CN216969592U

CN216969592U - Optical sensor cleaning device and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN216969592U
Application number: CN202123026801.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 侯杰
Original assignee: Beijing Co Wheels Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Co Wheels Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-03
Filing date: 2021-12-03
Publication date: 2022-07-15
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-03

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the field of vehicle technology, and in particular, to an optical sensor cleaning device and a vehicle. The optical sensor cleaning device comprises a mounting shaft and an optical sensor arranged on the mounting shaft; the outer side cover of optical sensor is equipped with the translucent cover, and the translucent cover rotates with the installation axle to be connected with drive arrangement on the translucent cover, and drive arrangement is used for driving the relative installation axle rotation of translucent cover, and the outside of translucent cover is equipped with cleaning module, and cleaning module is used for cleaning the translucent cover. The transparent cover is covered on the outer side of the optical sensor, when stains are on the transparent cover, the driving device drives the transparent cover to rotate relative to the mounting shaft, and the cleaning module arranged outside the transparent cover is used for cleaning the transparent cover, so that the smooth light path of the optical sensor is ensured, manual cleaning is not needed, the whole structure is simple, and the cost is low; and the optical sensor does not need to be directly cleaned, so that the optical sensor is effectively protected, and the service life of the optical sensor is prolonged.

Description

Optical sensor cleaning device and vehicle

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of vehicle technology, and in particular, to an optical sensor cleaning device and a vehicle.

Background

With the increasing level of vehicle automation, optical sensors (e.g., cameras, lidar, etc.) are increasingly being used on vehicles to assist the vehicle driver in certain situations for parking, smart driving, etc. In order to make these driver assistance devices as effective as possible, the cleanness of the optical sensor must be ensured.

However, most of the existing optical sensors do not have a self-cleaning function and a self-cleaning device, for example, intelligent driving by means of a camera is relied on, if stains (such as rain, snow, mud splash and the like) exist on the surface of a lens of the camera, the camera cannot work normally, so that the intelligent driving function is affected, and at this time, if the camera is stopped to clean in the driving process.

Therefore, it is highly desirable to design an optical sensor cleaning device that can perform automatic cleaning when the optical sensor needs cleaning, thereby maintaining the cleaning requirements of the optical sensor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the technical problem, the present disclosure provides an optical sensor cleaning device and a vehicle.

The present disclosure provides an optical sensor cleaning device, comprising a mounting shaft and an optical sensor mounted on the mounting shaft;

the optical sensor's outside cover is equipped with the translucent cover, the translucent cover with the installation axle rotates and is connected, be connected with drive arrangement on the translucent cover, drive arrangement is used for the drive the translucent cover is relative installation axle rotates, the outside of translucent cover is equipped with cleaning module, cleaning module is used for the cleanness the translucent cover.

Optionally, the transparent cover is provided with a mounting hole for the mounting shaft to pass through, a part of the shaft section of the mounting shaft is located in the transparent cover, and the other part of the shaft section is located outside the transparent cover.

Optionally, the mounting shaft is sleeved with a bearing, and the transparent cover is rotatably connected with the mounting shaft through the bearing.

Optionally, the two ends of the transparent cover are respectively provided with the mounting holes; the number of the driving devices is two, and the two driving devices are respectively arranged at the two mounting holes; or the number of the driving devices is one, and the driving devices are arranged at one of the mounting holes.

Optionally, a cable passing hole for a cable to pass through is formed in the mounting shaft, and the cable passes through the cable passing hole and is electrically connected with the optical sensor.

Optionally, the transparent cover is a spherical transparent cover.

Optionally, the cleaning module is a hemisphere shape matched with the shape of the transparent cover.

Optionally, the cleaning module is arranged on a side facing away from the sensing range of the optical sensor.

Optionally, a water supply device is connected to the cleaning module.

The present disclosure also provides a vehicle including the optical sensor cleaning apparatus as described above.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure has the following advantages:

according to the optical sensor cleaning device and the vehicle, the transparent cover is covered on the outer side of the optical sensor and is in rotating connection with the mounting shaft, the driving device drives the transparent cover to rotate relative to the mounting shaft, and the cleaning module arranged outside the transparent cover is used for effectively cleaning the transparent cover, so that the smooth light path of the optical sensor is ensured, manual cleaning is not needed, the working condition of the optical sensor is improved, the overall structure is simple, the cost is low, and better use experience is brought to a user; in addition, according to the optical sensor cleaning device, the transparent cover protects the optical sensor and prevents stains from polluting the optical sensor, so that the optical sensor is effectively protected, the transparent cover only needs to be cleaned when the optical sensor needs to be cleaned, the optical sensor does not need to be directly cleaned, and the service life of the optical sensor is prolonged.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments or technical solutions in the prior art of the present disclosure, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic overall structure diagram of an optical sensor cleaning device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a mounting shaft, an optical sensor and a transparent cover of the optical sensor cleaning device according to the embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a mounting shaft, an optical sensor, a transparent cover and a driving device of the optical sensor cleaning device according to the embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic side view of an optical sensor cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Wherein, 1, installing a shaft; 2. an optical sensor; 3. a transparent cover; 31. mounting holes; 4. a drive device; 5. a cable; 6. a cleaning module; 7. a water supply device.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure may be more clearly understood, aspects of the present disclosure will be further described below. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure, but the present disclosure may be practiced in other ways than those described herein; it is to be understood that the embodiments disclosed in the specification are only a few embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, an optical sensor cleaning device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a mounting shaft 1 and an optical sensor 2 mounted on the mounting shaft 1; the outer side cover of optical sensor 2 is equipped with translucent cover 3, and translucent cover 3 rotates with installation axle 1 to be connected with drive arrangement 4 on the translucent cover 3, and drive arrangement 4 is used for driving translucent cover 3 and rotates to installation axle 1 relatively, and the outside of translucent cover 3 is equipped with cleaning module 6, and cleaning module 6 is used for cleaning translucent cover 3.

According to the optical sensor cleaning device provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, the transparent cover 3 is covered on the outer side of the optical sensor 2, after stains are on the transparent cover 3, the transparent cover 3 is driven to rotate relative to the mounting shaft 1 through the driving device 4, and the transparent cover 3 is effectively cleaned by the cleaning module 6 arranged outside the transparent cover 3, so that the smooth light path of the optical sensor is ensured, the normal work of the optical sensor 2 is ensured, manual cleaning is not needed, the overall structure is simple, and the cost is low; and only the transparent cover 3 covering the outer side of the optical sensor 2 needs to be cleaned, and the optical sensor 2 does not need to be cleaned directly, so that the optical sensor 2 is effectively protected, and the service life of the optical sensor 2 is prolonged.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the transparent cover 3 is provided with a mounting hole 31 for passing the mounting shaft 12, a part of the shaft section of the mounting shaft 1 is located in the transparent cover 3 and is used for mounting the optical sensor 2, and another part of the shaft section of the mounting shaft 1 is located outside the transparent cover 3 and is used for connecting with a supporting component on the vehicle so as to realize the mounting of the optical sensor cleaning device on the vehicle.

In some embodiments, a bearing is sleeved on the mounting shaft 12, and the transparent cover 3 is rotatably connected to the mounting shaft 12 through the bearing, so that the transparent cover 3 is supported by the bearing, and the transparent cover 3 is rotated relative to the mounting shaft 12 by the bearing. Specifically, the bearing sleeve is arranged on the mounting shaft 12, the bearing inner ring is fixedly connected with the mounting shaft 12, the bearing outer ring is fixedly connected with the transparent cover 3, the transparent cover 3 and the bearing outer ring are driven to rotate by the driving device 4, and the transparent cover 3 rotates relative to the mounting shaft 12.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the number of the mounting holes 31 is two, the two mounting holes 31 are respectively disposed at two ends of the transparent cover 3, and the center lines of the two mounting holes 31 are located on the same straight line, so that the mounting shaft 12 can pass through the transparent cover 3, thereby achieving a good supporting effect on the transparent cover 3 and ensuring the stability of the transparent cover 3 during rotation. In a specific embodiment, the mounting shaft 12 may pass through the transparent cover 3 in the horizontal direction or may pass through the transparent cover 3 in the vertical direction, and the mounting shaft 12 may be set in a reasonable direction according to the mounting position of the optical sensor 2 on the vehicle.

Of course, the number of the mounting holes 31 is not limited to two, and the number of the mounting holes 31 may be only one, and one end of the mounting shaft 12 is disposed outside the transparent cover 3 and the other end is disposed inside the transparent cover 3. In a specific embodiment, the installation shaft 12 may be disposed along a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, and the installation direction of the installation shaft 12 may be set reasonably according to the installation position of the optical sensor 2 on the vehicle.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2 and 4, the number of the driving devices 4 is two, and two driving devices 4 are respectively disposed at two mounting holes 31, so that the transparent cover 3 is driven to rotate by two driving devices 4 at the same time, and the smoothness of the rotation of the transparent cover 3 is ensured. In a specific implementation, the driving device 4 may be connected to the outer ring of the bearing, for example, a gear or a belt pulley is fixed on the outer ring of the bearing, and the driving motor drives the gear or the belt pulley to rotate, so that the driving device 4 drives the transparent cover 3 fixedly connected to the outer ring of the bearing to rotate, thereby enabling the transparent cover 3 to rotate relative to the mounting shaft 1. Of course, the specific structure of the driving device 4 is not limited to the above limitation, as long as the driving of the transparent cover 3 by the driving device 4 can be realized, without departing from the design concept of the present disclosure.

Of course, the number of the driving devices 4 may also be one, the driving device 4 is disposed at one of the mounting holes 31, correspondingly, only the bearing is disposed at the other mounting hole 31, and the transparent cover 3 is directly connected with the bearing, so that the purpose of driving the transparent cover 3 to rotate by using the driving device 4 can also be achieved.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3 and 4, a wire passing hole for the cable 5 to pass through is formed in the mounting shaft 12, the cable 5 passes through the wire passing hole and is electrically connected to the optical sensor 2, and the cable 5 can supply power to the optical sensor 2 and can transmit signals to the optical sensor 2, so that the optical sensor 2 can work normally.

In some embodiments, as shown with reference to fig. 1-4, the transparent cover 3 is a spherical transparent cover. Set up the translucent cover 3 into the sphere to conveniently rotate through translucent cover 3 and realize carrying out all-round cleanness to translucent cover 3, thereby improve clean effect. Of course, the transparent cover 3 may be not spherical, but may be formed in other shapes such as an ellipsoid and a rectangular body as long as the transparent cover 3 can be rotated to perform a predetermined area or all-around cleaning of the transparent cover 3.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the cleaning module 6 is a hemisphere shape adapted to the shape of the transparent cover 3, so that the cleaning module 6 can better contact with the surface of the transparent cover 3, so as to perform cleaning operations such as scrubbing on the surface of the transparent cover 3, and facilitate the realization of all-directional cleaning of the transparent cover 3, thereby avoiding the occurrence of a cleaning dead angle. Of course, the cleaning module 6 may also be provided in other shapes, such as an arc shape, etc., as desired. It should be noted that, when the shape of the transparent cover 3 is not spherical, the cleaning module 6 may be provided in a shape adapted to the shape of the transparent cover 3 as needed.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and 4, the cleaning module 6 is disposed on a side away from the sensing range of the optical sensor 2, or at a position that does not affect the information acquisition of the optical sensor 2, so as not to affect the normal operation of the optical sensor 2. Taking fig. 4 as an example, a horizontal arrow in fig. 4 indicates a light incidence direction, a sensing range of the optical sensor 2 is directed to the light incidence direction, and the cleaning module 6 is disposed at a side facing away from the sensing range of the optical sensor 2.

In order to ensure the cleaning effect on the transparent cover 3, referring to fig. 1, a water supply device 7 is connected to the cleaning module 6, and the water supply device 7 can supply water and/or cleaning liquid to the cleaning module 6 to improve the cleaning quality and efficiency of the transparent cover 3.

In specific implementation, whether stains exist on the transparent cover 3 can be detected through the optical sensor 2, whether stains exist on the transparent cover 3 can be detected through additionally arranging a detection module, and whether stains exist on the transparent cover 3 can be detected manually. Specifically, after detecting that the transparent cover 3 is stained, the driving device 4 can be controlled by the controller of the vehicle to operate, so that the driving device 4 drives the transparent cover 3 to rotate relative to the mounting shaft 12, and at the same time, the water supply device 7 is controlled by the controller of the vehicle to supply water to the cleaning module 6, so that the cleaning module 6 cleans the transparent cover 3.

The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a vehicle, which includes the optical sensor cleaning device according to any one of the above embodiments, and therefore the vehicle has the beneficial effects of the optical sensor cleaning device according to any one of the above embodiments, which are not described herein again.

It is noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second," and the like, may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The foregoing are merely exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, which enable those skilled in the art to understand or practice the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An optical sensor cleaning device is characterized by comprising a mounting shaft and an optical sensor mounted on the mounting shaft;

2. The optical sensor cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transparent cover has a mounting hole for the mounting shaft to pass through, a portion of the shaft section of the mounting shaft is located inside the transparent cover, and another portion of the shaft section is located outside the transparent cover.

3. The optical sensor cleaning device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a bearing is sleeved on the mounting shaft, and the transparent cover is rotatably connected with the mounting shaft through the bearing.

4. The optical sensor cleaning device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mounting holes are respectively formed at two ends of the transparent cover;

the number of the driving devices is two, and the two driving devices are respectively arranged at the two mounting holes; or the number of the driving devices is one, and the driving devices are arranged at one of the mounting holes.

5. The optical sensor cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting shaft has a cable hole for a cable to pass through, and the cable passes through the cable hole and is electrically connected to the optical sensor.

6. The optical sensor cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the transparent cover is a spherical transparent cover.

7. The optical sensor cleaning device of claim 6, wherein the cleaning module is hemispherical in shape to fit the shape of the transparent cover.

8. The optical sensor cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cleaning module is disposed on a side facing away from a sensing range of the optical sensor.

9. The optical sensor cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a water supply device is connected to the cleaning module.

10. A vehicle characterized by comprising an optical sensor cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.