, and a sealing element is arranged between each light-transmitting side plate and the limiting groove.
Optionally, support piece's both ends still are formed with first constant head tank and second constant head tank respectively, be formed with on the roof with the first location arch of first constant head tank joint, be formed with on the bottom plate with the second location arch of second constant head tank joint, support piece's both ends are formed with first screw hole and second screw hole respectively, first screw hole with first constant head tank intercommunication, the second screw hole with second constant head tank intercommunication, first bolt pass the roof and with first screw hole threaded connection, the second bolt pass the bottom plate and with second screw hole threaded connection.
Optionally, the camera assembly includes a plurality of first cameras and a plurality of second cameras, the plurality of first cameras with the plurality of second cameras are all along the circumference interval arrangement of printing opacity curb plate, just the plurality of first cameras with the plurality of second cameras are in the direction of height interval of sensor module sets up.
Optionally, the camera subassembly still includes the camera mount pad, the camera mount pad includes along the support sleeve that direction of height extends and form respectively first flange and the second flange at support sleeve's both ends, first flange connect in the bottom plate, it is a plurality of first camera is installed on the bottom plate and be located the telescopic outside of support, it is a plurality of the second camera is installed on the second flange.
Optionally, both ends of the support sleeve are open, a first wire passing hole is formed in the bottom plate, the open end of the support sleeve close to the bottom plate is communicated with the first wire passing hole, a second wire passing hole is formed in the circumferential surface of the support sleeve, so that a first wire harness can penetrate through the first wire passing hole and the second wire passing hole and is connected with the first camera, and a second wire harness can penetrate through the first wire passing hole and the support sleeve and is connected with the second camera.
Optionally, its characterized in that, the sensor module still includes the sealed sleeve that both ends are all open, sealed sleeve passes at least partially first cross the line hole and stretch into in the support sleeve, sealed sleeve is used for supplying the pencil to pass, just sealed sleeve is inside to be used for filling sealed glue, in order to seal the pencil with clearance between the sealed sleeve, sealed sleeve is located support sleeve inside one end is inwards turned over and is rolled over and form annular backstop face, annular backstop face is used for the backstop sealed glue overflows.
Optionally, the sensor module further comprises a lidar mount detachably connected to the top plate, and a lidar mounted on the lidar mount,
the laser radar installation seat is provided with a fourth wire passing hole communicated with the third wire passing hole, so that a third wire bundle passes through the first wire passing hole, the third wire passing hole and the fourth wire passing hole and is connected with the laser radar.
Optionally, the lidar mount pad is close to one side orientation that the third crossed the line hole deviates from the direction that the line hole was crossed to the third is sunken and form and dodge the groove, the edge orientation that the line hole was crossed to the third the lidar mount pad extends and forms annular water retaining edge, annular water retaining edge holds dodge the inslot, just annular water retaining edge the top with dodge have between the roof in groove and be used for supplying the clearance that the third pencil passed, the line hole is crossed to the fourth annular water retaining edge the projection at least partially with annular water retaining edge coincides.
Through the technical scheme, because detachably is connected between support piece both ends and roof and the bottom plate, can remove its and roof and bottom plate between the relation of connection through dismantling support piece, dismantle the centre gripping printing opacity curb plate between roof and bottom plate to can realize establishing the dismantlement at the outside casing of camera subassembly to the cover, so that maintain and change the camera subassembly that is located the casing inside, the dismantlement process of casing is simple and convenient, and the operating personnel of being convenient for dismantles the casing. And, can not damage casing and the inside camera subassembly of casing in the dismantlement and the installation to the casing, after the maintenance of accomplishing the sensor module, operating personnel can be with printing opacity curb plate, roof, floor and support piece reassembly, and the casing can continue to use, has reduced cost of maintenance effectively. When the sensor module is installed on the top of the vehicle body, the mounting bracket can be convenient for the sensor assembly to be connected with the top of the vehicle body on the one hand, and on the other hand, the height of the sensor module can be increased, so that the camera assembly is prevented from being shielded by other structures on the top of the vehicle body, and the detection effect of the camera assembly on obstacles and the like is influenced.
The present disclosure also provides an unmanned vehicle comprising the above sensor module.
Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the disclosure without limiting the disclosure. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a perspective view of a sensor module provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 2 is a perspective view of a sensor module provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein a light-transmissive side plate is not shown;
FIG. 3 is a top view of a sensor module provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the sensor module of FIG. 3 taken along line "A-A";
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the "C" portion of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of portion "D" of FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the sensor module of FIG. 3 taken along line "B-B";
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of portion "E" in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of portion "F" of FIG. 7;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a base plate of a sensor module provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 11 is a perspective view of a camera mount of a sensor module provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a sealing sleeve of a sensor module provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a lidar mount for a sensor module provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a sensor assembly provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a mounting bracket of a sensor assembly provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
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100-a sensor module; 1-a shell; 11-a top plate; 111-a first locating boss; 112-a third wire through hole; 113-annular water retaining rim; 12-a base plate; 121-a second positioning projection; 122-a first wire passing hole; 13-a light-transmissive side panel; 14-a support; 141-a first positioning groove; 142-a second positioning slot; 143-a first threaded hole; 144-a second threaded hole; 15-a limiting groove; 151-a seal; 2-a camera assembly; 21-a first camera; 22-a second camera; 23-a camera mount; 231-a holder sleeve; 2311-a second wire passing hole; 232-a first flange; 233-a second flange; 3-sealing the sleeve; 31-annular stop face; 32-a third flange; 4-laser radar mounting base; 41-a fourth wire through hole; 42-avoidance slots; 5-laser radar; 61-a first bolt; 62-a second bolt; 200-mounting a bracket; 201-fifth wire hole.
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The following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present disclosure is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the present disclosure, are given by way of illustration and explanation only, not limitation.
In the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the use of the terms of orientation such as "upper, lower, top, bottom" generally refers to upper, lower, top, bottom in a running state of the unmanned vehicle, specifically, the direction toward the ceiling of the vehicle is top or upper, and the direction toward the chassis of the vehicle is bottom or lower; the "height direction and horizontal direction" generally refer to the height direction and horizontal direction when the unmanned vehicle is in a running state, specifically, the vertical direction of the vehicle is the height direction, and the direction parallel to the ground surface is the horizontal direction, as shown in fig. 1. The "inner and outer" are the inner and outer of the relevant part contour.
As shown in fig. 1 to 13, the present disclosure provides a sensor module 100 for being mounted on an unmanned vehicle, the sensor module 100 includes a housing 1 and a camera assembly 2, the housing 1 includes a top plate 11, a bottom plate 12, a light-transmitting side plate 13 and a support member 14, the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 are disposed opposite to each other, the light-transmitting side plate 13 is located between the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, the support member 14 extends between the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, two ends of the support member 14 are respectively detachably connected to the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, the light-transmitting side plate 13 is clamped between the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, and the top plate 11, the bottom plate 12 and the light-transmitting side plate 13 together enclose an accommodating space for accommodating the camera assembly 2.
When the sensor module 100 is assembled, the support member 14, the transparent side plate 13 and the camera assembly 2 may be placed at corresponding positions between the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, so that two ends of the support member 14 are respectively contacted with the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, the camera assembly 2 is placed between the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 and is located inside the transparent side plate 13, that is, the camera assembly 2 is placed in an accommodating space enclosed by the top plate 11, the bottom plate 12 and the transparent side plate 13, then two ends of the support member 14 are respectively connected with the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, under the connecting action of the support member 14, the relative displacement between the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 is limited, so that the transparent side plate 13 located between the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 can be clamped and fixed, and the sensor module 100 is mounted.
When the sensor module 100 needs to be detached or the camera assembly 2 needs to be repaired, because the two ends of the supporting piece 14 are respectively detachably connected to the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, an operator can remove the connecting effect of the supporting piece 14 on the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, so that the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 can move relatively, the clamping effect of the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 on the light-transmitting side plate 13 is removed, and the operator can repair and replace the camera assembly 2 inside the shell 1.
Through the technical scheme, because detachably connected between support piece 14 both ends and roof 11 and bottom plate 12, can remove its and roof 11 and bottom plate 12 between the relation of connection through dismantling support piece 14, dismantle the centre gripping printing opacity curb plate 13 between roof 11 and bottom plate 12, thereby can realize establishing the dismantlement at camera assembly 2 outside casing 1 to the cover, so that maintain and change camera assembly 2 to lieing in casing 1 inside, the dismantlement process of casing 1 is simple and convenient, be convenient for operating personnel dismantles casing 1. In addition, the shell 1 and the camera assembly 2 inside the shell 1 cannot be damaged in the process of dismounting and mounting the shell 1, after the maintenance of the sensor module 100 is completed, an operator can reassemble the light-transmitting side plate 13, the top plate 11, the floor and the supporting piece 14, the shell 1 can be continuously used, and the maintenance cost is effectively reduced.
In addition, because the supporting member 14 extends between the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, and two ends of the supporting member 14 are connected to the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, the supporting member 14 not only has the function of connecting the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, but also has the function of supporting the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, so that the structural strength of the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 is improved, the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 are prevented from being deformed in a concave manner under the action of external force, and the camera assembly 2 between the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 is better protected.
The support member 14 may be formed to have any suitable structure and shape, for example, the support member 14 may be a columnar structure, or a rib structure. As an embodiment, the supporting member 14 may be formed in a column structure, and since the column structure is more uniformly stressed, the supporting member 14 can bear a large external force when the top plate 11 is acted by the external force, thereby supporting the top plate 11 and protecting the camera assembly 2 located inside the housing 1. Meanwhile, the support member 14 is formed in a cylindrical structure, so that the occupation of the internal space of the housing 1 can be reduced, and the interference with the camera module 2 can be avoided, thereby reducing the overall volume of the sensor module 100. In other embodiments, the support member 14 may also be an "I" shaped rib structure.
Alternatively, the number of the supporting members 14 may be one or more. In order to further improve the supporting effect of the supporting member 14 on the top plate 11, so that the top plate 11 can bear larger external force, in an exemplary embodiment, the supporting member 14 may be provided in plurality, and the plurality of supporting members 14 may be uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, so that the external force acting on the top plate 11 can be evenly dispersed on the plurality of supporting members 14 uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction, and the external force borne by a single supporting member 14 is smaller, and the supporting effect is better. Here, the present disclosure does not limit the number and mounting positions of the supports 14.
Since the transparent side plate is sandwiched between the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 limit the displacement of the transparent side plate in the vertical direction, and in order to further limit the movement of the light-transmitting side plate 13 in the horizontal direction, as an exemplary embodiment, a baffle plate may be formed on each of the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, and the baffle plate abuts against an outer wall of the light-transmitting side plate 13, thereby limiting the movement of the light-transmitting baffle plate in the horizontal direction. Optionally, in this embodiment, a sealing member 151 may be disposed between the barrier and the light-transmissive side plate 13 to improve the waterproof performance of the housing 1.
As another exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 to 6, a limiting groove 15 may be formed on the bottom plate 12 and the top plate 11, both ends of the light-transmitting side plate 13 may be engaged with the limiting groove 15, and a sealing member 151 may be disposed between the light-transmitting side plate 13 and the limiting groove 15. When printing opacity curb plate 13 joint was in spacing groove 15, spacing groove 15 can be simultaneously with printing opacity curb plate 13's inner wall and outer wall butt to restrict printing opacity curb plate 13 displacement on the horizontal direction jointly, make roof 11 and bottom plate 12 play better clamping action to printing opacity curb plate 13, when printing opacity curb plate 13 received the exogenic action, also difficult emergence is rocked or is shifted. In addition, the sealing element 151 arranged in the limiting groove 15 can prevent liquid outside the shell 1 from entering the shell 1 from a gap between the light-transmitting side plate 13 and the limiting groove 15, the camera assembly 2 contained in the shell 1 is damaged, the sealing element 151 is also limited by the limiting groove 15, water seepage of the shell 1 caused by movement of the sealing element 151 can be avoided, and the sealing effect is more stable. Here, the sealing member 151 may be a waterproof sealing gasket, such as a rubber gasket or the like.
The support member 14 may be removably attached to the top and bottom plates 11, 12 in a variety of ways, such as a threaded connection, or a snap fit. In an exemplary embodiment provided by the present disclosure, both ends of the supporting member 14 are fastened to the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 by bolts, and when both ends of the supporting member 14 are connected to the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, in order to ensure that the supporting member 14 can be quickly and accurately installed at the preset installation position of the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, optionally, both ends of the supporting member 14 may be further respectively formed with a first positioning groove 141 and a second positioning groove 142, the top plate 11 is formed with a first positioning protrusion 111 engaged with the first positioning groove 141, the bottom plate 12 is formed with a second positioning protrusion 121 engaged with the second positioning groove 142, both ends of the supporting member 14 are respectively formed with a first threaded hole 143 and a second threaded hole 144, the first threaded hole 143 is communicated with the first positioning groove 141, the second threaded hole 144 is communicated with the second positioning groove 142, the first bolt 61 passes through the top plate 11 and is in threaded connection with the first threaded hole 143, the second bolt 62 passes through the base plate 12 and is threadedly coupled to the second threaded hole 144.
When the supporting member 14 is installed, the first positioning protrusion 111 of the top plate 11 can be clamped in the first positioning groove 141 of the supporting member 14, the second positioning protrusion 121 of the bottom plate 12 can be clamped in the second positioning groove 142 of the supporting member 14, so that the installation and positioning of the supporting member 14 are realized, then the first bolt 61 penetrates through the top plate 11 and is in threaded connection with the first threaded hole 143, the second bolt 62 penetrates through the bottom plate 12 and is in threaded connection with the second threaded hole 144, under the limiting action of the first positioning groove 141 and the second positioning groove 142, the displacement of the supporting member 14 in the horizontal direction is limited, the supporting member 14, the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12 are easily fastened by the first bolt 61 and the second bolt 62, the problem that the first bolt 61 and the second bolt 62 are installed and dislocated due to the displacement of the supporting member 14 in the installation process is avoided, and the installation by an operator is facilitated.
The cross sections of the first positioning protrusion 111 and the second positioning protrusion 121 may be formed in a circular shape or a polygonal shape, and the cross sections of the first positioning groove 141 and the second positioning groove 142 may be formed in a circular shape or a polygonal shape, correspondingly. In an exemplary embodiment, the first and second positioning protrusions 111 and 121 may be formed in a square shape (e.g., a square or a rectangle) in cross section, and the first and second positioning grooves 141 and 142 are also formed in a square shape in cross section. In this way, not only the displacement of the supporting member 14 in the horizontal direction can be limited, but also the rotation of the supporting member along the axial direction thereof can be limited, so that a better positioning effect is provided for the supporting member 14, and the supporting member 14 is prevented from rotating along with the first bolt 61 and the second bolt 62 when the first bolt 61 and the second bolt 62 are screwed, so that the supporting member 14 cannot be fastened with the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12.
As shown in fig. 2, optionally, the camera assembly 2 may include a plurality of first cameras 21 and a plurality of second cameras 22, the plurality of first cameras 21 and the plurality of second cameras 22 are all arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the light-transmitting side plate 13, and the plurality of first cameras 21 and the plurality of second cameras 22 are arranged at intervals in the height direction of the sensor module 100. That is to say, the inside of casing 1 can be divided into the first layer and the second layer of interval along the direction of height, the second layer is located the top of first layer, a plurality of first cameras 21 install the first layer at the inside of casing 1, a plurality of second cameras 22 install the second layer at the inside of casing 1, the size of casing 1 on the horizontal direction can be reduced to this kind of a plurality of first cameras 21 and a plurality of second cameras 22 along the mode of direction of height stack arrangement, reduce camera assembly 2 volume on the horizontal direction, reduce the required installation space of sensor module 100 when installing on unmanned vehicle, be convenient for more that sensor module 100 installs on unmanned vehicle.
Meanwhile, for embodiments in which the types and functions of the first camera 21 and the second camera 22 are different, the range of the installation angle that the first camera 21 and the second camera 22 can select is larger, and compared with the technical scheme in which the first camera 21 and the second camera 22 are arranged on the same horizontal plane, interference in positions generated by the first camera 21 and the second camera 22 that require the same installation angle can be avoided, and the realization of the functions of the first camera 21 and the second camera 22 is facilitated.
There are various ways to realize the arrangement of the plurality of first cameras 21 and the plurality of second cameras 22 at intervals in the height direction of the sensor module 100, for example, in an exemplary embodiment, the first cameras 21 may be connected to the bottom plate 12, and the second cameras 22 may be connected to the top plate 11, so as to realize the arrangement of the plurality of first cameras 21 and the plurality of second cameras 22 at intervals in the height direction of the sensor module 100. Alternatively, the bottom plate 12 or the top plate 11 may be mounted with a camera mounting bracket 200, and the first camera 21 and the second camera 22 are connected with the camera mounting bracket 200. The camera mounting bracket 200 may be formed in a T-shape, an L-shape, a Z-shape, or the like.
In another exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, 8 and 11, the camera head assembly 2 may further include a camera head mounting seat 23, the camera head mounting seat 23 including a bracket sleeve 231 extending in a height direction, and a first flange 232 and a second flange 233 formed at both ends of the bracket sleeve 231, respectively, the first flange 232 being connected to the base plate 12, the plurality of first camera heads 21 being mounted on the base plate 12 and located outside the bracket sleeve 231, and the plurality of second camera heads 22 being mounted on the second flange 233. The first flange 232 may facilitate fastening between the holder sleeve 231 and the base plate 12 by a fastener, and the second flange 233 may support the plurality of second cameras 22 and facilitate fastening the plurality of second cameras 22 and the holder sleeve 231 by a fastener.
The first camera 21 and the second camera 22 are usually connected with a controller of the unmanned vehicle through a wire harness, so that external information acquired by the first camera 21 and the second camera 22 is transmitted to the controller to be used as a basis for automatic driving of the unmanned vehicle.
In order to facilitate the connection of the wiring harness between the camera assembly 2 located inside the housing 1 and the controller of the unmanned vehicle, in the above embodiment provided with the camera mounting seat 23, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, both ends of the bracket sleeve 231 may be open, the bottom plate 12 may be formed with the first wire passing hole 122, the bracket sleeve 231 communicates with the first wire passing hole 122 near the open end of the bottom plate 12, and the bracket sleeve 231 is formed with the second wire passing hole 2311 on its circumferential surface, so that the first wiring harness can pass through the first wire passing hole 122 and the second wire passing hole 2311 and be connected with the first camera 21, and the second wiring harness can pass through the first wire passing hole 122 and the bracket sleeve 231 and be connected with the second camera 22. Like this, support sleeve 231 not only can play support and fixed effect to second camera 22, can also play the effect of collecting and leading to first pencil and second pencil, because first camera 21 is located support sleeve 231's outside, first pencil can pass first line hole 122 and second line hole 2311 and connect first camera 21, second pencil can pass first line hole 122 and support sleeve 231 and connect second camera 22, first pencil and second pencil are all gathered through support sleeve 231, avoid the pencil to take place to twine in casing 1 is inside.
In the above embodiment provided with the support sleeve 231, in order to further improve the waterproof performance of the sensor module 100, as shown in fig. 8 to 12, the sensor module 100 may further include a sealing sleeve 3 with both ends open, the sealing sleeve 3 at least partially passes through the first wire passing hole 122 and extends into the support sleeve 231, the sealing sleeve 3 is used for a wire harness to pass through, and a sealant is filled inside the sealing sleeve 3 to seal a gap between the wire harness and the sealing sleeve 3, one end of the sealing sleeve 3 inside the support sleeve 231 is turned inwards and forms an annular stop surface 31, and the annular stop surface 31 is used for stopping the sealant from overflowing. Here, the wire harness is inserted into the sealing sleeve 3, and the sealing agent is filled in the sealing sleeve 3 to isolate the internal space of the housing 1 from the external space of the housing 1, thereby preventing liquid from entering the housing 1 from the gap between the wire harnesses. Because the sealing sleeve 3 is located inside the holder sleeve 231, and the annular stop surface 31 is formed on the sealing sleeve 3, when the sealant is filled, the sealant can be prevented from overflowing from the sealing sleeve 3 or entering the inside of the housing 1 through the second wire passing hole 2311 of the holder sleeve 231 or the open end of the holder sleeve 231, so that the first camera 21 and the second camera 22 are prevented from being damaged. Meanwhile, the annular stop surface 31 formed by folding the sealing sleeve 3 inwards can restrain the wire harnesses, so that gaps among the wire harnesses are reduced, and a better sealing effect is achieved.
It should be noted that the above-mentioned wire harness may include the first wire harness and the second wire harness mentioned above, but is not limited to include only the first wire harness and the second wire harness, and for the later-mentioned embodiment in which the laser radar 5 is provided, the above-mentioned wire harness may further include a third wire harness to which the laser radar 5 is connected.
Optionally, the sealant filled in the sealing sleeve 3 may be a sealing foam sealant, or other sealants capable of playing a sealing role.
Alternatively, the sealing sleeve 3 may be detachably connected to the bottom plate 12, so as to facilitate the detachment and installation of the sealing sleeve 3. For example, as shown in fig. 8 and 12, one end of the sealing sleeve 3 may be formed with a third flange 32, and the third flange 32 is located at the bottom of the bottom plate 12 and fixed to the bottom plate 12 by means of bolts.
In addition, the first camera 21 and the second camera 22 may be any cameras required for the unmanned vehicle to travel, for example, the plurality of first cameras 21 may be cameras for detecting traffic lights during the unmanned vehicle traveling, and the plurality of second cameras 22 may be cameras for detecting obstacles in four directions, i.e., front, rear, left, and right, of the unmanned vehicle, respectively.
As shown in fig. 7, 9 and 13, optionally, the sensor module 100 may further include a lidar mounting seat 4 detachably connected to the top plate 11, and a lidar 5 mounted on the lidar mounting seat 4, the bottom plate 12 is formed with a first wire passing hole 122, the top plate 11 is formed with a third wire passing hole 112, the lidar mounting seat 4 covers the third wire passing hole 112, and the lidar mounting seat 4 is formed with a fourth wire passing hole 41 communicated with the third wire passing hole 112, so that the third wire can pass through the first wire passing hole 122, the third wire passing hole 112 and the fourth wire passing hole 41 and be connected to the lidar 5, thereby facilitating transmission of information acquired by the lidar 5 to the sensor of the unmanned vehicle. Laser radar 5 passes through laser radar mount pad 4 detachably and installs on roof 11, can be convenient for laser radar 5's maintenance and change. In addition, laser radar mount pad 4 covers third line hole 112, can avoid on the one hand that a large amount of liquid directly flows into inside casing 1 from third line hole 112, causes first camera 21 and second camera 22 to damage, and on the other hand can shelter from inside casing 1, improves sensor module 100's pleasing to the eye degree. For embodiments provided with a holder sleeve 231, both ends of the holder sleeve 231 are open, and the third wire harness may pass through the first wire hole 122, the holder sleeve 231, the third wire hole 112, the fourth wire hole 41 and be connected with the laser radar 5.
Optionally, in order to further prevent liquid outside the housing 1 from entering the inside of the housing 1 through the fourth wire passing hole 41 and the third wire passing hole 112 in sequence, as shown in fig. 9, one side of the laser radar mounting seat 4 close to the third wire passing hole 112 is recessed towards a direction away from the third wire passing hole 112 and forms an avoiding groove 42, an edge of the third wire passing hole 112 extends towards the laser radar mounting seat 4 and forms an annular water blocking edge 113, the annular water blocking edge 113 is accommodated in the avoiding groove 42, a gap for a wiring harness to pass through is formed between a top end of the annular water blocking edge 113 and a top wall of the avoiding groove 42, and a projection of the fourth wire passing hole 41 on the annular water blocking edge 113 at least partially coincides with the annular water blocking edge 113. That is, the projection of the fourth wire passing hole 41 on the annular water retaining rim 113 may completely coincide with the annular water retaining rim 113, or may partially coincide with the annular water retaining rim 113, that is, the dimension of the annular water retaining rim 113 in the height direction may be equal to or greater than the maximum dimension of the fourth wire passing hole 41 in the height direction, or slightly less than the maximum dimension of the fourth wire passing hole 41 in the height direction. Thus, when the liquid passes through the inside of the lidar mounting base 4 of the fourth wire through hole 41, the annular water blocking edge 113 protrudes from the top plate 11, so that the liquid can be blocked and prevented from entering the housing 1 from the third wire through hole 112 of the top plate 11.
Because the third wire harness passes through the gap between the annular water retaining rim 113 and the top wall of the avoiding groove 42, the annular water retaining rim 113 can not block the third wire harness from passing through the third wire passing hole 112 and the fourth wire passing hole 41, and can also stop liquid from entering the third wire passing hole 112 from the fourth wire passing hole 41.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 1 to 15, there is also provided a sensor assembly including the sensor module 100 described above and a mounting bracket 200, the mounting bracket 200 being used to mount the sensor module 100 on the roof of the unmanned vehicle.
When sensor module 100 installs the automobile body top, installing support 200 can be convenient for on the one hand the sensor assembly be connected with the automobile body top, and on the other hand can improve sensor module 100's height, avoids camera subassembly 2 to be sheltered from by other structures at automobile body top, influences camera subassembly 2 to the detection effect of barrier etc..
The mounting bracket 200 may have any suitable shape and configuration. For example, in one embodiment, as shown in fig. 15, the mounting bracket 200 may be formed in a U-shaped structure that is open toward the top of the vehicle body, so that the height of the sensor module 100 will be increased. In other embodiments, the mounting bracket 200 may also be formed in an "I" -shape, T-shape, Z-shape, etc.
For the above-mentioned embodiment in which the base plate 12 of the sensor module 100 is formed with the first wire passing hole 122 for passing the wire harness, and the camera head assembly 2 includes the plurality of first cameras 21 and the plurality of second cameras 22, in order to facilitate the first wire harness and the second wire harness to pass through the mounting bracket 200, optionally, the mounting bracket 200 may be formed with a fifth wire passing hole 20171, so that the first wire harness can pass through the fifth wire passing hole 20171, the first wire passing hole 122 and the second wire passing hole 2311 and be connected with the first camera 21, and the second wire harness can pass through the fifth wire passing hole 20171, the first wire passing hole 122 and the bracket sleeve 231 and be connected with the second camera 22. In this way, the first wire harness and the second wire harness inside the housing 1 of the sensor module 100 can extend out of the housing 1 from the first wire passing hole 122 and pass through the fifth wire passing hole 20171, so as to be connected with the sensor of the unmanned vehicle on the vehicle body portion.
For the above-mentioned embodiment in which sensor module 100 further includes lidar 5, the third wire bundle connected to lidar 5 can pass through fifth wire through hole 20171, first wire through hole 122, third wire through hole 112, and fourth wire through hole 41 and be connected to lidar 5.
According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, the present disclosure also provides an unmanned vehicle including the sensor module 100 described above.
According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, the present disclosure also provides an unmanned vehicle, which includes a vehicle body and the sensor assembly, wherein the sensor module 100 of the sensor assembly is mounted on the top of the vehicle body through a mounting bracket 200.
Here, the unmanned vehicle refers to a vehicle that is unmanned by an intelligent driver in the vehicle, mainly a computer system. The unmanned vehicle may be, for example, an unmanned cargo delivery vehicle for delivering cargo in a logistics system, or an unmanned takeout delivery vehicle for delivering takeout, or an unmanned transfer vehicle for transferring cargo between a plurality of racks, or the like. The present disclosure is not limited to a particular type of unmanned vehicle.
The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, however, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details of the above embodiments, and various simple modifications may be made to the technical solution of the present disclosure within the technical idea of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.
It should be noted that, in the foregoing embodiments, various features described in the above embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various combinations that are possible in the present disclosure are not described again.
In addition, any combination of various embodiments of the present disclosure may be made, and the same should be considered as the disclosure of the present disclosure, as long as it does not depart from the spirit of the present disclosure.

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1. A sensor module is used for being installed on an unmanned vehicle and is characterized by comprising a shell (1) and a camera assembly (2), the shell (1) comprises a top plate (11), a bottom plate (12), a light-transmitting side plate (13) and a support piece (14), the top plate (11) and the bottom plate (12) are oppositely arranged, the light-transmitting side plate (13) is positioned between the top plate (11) and the bottom plate (12), the support (14) extending between the top plate (11) and the bottom plate (12), both ends of the supporting piece (14) are respectively detachably connected with the top plate (11) and the bottom plate (12), the light-transmitting side plate (13) is clamped between the top plate (11) and the bottom plate (12), the top plate (11), the bottom plate (12) and the light-transmitting side plate (13) jointly enclose an accommodating space for accommodating the camera assembly (2).
2. The sensor module according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate (12) and the top plate (11) are respectively formed with a limiting groove (15), two ends of the light-transmitting side plate (13) are clamped in the limiting grooves (15), and a sealing member (151) is arranged between the light-transmitting side plate (13) and the limiting grooves (15).
3. The sensor module according to claim 1, wherein the support member (14) is further formed with a first positioning groove (141) and a second positioning groove (142) at both ends thereof, a first positioning bulge (111) clamped with the first positioning groove (141) is formed on the top plate (11), a second positioning bulge (121) clamped with the second positioning groove (142) is formed on the bottom plate (12), a first threaded hole (143) and a second threaded hole (144) are respectively formed at both ends of the support member (14), the first threaded hole (143) is communicated with the first positioning groove (141), the second threaded hole (144) is communicated with the second positioning groove (142), a first bolt (61) penetrates through the top plate (11) and is in threaded connection with the first threaded hole (143), and a second bolt (62) penetrates through the bottom plate (12) and is in threaded connection with the second threaded hole (144).
4. The sensor module according to claim 1, wherein the camera assembly (2) comprises a plurality of first cameras (21) and a plurality of second cameras (22), the plurality of first cameras (21) and the plurality of second cameras (22) are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the light-transmitting side plate (13), and the plurality of first cameras (21) and the plurality of second cameras (22) are arranged at intervals in the height direction of the sensor module (100).
5. The sensor module according to claim 4, wherein the camera assembly (2) further comprises a camera mounting base (23), the camera mounting base (23) comprises a holder sleeve (231) extending in the height direction, and a first flange (232) and a second flange (233) respectively formed at both ends of the holder sleeve (231), the first flange (232) is connected to the base plate (12), the plurality of first cameras (21) are mounted on the base plate (12) and located outside the holder sleeve (231), and the plurality of second cameras (22) are mounted on the second flange (233).
6. The sensor module according to claim 5, wherein both ends of the holder sleeve (231) are open, a first wire passing hole (122) is formed on the base plate (12), the holder sleeve (231) communicates with the first wire passing hole (122) near the open end of the base plate (12), a second wire passing hole (2311) is formed on the circumferential surface of the holder sleeve (231) so that a first wire harness can pass through the first wire passing hole (122) and the second wire passing hole (2311) and be connected with the first camera (21), and a second wire harness can pass through the first wire passing hole (122) and the holder sleeve (231) and be connected with the second camera (22).
7. The sensor module according to claim 6, wherein the sensor module (100) further comprises a sealing sleeve (3) with two open ends, the sealing sleeve (3) at least partially penetrates through the first wire passing hole (122) and extends into the support sleeve (231), the sealing sleeve (3) is used for a wire harness to pass through, a sealant is filled in the sealing sleeve (3) to seal a gap between the wire harness and the sealing sleeve (3), one end of the sealing sleeve (3) in the support sleeve (231) is folded inwards to form an annular stop surface (31), and the annular stop surface (31) is used for stopping the sealant from overflowing.
8. Sensor module according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the sensor module (100) further comprises a lidar mount (4) detachably connected to the top plate (11), and a lidar (5) mounted on the lidar mount (4),
the laser radar cable is characterized in that a first cable passing hole (122) is formed in the bottom plate (12), a third cable passing hole (112) is formed in the top plate (11), the laser radar mounting seat (4) covers the third cable passing hole (112), and a fourth cable passing hole (41) communicated with the third cable passing hole (112) is formed in the laser radar mounting seat (4) so that a third cable bundle passes through the first cable passing hole (122), the third cable passing hole (112) and the fourth cable passing hole (41) and is connected with the laser radar (5).
9. The sensor module according to claim 8, wherein one side of the lidar mounting base (4) close to the third wire passing hole (112) is recessed towards a direction away from the third wire passing hole (112) and forms an avoiding groove (42), the edge of the third wire passing hole (112) extends towards the lidar mounting base (4) and forms an annular water retaining rim (113), the annular water retaining rim (113) is accommodated in the avoiding groove (42), a gap for the third wire bundle to pass through is formed between the top end of the annular water retaining rim (113) and the top wall of the avoiding groove (42), and the projection of the fourth wire passing hole (41) on the annular water retaining rim (113) at least partially coincides with the annular water retaining rim (113).
10. An unmanned vehicle, characterized in that it comprises a sensor module (100) according to any of claims 1-9.
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