CN218021432U - Installing support, module assembly and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a mounting bracket, a module assembly and a vehicle, wherein the mounting bracket comprises a bracket body, a radar assembling part and a camera assembling part, the radar assembling part and the camera assembling part are connected to the bracket body, and the mounting bracket is of an integrally formed structure; because the installing support includes radar assembly portion and camera assembly portion simultaneously, so for the installing support has the function of assembly radar and camera concurrently, helps improving the integrated level of installing support, shortens the tolerance chain, promotes the installation accuracy of radar and camera, saves the space of vehicle, reduces the installation fixed point, can also reduce supplier management and production line production man-hour.

Description

Installing support, module assembly and vehicle

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of electronics, concretely relates to installing support, module assembly and vehicle.

Background

At present, the intelligent driving of vehicle develops more and more rapidly, and more motorcycle type has been equipped with camera and various radar, but the dispersion of camera and radar is arranged and can be caused whole car effect very poor, and the assembly is comparatively troublesome.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

It is an object of the present application to provide a mounting bracket, module assembly or vehicle to ameliorate at least one of the above problems. The present application achieves the above object by the following technical solutions.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a mounting bracket, which includes a bracket body, a radar assembling portion and a camera assembling portion. The radar assembling part and the camera assembling part are connected to the bracket body, and the mounting bracket is of an integrally formed structure.

In an embodiment, the support body includes the radar extension board, connects extension board and camera extension board, and the radar extension board, connect extension board and camera extension board connect gradually, and the radar extension board is the contained angle setting with the camera extension board, and radar assembly portion connects in the radar extension board, and camera assembly portion connects in the camera extension board.

In one embodiment, the connecting support plate and the radar support plate are arranged at an included angle, a radar accommodating space is limited by the connecting support plate and the radar support plate, and the radar assembling portion is located in the radar accommodating space.

In an embodiment, the connecting support plate and the camera support plate are arranged at an included angle, the connecting support plate and the camera support plate define a camera accommodating space, and the camera assembling part is positioned in the camera accommodating space.

In one embodiment, the connecting strip is inclined in a direction away from the radar mounting.

In one embodiment, the support body is provided with an avoiding notch, the avoiding notch is arranged on the connecting support plate and the camera support plate, and the avoiding notch and the camera assembly part which are arranged on the camera support plate are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the camera support plate.

In one embodiment, the mounting bracket further includes a plurality of radar extension plate fixing portions connected to the radar extension plate, the plurality of radar extension plate fixing portions surrounding the radar mounting portion.

In a second aspect, the present application further provides a module assembly, where the module assembly includes a radar, a camera, and a mounting bracket in any of the above embodiments. The radar is assembled in radar assembly portion, and the camera is assembled in camera assembly portion.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present application further provide a vehicle, where the vehicle includes a vehicle body and the module assembly in the above embodiments, and the module assembly is assembled on the vehicle body.

In one embodiment, the vehicle body comprises a main body, a first positioning piece and a second positioning piece, wherein the first positioning piece is connected to the main body, and the second positioning piece is convexly arranged on the surface, deviating from the main body, of the second positioning piece; the support body is equipped with constant head tank and positioning hole, and the camera extension board is located to the constant head tank and deviates from the surface of camera assembly portion, positioning hole and constant head tank intercommunication, and first setting element is installed in the constant head tank, and the second setting element is installed in the positioning hole.

The installing support that this application embodiment provided, in module assembly and the vehicle, the installing support is the integrated into one piece structure, the radar assembly portion and the camera assembly portion of installing support are connected in the support body, radar assembly portion can be used for assembling the radar, camera assembly portion can be used for assembling the camera, make the installing support have the function of assembly radar and camera concurrently, help improving the integrated level of installing support, shorten the tolerance chain, promote the installation accuracy of radar and camera, the space of saving the vehicle, reduce the installation fixed point, can also reduce supplier management and production line production man-hour.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a vehicle provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic view of a part of the structure of the vehicle of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic structural view of a mounting bracket of the vehicle of fig. 2.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic view of another perspective of the mounting bracket of fig. 3.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic structural view of another part of the vehicle of fig. 1.

Fig. 6 shows an enlarged schematic view at vi of fig. 5.

Fig. 7 shows an enlarged schematic view at vii in fig. 3.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative and are only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In order to make the technical solutions better understood by those skilled in the art, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without making any inventive step based on the embodiments in the present application, are within the scope of protection of the present application.

At present, two independent supports are dispersedly arranged on a front bumper of a vehicle and are adopted by a forward millimeter wave radar and a forward looking camera which are arranged on the vehicle, so that two sets of moulds are needed for installing the supports of the forward millimeter wave radar and the forward looking camera, the investment of the moulds is large, and the manufacturing cost is high. Because the forward millimeter wave radar and the forward-looking camera are respectively arranged on different brackets, a tolerance factor is added when the accumulated tolerance is calculated, and the accumulated tolerance is larger. Meanwhile, in order to avoid that a Field of View (FOV) area of the millimeter wave radar is interfered by a camera mounting bracket, the two mounting brackets are often required to be staggered far, and the camera is generally arranged in the middle of a front bumper of a vehicle, so that the arrangement of the millimeter wave radar is greatly influenced, and the automatic driving function of the vehicle is influenced.

For the above reasons, referring to fig. 1 to 2, the present embodiment provides a mounting bracket 100, and the mounting bracket 100 may be applied to a vehicle 600, for example, the mounting bracket 100 may serve as a bracket for a radar 200, a camera 300, and the like to be mounted on a vehicle body 500 of the vehicle 600.

Referring to fig. 3 to 4, the mounting bracket 100 includes a bracket body 110, a radar mounting portion 120 and a camera mounting portion 130, and the radar mounting portion 120 and the camera mounting portion 130 are connected to the bracket body 110. The radar mounting portion 120 may be used to mount the radar 200, and the camera mounting portion 130 may be used to mount the camera 300. Installing support 100 is the integrated into one piece structure, and installing support 100 has the function of assembling radar 200 and camera 300 concurrently, helps improving installing support 100's integrated level, shortens the tolerance chain, promotes radar 200 and camera 300's installation accuracy, saves vehicle 600's space, reduces the installation fixed point, can also reduce supplier management and production line production man-hour.

The radar mounting portion 120 and the radar 200 may be connected by screws, bolts, screws, rivets or other fasteners, or the radar mounting portion 120 and the radar 200 may be connected by snapping, welding or other methods.

The radar assembling portion 120 may include a first radar fixing column, a second radar fixing column, and a third radar fixing column, which are all connected to the bracket body 110, and the bracket body 110 is convexly disposed on the first radar fixing column, the second radar fixing column, and the third radar fixing column. First radar fixed column, second radar fixed column and third radar fixed column can be cylindrically, and first radar fixed column, second radar fixed column and third radar fixed column can be equipped with the fixed orifices, and the fixed orifices can be used for installing the fastener. In this way, the radar 200 can be mounted to the radar mounting portion 120 by the fastener.

The first radar fixing posts, the second radar fixing posts, and the third radar fixing posts may be substantially distributed in a triangular shape on the bracket body 110, thereby facilitating the radar 200 to be more firmly assembled to the mounting bracket 100.

In some embodiments, the radar assembling portion 120 may further include a plurality of reinforcing ribs, the plurality of reinforcing ribs may be respectively disposed on the outer circumferential surfaces of the first radar fixing column, the second radar fixing column, and the third radar fixing column, and the plurality of reinforcing ribs are all connected to the bracket body 110. In this way, the structural strength of the radar attachment portion 120 is facilitated to be improved.

The camera assembling portion 130 and the camera 300 may be connected by screws, bolts, screws, rivets or other fasteners, or the camera assembling portion 130 and the camera 300 may be connected by snapping, welding or other methods.

The camera mounting part 130 may include first and second camera fixing posts. First camera fixed column and second camera fixed column all connect in support body 110, and support body 110 is located to first camera fixed column, second camera fixed column are protruding. First camera fixed column and second camera fixed column can be cylindrically, and first camera fixed column and second camera fixed column can be equipped with the fixed orifices, and the fixed orifices can be used for installing the fastener. In this way, the camera 300 may be mounted to the camera mounting part 130 by a fastener.

In some embodiments, the camera assembling portion 130 may further include a plurality of reinforcing ribs, the plurality of reinforcing ribs may be respectively disposed on the outer circumferential surfaces of the first and second camera fixing columns, and the plurality of reinforcing ribs are connected to the bracket body 110. In this way, it contributes to improving the structural strength of the camera mounting portion 130.

In some embodiments, the holder body 110 can include a radar plate 112, a connection plate 114, and a camera plate 116, the radar plate 112, the connection plate 114, and the camera plate 116 being connected in series. The attachment of radar mounting portion 120 to radar brace 112 and the attachment of camera mounting portion 130 to camera brace 116 helps to make mounting bracket 100 more compact.

The radar plate 112 and the camera plate 116 may be disposed at an angle. For example, when the mounting bracket 100 is applied to a vehicle 600, the radar plate 112 may be generally perpendicular to the ground; the camera support plate 116 can be tilted in a direction toward the ground with respect to the radar support plate 112, for example, when the mounting bracket 100 is mounted in the head of the vehicle 600, the camera support plate 116 is tilted in a manner that is high in front and low in rear. Thus, after the radar 200 and the camera 300 are assembled on the mounting bracket 100, the radar 200 and the camera 300 can better acquire information of the surrounding environment.

In some embodiments, the overall demolding direction of the mounting bracket 100 can be demolding along the central axis of the radar plate 112, while the camera plate 116 can be side-cored alone along the central axis of the camera plate 116. So, when assembling radar 200 and camera 300 in radar assembly portion 120 and camera assembly portion 130 respectively through the fastener, the location of fastener is more accurate, helps guaranteeing tightly that the direction of tightening of piece is unanimous, has promoted the outward appearance uniformity behind installing support 100 assembly radar 200 and the camera 300. Meanwhile, the position tolerance of the radar assembling part 120 and the camera assembling part 130 is reduced, and the installation accuracy of the radar 200 and the camera 300 is improved.

In some embodiments, the mounting bracket 100 may further include a plurality of radar plate mounts 140, the plurality of radar plate mounts 140 being connected to the radar plate 112, the plurality of radar plate mounts 140 surrounding the radar mount 120. The plurality of radar plate fixing portions 140 may be mounted to the vehicle body 500 by screws, bolts, screws, rivets or other fasteners. In other embodiments, the plurality of radar plate fixing portions 140 and the mounting bracket 100 may be connected by a snap fit, a weld, or other methods.

For example, the plurality of radar plate fixing portions 140 may include a first radar plate fixing hole, a second radar plate fixing hole, and a third radar plate fixing hole, which may be mounted to the vehicle body 500 via fasteners. The first, second, and third radar plate mounting apertures may be distributed in the radar plate 112 in a generally triangular shape, thereby helping to make the mounting bracket 100 more secure.

In some embodiments, the mounting bracket 100 may also leave structure at the camera strip 116 that mates with the vehicle body 500. For example, a side of the camera support plate 116 facing away from the camera assembling portion 130 may be provided with a plurality of rectangular bosses 1161, and the plurality of rectangular bosses 1161 may be used to bond a double-sided tape, so that the camera support plate 116 may be bonded to the vehicle body 500 by the double-sided tape bonded by the plurality of rectangular bosses 1161, so that the mounting bracket 100 may be more stably connected to the vehicle body 500.

In some embodiments, the radar 200 and the camera 300 may be disposed on the left and right sides of the mounting bracket 100, respectively, and separated by the connecting strip 114, which helps to prevent the radar 200 and the camera 300 from interfering with each other.

For example, the connecting plate 114 may be disposed at an angle to the radar plate 112, the connecting plate 114 and the radar plate 112 may define a radar accommodating space 115, and the radar mounting portion 120 may be located in the radar accommodating space 115. The radar accommodating space 115 may be used to accommodate the radar 200 or other components.

Connecting support plate 114 can be the contained angle setting with camera extension plate 116, and connecting support plate 114 and camera extension plate 116 inject camera accommodation space 117, and camera assembly portion 130 is located camera accommodation space 117. The camera receiving space 117 may be used to receive the camera 300 or other components.

In some embodiments, the connection strip 114 may be angled away from the radar mount 120. In this way, the radar accommodating space 115 can be enlarged from the radar plate 112 to the camera plate 116, which helps to avoid interference blockage of the connecting plate 114 to the detection range of the radar 200.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in some embodiments, the bracket body 110 may be provided with an avoidance gap 118, the avoidance gap 118 is disposed on the connecting support plate 114 and the camera support plate 116, and the avoidance gap 118 and the camera assembling portion 130 disposed on the camera support plate 116 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the camera support plate 116. The avoidance gap 118 provided in the holder body 110 helps to prevent the connecting strip 114 from interfering with the field angle region 210 of the radar 200.

In some embodiments, the distance between the avoidance gap 118 and the field angle area 210 of the radar 200 may be greater than or equal to 5mm, so that interference between the radar 200 and the mounting bracket 100 due to assembly errors can be avoided, and normal operation of the radar 200 can be prevented from being affected. For example, the angular field of view region 210 of the radar 200 may have an extreme position 211, and the distance of the extreme position 211 from the avoidance gap 118 may be greater than or equal to 5mm.

In other embodiments, the distance between the avoidance gap 118 and the field angle area 210 of the radar 200 may be determined by the size of the mounting bracket 100, the position at which the mounting bracket 100 is mounted to the vehicle body 500, and the like.

Referring to fig. 2, the present embodiment further provides a module assembly 400, where the module assembly 400 includes a radar 200, a camera 300, and the mounting bracket 100 in any of the above embodiments. The radar 200 is mounted on the radar mounting portion 120, and the camera 300 is mounted on the camera mounting portion 130.

Since the module assembly 400 includes the mounting bracket 100, the mounting bracket 100 includes both the radar mounting portion 120 and the camera mounting portion 130, and the radar 200 is mounted on the radar mounting portion 120 and the camera 300 is mounted on the camera mounting portion 130. So, module assembly 400 can be integrated radar 200 and camera 300 simultaneously, helps promoting module assembly 400's integrated level, has saved vehicle 600's space, has reduced the installation fixed point. And because the mounting bracket 100 is an integrally formed structure, the method is also beneficial to reducing supplier management and production working hours of a production line. Since the module assembly 400 includes the mounting bracket 100, the module assembly 400 has all the advantages of the mounting bracket 100, which will not be described herein again.

Referring to fig. 1, the embodiment of the present application further provides a vehicle 600, the vehicle 600 includes a vehicle body 500 and the module assembly 400 of the above embodiment, and the module assembly 400 is assembled to the vehicle body 500.

Since the vehicle 600 includes the module assembly 400 and the module assembly 400 includes the mounting bracket 100, the vehicle 600 has all the advantages of the module assembly 400 and the mounting bracket 100, which are not described herein again.

In some embodiments, the module assembly 400 and the vehicle body 500 may be positioned and engaged by a positioning structure.

For example, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the vehicle body 500 may include a main body 510, a first positioning member 520, and a second positioning member 530. The main body 510 may be determined according to a position where the module assembly 400 is mounted to the vehicle body 500, for example, the main body 510 may be a front bumper of the vehicle body 500. In other embodiments, the body 510 may be other components of the vehicle 600.

The first positioning member 520 can be connected to the main body 510, and the second positioning member 530 is protruded from a surface of the first positioning member 520 facing away from the main body 510. The first positioning member 520 protrudes from one side of the body 510, and the first positioning member 520 may have a ring-shaped structure. The first positioning member 520 may pre-limit the module assembly 400 when the module assembly 400 is mounted to the vehicle body 500. The second positioning member 530 may be a sheet-shaped plate, and when the module assembly 400 is mounted on the vehicle body 500, the second positioning member 530 may further perform a pre-limiting function on the module assembly 400.

Correspondingly, referring to fig. 3 and 7, the bracket body 110 of the mounting bracket 100 may be provided with a positioning groove 1162 and a positioning through hole 1163, the positioning groove 1162 is disposed on a surface of the bracket body 110 away from the camera assembling portion 130, the positioning through hole 1163 is communicated with the positioning groove 1162, the first positioning element 520 is installed in the positioning groove 1162, and the second positioning element 530 is installed in the positioning through hole 1163.

The positioning groove 1162 may have the same shape as the first positioning member 520, so that the positioning groove 1162 and the first positioning member 520 are conveniently installed and matched, and the depth of the positioning groove 1162 may be greater than or equal to the height of the first positioning member 520 protruding from one side of the main body 510, thereby facilitating the closer installation of the bracket body 110 and the vehicle body 500. The positioning hole 1163 may have the same shape as the second positioning member 530, so as to facilitate the installation and cooperation of the positioning hole 1163 and the second positioning member 530.

Referring to fig. 5, the surface of the main body 510 may be further provided with a plurality of fixing portions 511 for fixing the bracket body 110. For example, the fixing portions 511 may include a first fixing column, a second fixing column, and a third fixing column, which are all connected to the main body 510, and the first fixing column, the second fixing column, and the third fixing column are convexly disposed on the main body 510, and the first fixing column, the second fixing column, and the third fixing column are located on the same side of the main body 510 as the first positioning element 520. First fixed column, second fixed column and third fixed column can be cylindrically, and first fixed column, second fixed column and third fixed column all are equipped with the fixed orifices, and the fixed orifices can be used for installing the fastener. Therefore, the first fixing column, the second fixing column, the third fixing column, and the like can be correspondingly connected and matched with the first radar support plate fixing hole, the second radar support plate fixing hole, the third radar support plate fixing hole, and the like of the radar support plate fixing portion 140, so as to mount the module assembly 400 on the vehicle body 500.

In some embodiments, the fixing portions 511 may further include a plurality of reinforcing ribs, the reinforcing ribs may be respectively disposed on the outer circumferential surfaces of the first fixing column, the second fixing column, and the third fixing column, and the reinforcing ribs are all connected to the main body 510. This contributes to an increase in the structural strength of the plurality of fixing portions 511.

In the vehicle 600 according to the embodiment of the present application, the vehicle 600 includes the vehicle body 500 and the module assembly 400, and the module assembly 400 is attached to the vehicle body 500. Module assembly 400 includes mounting bracket 100, radar 200, and camera 300. The mounting bracket 100 includes a bracket body 110, a radar mounting portion 120, and a camera mounting portion 130, and the radar mounting portion 120 and the camera mounting portion 130 are connected to the bracket body 110. The radar mounting portion 120 may be used to mount the radar 200, and the camera mounting portion 130 may be used to mount the camera 300. Installing support 100 is the integrated into one piece structure, and installing support 100 has the function of assembling radar 200 and camera 300 concurrently, helps improving installing support 100's integrated level, shortens the tolerance chain, promotes radar 200 and camera 300's installation accuracy, saves vehicle 600's space, reduces the installation fixed point, can also reduce supplier management and production line production man-hour.

In the present application, the terms "mounted," "connected," and the like are to be construed broadly unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited. For example, the connection can be fixed connection, detachable connection, integral connection or transmission connection; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used merely for distinguishing between descriptions and not intended to imply or imply a particular structure. The description of the term "some embodiments" means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In the present invention, the schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the various embodiments or examples and features of the various embodiments or examples described herein can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application and are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. A mounting bracket, comprising:

the support comprises a support body and a support body, wherein the support body comprises a radar support plate, a connecting support plate and a camera support plate, and the radar support plate, the connecting support plate and the camera support plate are sequentially connected;

radar assembly portion and camera assembly portion, radar assembly portion connect in the radar extension board, camera assembly portion connect in the camera extension board, the installing support is the integrated into one piece structure.

2. The mounting bracket of claim 1, wherein the radar plate is angled relative to the camera plate.

3. The mounting bracket of claim 2 wherein the connection plate is disposed at an angle to the radar plate, the connection plate and the radar plate defining a radar receiving space, the radar mounting portion being located within the radar receiving space.

4. The mounting bracket of claim 3 wherein the connecting plate and the camera support plate are arranged at an included angle, the connecting plate and the camera support plate define a camera receiving space, and the camera mounting portion is located in the camera receiving space.

5. The mounting bracket of claim 4 wherein the connection strip is angled away from the radar mounting portion.

6. The mounting bracket according to claim 4, wherein the bracket body is provided with an avoidance notch, the avoidance notch is formed in the connecting support plate and the camera support plate, and the avoidance notch and the camera assembling portion formed in the camera support plate are respectively located on two opposite sides of the camera support plate.

7. The mounting bracket of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of radar plate securing portions connected to the radar plate, the plurality of radar plate securing portions surrounding the radar mounting portion.

8. A module assembly, comprising:

a mounting bracket according to any one of claims 1 to 7;

radar and camera, the radar assemble in radar fitting portion, the camera assemble in camera fitting portion.

9. A vehicle, characterized by comprising:

a vehicle body; and

the module assembly of claim 8, mounted to the vehicle body.

10. The vehicle of claim 9, wherein the body comprises a main body, a first positioning member coupled to the main body, and a second positioning member protruding from a surface of the first positioning member facing away from the main body;

the camera support comprises a support body and is characterized in that the support body is provided with a positioning groove and a positioning through hole, the positioning groove is formed in the surface, deviating from the camera assembling portion, of the support body, the positioning through hole is communicated with the positioning groove, a first positioning piece is arranged in the positioning groove, and a second positioning piece is arranged in the positioning through hole.

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