CN216269031U

CN216269031U - Radar fixing device and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN216269031U
Application number: CN202122819957.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李永前; 郑家彬; 李剑; 周博; 杨丹
Original assignee: FAW Jiefang Automotive Co Ltd
Current assignee: FAW Jiefang Automotive Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-17
Filing date: 2021-11-17
Publication date: 2022-04-12
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-17

Abstract

The utility model relates to a radar fixing device and a vehicle, which are used for fixing a radar on a vehicle rearview mirror and comprise: a first shield; the second protective cover can be spliced with the first protective cover along the first direction, and a radar cavity for accommodating a radar is formed between the first protective cover and the second protective cover; and a fixed bracket including a mounting base and a hanger; the mounting base is accommodated in the radar cavity, and the radar is accommodated in the radar cavity and mounted on the mounting base; one end of the hanger is connected with the mounting base, and the other end of the hanger extends out of the radar cavity and is connected with the vehicle rearview mirror. Above-mentioned radar fixing device can effectively avoid the radar to be collided with by flying stone or water splash etc. causes the radar damage at the in-process that traveles. And directly fix the radar on the rearview mirror through the gallows, and then reduce rocking of radar in the use. More traditional radar installing support has effectively solved radar sensor to waterproof, jar-proof demand, has promoted radar sensor's life greatly.

Description

Radar fixing device and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of unmanned driving, in particular to a radar fixing device and a vehicle.

Background

An automatic driving automobile, also called as an unmanned automobile, a computer driving automobile or a wheeled mobile robot, is an intelligent automobile which realizes unmanned driving through a computer system, namely, a computer can automatically and safely operate a motor vehicle without any active operation of human by means of the cooperative cooperation of artificial intelligence, visual calculation, radar, a monitoring device and a global positioning system.

Conventional unmanned vehicles need to know the surrounding traffic conditions through a plurality of radar sensors and navigate the road ahead through a detailed map. At present, a simple support is erected outside the existing vehicle for mounting the radar sensor, and the requirements of the radar sensor on water resistance and shock resistance cannot be met.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a radar fixing device and a vehicle to solve the problem that the existing radar sensor mounting bracket cannot meet the requirements of a radar sensor on water resistance and shock resistance.

A radar fixing device for fixing a radar to a vehicle mirror, comprising:

a first shield;

the second protective cover can be spliced with the first protective cover along a first direction, and a radar cavity for accommodating the radar is formed between the first protective cover and the second protective cover; and

the fixing bracket comprises a mounting base and a hanging bracket; the mounting base is contained in the radar cavity, and the radar is contained in the radar cavity and mounted on the mounting base; one end of the hanging bracket is connected with the mounting base, and the other end of the hanging bracket extends out of the radar cavity and is connected with the vehicle rearview mirror.

In one embodiment, the fixing bracket further comprises a main reinforcing rib connected between the hanger and the mounting base.

In one embodiment, the main reinforcing rib is located on one side of the mounting base adjacent to the first protective cover, and is provided with a first mounting hole, and the first protective cover is detachably mounted on the main reinforcing rib through the first mounting hole.

In one embodiment, the fixing bracket further comprises a fixing sheet, one end of the fixing sheet is connected with the mounting base, and the other end of the fixing sheet extends out of the mounting base; the main reinforcing rib and the fixing sheet are both positioned on the same side of the hanging bracket;

the second mounting hole is formed in the fixing piece, and the first protective cover is detachably mounted on the main reinforcing rib through the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole.

In one embodiment, the fixing bracket further comprises auxiliary reinforcing ribs, and the auxiliary reinforcing ribs are connected between the hanging bracket and the mounting base, opposite to the main reinforcing ribs and spaced from the main reinforcing ribs.

In one embodiment, the auxiliary reinforcing ribs are positioned on one side of the mounting base, which is adjacent to the second protective cover, and the second protective cover is detachably mounted on the auxiliary reinforcing ribs through first fasteners and is in snap fit with the first protective cover.

In one embodiment, the first fastener is a self-tapping screw.

In one embodiment, the hanger comprises a first connecting section, a second connecting section and a middle section, the middle section is vertically arranged relative to the mounting base, the first connecting section and the second connecting section are respectively arranged at the head end and the tail end of the middle section and respectively horizontally extend relative to the middle section along the directions deviating from each other;

the first connecting section is connected with the mounting base, and the second connecting section extends out of the radar cavity and is connected with the vehicle rearview mirror.

In one embodiment, one of the first shield and the second shield is provided with a radar hole, and the radar hole is communicated with the radar cavity.

A vehicle comprising a radar fixing apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.

Above-mentioned radar fixing device wraps up the radar at the radar intracavity through first protection casing and second protection casing for the whole handsome in appearance of radar, the windage is low, can also prevent that the radar from intaking in the rainy day, plays fine sealed effect, can effectively avoid the radar to collide with or water spatters etc. by the flyrock and cause the radar damage at the in-process of traveling. And through the gallows with radar snap-on the rear-view mirror, improved the joint strength of radar fixing device on the rear-view mirror, and then reduce rocking of radar in the use. More traditional radar installing support has effectively solved radar sensor to waterproof, jar-proof demand, has promoted radar sensor's life greatly.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a radar fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the radar fixture of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the fixing bracket in fig. 1.

A fixed bracket 10; a base 11; a hanger 12; a first connection section 121; a second connection section 122; an intermediate section 123; a main reinforcing rib 13; a first mounting hole 130; a fixing piece 15; a second mounting hole 150; auxiliary reinforcement ribs 14;

a first shield 20;

a second shield 30; a radar hole 31;

a radar 40; a radar cavity 41;

a rear view mirror 50.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the utility model and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, a radar fixing device for fixing a radar 40 to a vehicle mirror 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first shield 20, a second shield 30, and a fixing bracket 10.

The second shield 30 can be spliced to the first shield 20 in the first direction, and a radar chamber 41 for accommodating the radar 40 is formed between the first shield 20 and the second shield 30. The fixing bracket 10 is used for fixing the radar fixing device on a rearview mirror 50 of a vehicle, the fixing bracket 10 comprises a mounting base 11 and a hanging bracket 12, the mounting base 11 is accommodated in a radar cavity 41, and a radar 40 is accommodated in the radar cavity 41 and is installed on the mounting base 11. One end and the mounting base 11 of gallows 12 are connected, and the other end stretches out radar chamber 41 and links to each other with vehicle rearview mirror 50, hangs the unsettled direct hanging of radar 40 on rearview mirror 50 through gallows 12, can improve the joint strength that radar 40 was fixed on rearview mirror 50, and then reduces rocking of radar 40 in the use.

Further, place radar 40 in radar chamber 41, can avoid radar 40 to expose externally in the use to through first protection casing 20 and second protection casing 30, come effective protection to radar 40, avoid radar 40 to be collided with by flying stone or water splash etc. causes radar 40 to damage in the driving process.

Above-mentioned radar fixing device, through first protection casing 20 and second protection casing 30 with radar 40 parcel in radar chamber 41, can effectively avoid radar 40 to collide with or water spatter etc. by flying stone and cause radar 40 to damage in the driving process. And the radar 40 is directly fixed on the rearview mirror 50 through the hanger 12, so that the connection strength of the radar fixing device on the rearview mirror 50 is improved, and the shaking of the radar 40 in the use process is reduced. More traditional 40 installing supports of radar, effectively solved 40 sensors of radar to waterproof, jar-proof demand, promoted 40 sensors of radar's life greatly.

In particular, in the embodiment, the first direction is a direction perpendicular to the paper surface in the drawing.

Optionally, the radar 40 is fixed on the mounting base 11 through self-tapping screws, and the number of the self-tapping screws is four, and the four self-tapping screws are respectively fixed at four corners of the radar 40, so that the fixing effect of the four fixing points is stable, and the earthquake-resistant and earthquake-proof performance is excellent.

It should be noted that the connecting portion of the fixing bracket 10 and the rearview mirror 50 in fig. 1 and 2 is a lower link arm of the rearview mirror 50, and it should be understood that in other embodiments, the fixing bracket 10 may be fixed to other components of the rearview mirror 50, and is not limited herein.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the hanger 12 includes a first connecting section 121, a second connecting section 122, and an intermediate section 123, the intermediate section 123 is vertically disposed relative to the mounting base 11, and the first connecting section 121 and the second connecting section 122 are respectively disposed at the front end and the rear end of the intermediate section 123 and respectively extend horizontally relative to the intermediate section 123 along the direction away from each other. Wherein the first connecting section 121 is connected with the mounting base 11, and the second connecting section 122 extends out of the radar cavity 41 and is connected with the vehicle rearview mirror 50. Therefore, the whole hanger 12 is of a Z-shaped structure, the strength and rigidity performance of the whole hanger 12 is guaranteed, and the vibration generated when the radar 40 is installed on the installation base 11 during vehicle running is effectively reduced.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the fixing bracket 10 further includes a main reinforcing rib 13, and the main reinforcing rib 13 is connected between the hanger 12 and the mounting base 11. Because the radar 40 is installed on the installation base 11 in a suspended manner, the connection strength between the hanger 12 and the installation base 11 can be improved through the main reinforcing rib 13, and the vibration generated when the radar 40 is installed on the installation base 11 during the running of a vehicle is further reduced. Optionally, the main reinforcing rib 13 is fixedly connected with the hanger 12 and the mounting base 11 by welding, and the main reinforcing rib 13 can be assembled with the hanger 12 and the mounting base 11 on the production line conveniently by welding.

In some embodiments, the main reinforcing bar 13 is located on one side of the mounting base 11 adjacent to the first protective cover 20, and has a first mounting hole 130 formed thereon, and the first protective cover 20 is detachably mounted on the main reinforcing bar 13 through the first mounting hole 130. In this way, the main reinforcing rib 13 can be used for supporting the hanger 12 and the mounting base 11 and also can be used for mounting the first protection cover 20. The first guard 20 is fixedly mounted on the main reinforcing rib 13, so that the mounting firmness of the first guard 20 can be improved, and the looseness of the first guard 20 caused by the vibration of the vehicle during running can be reduced. Specifically, the mounting hole is a threaded hole, and a bolt is preset on the first protection cover 20 and is in threaded connection with the threaded hole.

In a specific embodiment, the fixing bracket 10 further includes a fixing plate 15, one end of the fixing plate 15 is connected to the mounting base 11, and the other end of the fixing plate 15 extends out of the mounting base 11; the main reinforcing rib 13 and the fixing piece 15 are both positioned on the same side of the hanger 12. The fixing plate 15 is provided with a second mounting hole 150, and the first protective cover 20 is detachably mounted on the main reinforcing rib 13 through the first mounting hole 130 and the second mounting hole 150. Specifically, the liquid level threaded holes of the second mounting holes 150 and the first protection cover 20 are fixed on the main reinforcing rib 13 in a multi-point fixing mode through bolts, so that the mounting accuracy is improved, the shaking of the first protection cover 20 relative to the fixed support 10 can be reduced, and the probability of looseness of the first protection cover 20 and the fixed support 10 is reduced.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the fixing bracket 10 further includes an auxiliary reinforcing rib 14, and the auxiliary reinforcing rib 14 is connected between the hanger 12 and the mounting base 11, and is opposite to and spaced apart from the main reinforcing rib 13. The auxiliary reinforcing ribs 14 are matched with the main reinforcing ribs 13, multi-point support is adopted between the hanging bracket 12 and the mounting base 11, and the connection strength of the hanging bracket 12 and the mounting base 11 is effectively improved.

In some embodiments, the auxiliary reinforcing ribs 14 are located on a side of the mounting base 11 adjacent to the second shield 30, and the second shield 30 is detachably mounted to the auxiliary reinforcing ribs 14 by a first fastener and is snap-fitted to the first shield 20. In this way, the secondary reinforcing rib can be used for supporting the hanger 12 and the mounting base 11, and can also be used for mounting the second protection cover 30. The second guard 30 is fixedly mounted on the main reinforcing rib 13 by the first fastening member, so that the mounting firmness of the second guard 30 can be improved, and the looseness of the second guard 30 caused by the vibration of the vehicle during operation can be reduced. Optionally, the first fastener is a self-tapping screw, and the second shield 30 is fixed by the self-tapping screw, so that the assembly efficiency is high, and the operation is simple.

In the embodiment of the present invention, one of the first shield 20 and the second shield 30 is provided with a radar hole 31, and the radar hole 31 is communicated with the radar cavity 41. When the radar 40 is installed in the radar chamber 41, the probe of the radar 40 may protrude through the radar hole 31 to ensure the accuracy of detection by the radar 40.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a vehicle, including the radar fixing device in any one of the above embodiments. Alternatively, the vehicle may be an unmanned vehicle, and the radar fixing device may be fixed below the rear view mirror 50 to determine a vehicle coming behind by the radar 40. It should be noted that the vehicle may also be a general vehicle, and is not limited herein.

The radar fixing device provided by the utility model at least has the following advantages:

above-mentioned radar fixing device wraps up radar 40 in radar cavity 41 through first protection casing 20 and second protection casing 30 for radar 40's whole handsome in appearance, the windage is low, can also prevent that radar 40 rainy day from intaking, plays fine sealed effect, can effectively avoid radar 40 to be collided with by flying stone or water spatters etc. and cause radar 40 to damage at the in-process of traveling. And the radar 40 is directly fixed on the rearview mirror 50 through the hanger 12, so that the connection strength of the radar fixing device on the rearview mirror 50 is improved, and the shaking of the radar 40 in the use process is reduced. More traditional 40 installing supports of radar, effectively solved 40 sensors of radar to waterproof, jar-proof demand, promoted 40 sensors of radar's life greatly.

The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be considered as the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above examples only show some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A radar fixing device for fixing a radar (40) to a vehicle mirror (50), characterized by comprising:

a first shield (20);

a second shield (30) which can be joined to the first shield (20) in a first direction and which forms a radar chamber (41) between the first shield (20) and the second shield (30) for accommodating the radar (40); and

a fixing bracket (10) including a mounting base (11) and a hanger (12); the mounting base (11) is accommodated in the radar cavity (41), and the radar (40) is accommodated in the radar cavity (41) and mounted on the mounting base (11); one end of the hanger (12) is connected with the mounting base (11), and the other end of the hanger extends out of the radar cavity (41) and is connected with the vehicle rearview mirror (50).

2. The radar fixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that said fixing bracket (10) further comprises a main reinforcing rib (13), said main reinforcing rib (13) being connected between said hanger (12) and said mounting base (11).

3. The radar fixing device according to claim 2, wherein the main reinforcing rib (13) is located on a side of the mounting base (11) adjacent to the first protective cover (20), and has a first mounting hole (130) formed therein, and the first protective cover (20) is detachably mounted to the main reinforcing rib (13) through the first mounting hole (130).

4. The radar fixing device according to claim 3, wherein the fixing bracket (10) further comprises a fixing plate (15), one end of the fixing plate (15) is connected with the mounting base (11), and the other end of the fixing plate (15) extends out of the mounting base (11); the main reinforcing rib (13) and the fixing sheet (15) are both positioned on the same side of the hanger (12);

the fixing plate (15) is provided with a second mounting hole (150), and the first protective cover (20) is detachably mounted on the main reinforcing rib (13) through the first mounting hole (130) and the second mounting hole (150).

5. The radar fixing device according to claim 2, wherein the fixing bracket (10) further comprises a secondary reinforcing rib (14), and the secondary reinforcing rib (14) is connected between the hanger (12) and the mounting base (11) and is disposed opposite to and spaced apart from the main reinforcing rib (13).

6. The radar fixing device according to claim 5, wherein the secondary reinforcing rib (14) is located at a side of the mounting base (11) adjacent to the second shield (30), and the second shield (30) is detachably mounted to the secondary reinforcing rib (14) by a first fastening member and snap-fitted with the first shield (20).

7. The radar fixture of claim 6, wherein the first fastener is a self-tapping screw.

8. The radar fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the hanger (12) comprises a first connecting section (121), a second connecting section (122) and an intermediate section (123), the intermediate section (123) is vertically arranged relative to the mounting base (11), the first connecting section (121) and the second connecting section (122) are respectively arranged at the head end and the tail end of the intermediate section (123) and respectively horizontally extend along the directions departing from each other relative to the intermediate section (123);

wherein the first connecting section (121) is connected with the mounting base (11), and the second connecting section (122) extends out of the radar cavity (41) and is connected with the vehicle rearview mirror (50).

9. The radar fixing device according to claim 1, wherein one of the first shield (20) and the second shield (30) has a radar hole (31) formed therein, and the radar hole (31) communicates with the radar chamber (41).

10. A vehicle comprising a radar fixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.