CN219969561U - Radar support, radar module and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the technical field of automobile part assembly, and discloses a radar support, a radar module and a vehicle. The link is connected with the one end of support body, and the link is used for connecting preceding crashproof crossbeam. The radar support is used for installing the through hole corresponding to the installation hole on the radar, the radar support is arranged in such a way, the radar can be pre-tightened but not locked in the process of connecting the radar with the radar support through the fastening component, the position of the radar on the radar support is adjustable, the DTS primary assembly qualification rate of the radar and the front bumper is improved, and the labor and time resources for repairing are saved.

Description

Radar support, radar module and vehicle

Technical Field

The embodiment of the utility model relates to the technical field of automobile part assembly, in particular to a radar bracket, a radar module and a vehicle.

Background

Radar is an important part of an intelligent driving auxiliary system in an automobile, and is characterized in that after electromagnetic waves are emitted by an antenna, echoes reflected by front or rear obstacles are continuously detected, comprehensive analysis is carried out through a radar signal processor, the relative speed and distance between the radar and the front or rear obstacles are calculated, warning information is generated and transmitted to an automobile control circuit, and the automobile control circuit controls an automobile transmission and a brake to make coping actions, so that collision is avoided.

In order to meet performance requirements, the radar has certain running stability, is installed on a front anti-collision beam through a bracket, is aligned and matched with the periphery of the front bumper in appearance, and meets the requirements of appearance DTS (Dimensional Technical Specification, size technical specification). The radar is installed to current support and radar between be connected through buckle structure, and the radar is not adjustable with the relative position between the support at both in the installation, because automobile body, fender, front end module, preceding crashproof crossbeam, radar support size chain are longer, and the precision accumulation leads to radar and front bumper clearance to have 70% to not satisfy the DTS requirement, and the off-line qualification rate is low, has the problem of the off-line repair fine tuning of a large number.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems, the embodiment of the utility model provides a radar support, a radar module and a vehicle, which can improve the primary assembly qualification rate of a radar matched with a front bumper DTS and save the labor and time resources for repairing.

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a radar stand for mounting a radar to a front bumper beam, the radar stand comprising:

the radar bracket comprises a bracket body, a front anti-collision cross beam and a radar, wherein the bracket body is used for installing the radar, a through hole is formed in the bracket body, the axial direction of the through hole is along the arrangement direction of the front anti-collision cross beam and the radar, and the through hole is used for adjusting the position of the radar on a plane perpendicular to the axial line of the through hole in a matching and fastening mode corresponding to an installation hole on the radar; and

the connecting frame is connected with the support body and used for connecting the front anti-collision cross beam.

In some embodiments, the bracket body is further provided with a via hole for corresponding to a positioning pin on the radar, and the radial cross-sectional dimension of the via hole is larger than the radial cross-sectional dimension of the positioning pin.

In some embodiments, the connecting frame comprises two main connecting frames, the two main connecting frames are respectively connected to two opposite ends of the bracket body in the first direction, one end of each main connecting frame is connected to the bracket body, and the other end of each main connecting frame is used for connecting the front anti-collision cross beam.

In some embodiments, the main connecting frame comprises a supporting part and a connecting part connected with one end of the supporting part, wherein one end of the supporting part away from the connecting part is connected with the bracket body and is arranged at an included angle with the bracket body, and a main connecting hole for connecting the front anti-collision cross beam is formed in the connecting part.

In some embodiments, a positioning hole for positioning the radar support on the front bumper beam is further provided on the connecting portion.

In some embodiments, the connecting frame further comprises an auxiliary connecting frame, the auxiliary connecting frame is connected to one end of the bracket body in a second direction, an auxiliary connecting hole is formed in the auxiliary connecting frame, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

In some embodiments, the auxiliary connecting frame and the two main connecting frames are bent away from the side of the bracket body for mounting the radar.

In another aspect, an embodiment of the present utility model further provides a radar module, including a radar, where the radar has a mounting hole, the radar module further includes a radar bracket as described above, and a fastening component adapted to the through hole on the bracket body, where the fastening component is used to pass through the mounting hole and the through hole and fasten the radar to the bracket body.

In some embodiments, the fastening assembly comprises a screw, an inner portion of the through hole is provided with an internal thread adapted to the screw, and an outer diameter of the screw is smaller than an inner diameter of the mounting hole; or (b)

The fastening assembly includes a bolt and a nut, the bolt having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the mounting hole.

In yet another aspect, an embodiment of the present utility model further provides a vehicle including a front bumper beam, the vehicle further including a radar module as described above, and the radar bracket is mounted on the front bumper beam.

The implementation of the embodiment of the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

according to the radar support in the above embodiment, the support body of the radar support is provided with the through hole corresponding to the mounting hole on the radar to be matched with the fastening component for position adjustment, so that the radar can be pre-tightened but not locked in the process of connecting the radar with the radar support through the fastening component, so that the position of the radar on the radar support can be adjusted, then, the radar support is fixed on the front anti-collision beam, the front bumper is assembled again, after a gap between the radar and the front bumper is positioned through the clamping piece or the tool with a certain thickness, finally, the radar is fastened on the radar support, the primary DTS assembly rate of the radar and the front bumper can be improved, and the labor and time resources for repairing are saved.

According to the radar module and the vehicle in the embodiment, due to the adoption of the radar bracket provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the primary assembly qualification rate of the radar matched with the front bumper DTS can be improved, and the labor and time resources for repairing are saved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a front view of a front end of a vehicle head according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an internal top view structure of a front end of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of the A-A direction in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of a radar module according to an embodiment of the present utility model mounted to a front bumper beam;

FIG. 5 is a schematic top view of the structure of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a radar stand according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 7 is a schematic connection diagram of a radar module according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a schematic top view of the structure of FIG. 7;

fig. 9 is a schematic top view of a radar module in a cabin of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of a tooling for locating a gap between a radar and a front bumper according to the present utility model;

FIG. 11 is a schematic side view of the tooling of FIG. 10;

fig. 12 is a schematic view of a tool for removing nuts from a nacelle according to the utility model.

Reference numerals:

10-radar stand;

100-a bracket body; 1001-a first lightening hole; 101-a through hole; 102-via holes;

200-connecting frames; 210-a main connection rack; 2101-main connection holes; 2102-positioning holes; 211-a support; 2111-a second lightening hole; 212-a connection; 220-auxiliary connecting frames; 2201-auxiliary connection holes; 221-auxiliary support; 2211-a third lightening hole; 222-auxiliary connection;

20-a front bumper beam;

30-radar;

301-mounting holes; 302-locating pins;

40-front bumper;

50-tooling;

51-top block; 52-upper side plate; 53-lower side plate; 54-handle;

60-tool;

601-a hand-held part;

602—a snap-fit.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model more apparent, the specific technical solutions of the present utility model will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. The following examples are illustrative of the utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "mounted" or "disposed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or be indirectly connected to the other element.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth" and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model.

It should be further noted that, in the embodiments of the present utility model, the same reference numerals denote the same components or the same parts, and for the same parts in the embodiments of the present utility model, reference numerals may be given to only one of the parts or the parts in the drawings, and it should be understood that, for other same parts or parts, the reference numerals are equally applicable.

It should be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein is merely one relationship describing the association of the associated objects, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, may represent: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone.

An embodiment of the present utility model provides a vehicle including, but not limited to, a car, a truck, a passenger car and a trailer, as shown in fig. 1-3, which includes a front bumper beam 20 and a radar module mounted on the front bumper beam 20 for detecting an area in front of the vehicle, and for assisting a driver with warning sounds to determine a distance of a front obstacle when the driver parks forward.

It should be noted that, since the radar in the radar module is mounted on the front bumper beam 20 through the bracket, the appearance is aligned and matched with the front bumper 40 in a circle, and the requirement of the appearance DTS is satisfied. But connect through buckle structure between the support of current installation radar and the radar, the radar is not adjustable with the relative position between the support at both in the installation, because the size chain of support and preceding crashproof crossbeam 20 is longer, and preceding crashproof crossbeam 20 is also longer on the white automobile body's installation size chain, leads to whole car assembly back, and radar and front bumper 40 clearance have 70% to not satisfy the DTS requirement, and the off-line qualification rate is low.

In this regard, the radar module in the embodiment of the present utility model improves the connection structure on the radar support 10 for installing the radar 30, so that the position of the radar 30 on the radar support 10 is adjustable in the process of connecting the radar 30 and the radar support 10 through the fastening component, and after the front bumper 40 is subsequently assembled, the radar 30 is fastened on the radar support 10 after the gap between the radar 30 and the front bumper 40 is positioned through the clamping piece or the tooling with a certain thickness, thereby improving the primary assembly rate of the radar 30 and the front bumper 40 in matching with the DTS, and saving the labor and time resources for repair.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, the radar support 10 is used for mounting the radar 30 on the front bumper beam 20 of the vehicle, and as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the radar support 10 includes a support body 100 and a connecting frame 200, the support body 100 is used for mounting the radar 30, a through hole 101 is provided on the support body 100, an axis direction of the through hole 101 is along an arrangement direction of the front bumper beam 20 and the radar 30, and the through hole 101 is used for corresponding to a mounting hole 301 on the radar 30 to cooperate with a fastening assembly (not shown) to perform a position adjustment of the radar on a plane perpendicular to an axis of the through hole 101. The connection frame 200 is connected with the bracket body 100, and the connection frame 200 is used for connecting the front bumper beam 20.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the radar bracket 10 is provided with the through hole 101 corresponding to the mounting hole 301 on the radar 30 to be matched with the fastening component for position adjustment, so that the radar 30 can be pre-tightened but not locked in the process of connecting the radar 30 and the radar bracket 10 through the fastening component (such as a bolt and a nut), so that the position of the radar 30 on the radar bracket 10 can be adjusted, then the radar bracket 10 is fixed on the front bumper beam 20, the front bumper 40 is assembled, the radar 30 is finally fastened on the radar bracket 10 after a gap between the radar 30 and the front bumper 40 is positioned through a clamping piece or a fixture with a certain thickness, the primary assembly rate of the radar 30 and the front bumper 40 can be improved, and the labor and time resources for repairing can be saved.

Specifically, the connecting frame 200 and the bracket body 100 may be in an integral structure, or may be manufactured and then connected together through a connecting piece. Preferably, for ease of processing and reduced cost, the radar stand 10 is formed from sheet metal.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 6 and 9, the bracket body 100 is further provided with a via hole 102 for corresponding to the positioning pin 302 on the radar 30, and the radial cross-sectional dimension of the via hole 102 is larger than the radial cross-sectional dimension of the positioning pin 302.

Through the arrangement, the through holes 102 on the bracket body 100 are matched with the positioning pins 302 on the radar 30, so that the radar 30 can be roughly positioned in the process of mounting the radar 30, reverse or misplacement of the radar 30 is avoided, and meanwhile, the positioning pins 302 can move in the radial direction and the axial direction in the through holes 102 due to the fact that the radial cross section size of the through holes 102 is larger than that of the positioning pins 302, and position adjustment of the radar 30 on the radar bracket 10 is not affected.

Specifically, the radial cross-sectional shape of the via 102 may take a circular, polygonal, or other irregular shape, so long as the positioning pin 302 is guaranteed to move radially and axially within the via 102, which is not limited herein.

In a specific embodiment, at least two vias 102 are provided, as shown in fig. 6.

By providing at least two through holes 102, as shown in fig. 7 and 9, the rotation of the radar 30 relative to the radar bracket 10 can be avoided, and the mounting holes 301 on the radar 30 are ensured to better correspond to the through holes 101 on the bracket body 100 one by one, so that the subsequent threading of the fastening assembly is facilitated.

For the purpose of firmer installation of the radar 30, at least two through holes 101 are respectively arranged at two ends of the bracket body 100, a through hole 102 is respectively arranged between the two through holes 101, and a through hole 102 is also arranged in the middle of the bracket body 100, namely three through holes 102 are arranged on the bracket body 100.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5 to 8, the connection frame 200 includes two main connection frames 210, where the two main connection frames 210 are respectively connected to opposite ends of the bracket body 100 in a first direction (a direction in which an X axis is shown in the drawing), and one end of the main connection frame 210 is connected to the bracket body 100, and the other end is used for connecting the front bumper beam 20.

By providing a main connection frame 210 for connecting the front impact beam 20 at opposite ends of the bracket body 100, respectively, stability and reliability of connection between the radar bracket 10 and the front impact beam 20 are improved.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 6 and 8, the main connecting frame 210 includes a supporting portion 211 and a connecting portion 212 connected to one end of the supporting portion 211, where one end of the supporting portion 211 away from the connecting portion 212 is connected to the bracket body 100 and disposed at an angle with respect to the bracket body 100, and a main connecting hole 2101 for connecting the front bumper beam 20 is provided on the connecting portion 212.

The main connection frame 210 is set as above so that there is a space between the connection portion 212 for connecting the front impact beam 20 portion and the bracket body 100 for mounting the radar 30, as shown in fig. 9, and there is an operation space between the bracket body 100 and the front impact beam 20 after the radar bracket 10 is fixed to the front impact beam 20, so that a worker can screw and detach the bolt and nut in the fastening assembly for connecting the radar 30 and the bracket body 100 from the inside of the cabin using the tool 60 (see fig. 12, one end of the tool 60 is the hand-held portion 601, and the other end is the clamping portion 602 for clamping the nut). Therefore, when the radar 30 needs to be assembled and disassembled due to performance, the front bumper does not need to be disassembled and then the radar 30 is assembled and disassembled, and the radar 30 can be directly assembled and disassembled, so that the working time is shortened, and the front bumper is prevented from being damaged.

In a more specific embodiment, referring still to fig. 6, a locating hole 2102 is provided in the connecting portion 212 for locating the radar support 10 on the front bumper beam 20.

Positioning columns corresponding to the positioning holes 2102 on the radar support 10 can be arranged on the front anti-collision cross beam 20, when the radar support 10 is mounted on the front anti-collision beam, the radar support 10 is positioned through the cooperation of the positioning columns and the positioning holes 2102, the radar support 10 can be better positioned through the positioning holes 2102 on the two main connecting frames 210, and after the positioning through the positioning holes 2102 is finished, the radar support 10 is mounted on the front anti-collision beam through bolts passing through the main connecting holes 2101 on the connecting portions 212. The positioning holes 2102 are matched with the positioning columns, so that a clamp is not needed in the whole installation process of the radar support 10, and the installation consistency can be ensured.

In a further specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 6 to 8, the connection frame 200 further includes an auxiliary connection frame 220, where the auxiliary connection frame 220 is connected to one end of the bracket body 100 in the second direction (the direction in which the Y axis is located in the drawing), and the auxiliary connection frame 220 is provided with an auxiliary connection hole 2201, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

By providing the auxiliary connection frame 220, the connection point between the radar support 10 and the front bumper beam 20 (as shown in fig. 4, 5 and 9) is further increased, so that the connection stability between the radar support 10 and the front bumper beam 20 is further improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6-8, the secondary link 220 and the two primary links 210 are each bent away from the side of the bracket body 100 where the radar 30 is mounted.

By the setting, make the whole arch that is of radar support that auxiliary link 220 and main link 210 formed with support body 100, arch structure can play the effect of buffering shock attenuation energy-absorbing when the collision, more is favorable to protecting radar 30 on it.

Specifically, similar to the main connection frame 210 described above, the auxiliary connection frame 220 includes an auxiliary supporting portion 221 and an auxiliary connection portion 222 connected to one end of the auxiliary supporting portion 221, where one end of the auxiliary supporting portion 221, which is far from the auxiliary connection portion 222, is connected to the bracket body 100 and is disposed at an angle with the bracket body 100, the auxiliary main connection hole 2101 is disposed on the auxiliary connection portion 222, and the main connection hole 2101 and the auxiliary connection hole 2201 are located substantially in the same plane parallel to the bracket body 100.

In order to reduce the weight of the radar stand 10, the stand body 100 is provided with a first lightening hole 1001, the main connecting frame 210 is provided with a second lightening hole 2111, and the auxiliary connecting frame 220 is provided with a third lightening hole 2211.

The embodiment of the present utility model also provides a radar module, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, which includes a radar 30, a radar stand 10 in any of the above embodiments, and a fastening assembly (not shown) adapted to the through hole 101 on the stand body 100, the radar 30 having a mounting hole 301, the fastening assembly being for passing through the mounting hole 301 and the through hole 101 and fastening the radar 30 to the stand body 100.

Because the radar module adopts the radar bracket 10 provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the primary assembly qualification rate of the radar 30 and the front bumper matched with the DTS can be improved, and the labor and time resources for repairing are saved.

Here, the radar 30 in the radar module includes, but is not limited to, one or more of millimeter wave radar, ultrasonic radar, and laser radar, which are not limited herein.

In a specific embodiment, the fastening assembly (not shown in the figures) comprises a screw, the interior of the through hole 101 being provided with an internal thread adapted to the screw, the external diameter of the screw being smaller than the internal diameter of the mounting hole 301; or (b)

The fastening assembly includes a bolt and a nut, the outer diameter of the bolt being smaller than the inner diameter of the mounting hole 301.

Taking the example that the fastening component comprises a bolt and a nut, the assembly process flow is described as follows:

in a first step, the radar 30 is mounted on the radar stand 10. The procedure is to pre-tighten but not lock the radar 30, i.e. after the screw portion of the bolt passes through the mounting hole 301 on the radar 30 and the through hole 101 on the bracket body 100 and is connected with the nut, the nut is in an un-tightened state, so that the position of the radar 30 on the radar bracket 10 can be freely adjusted.

In a second step, the radar support 10 with the radar 30 is mounted on the front bumper beam 20. The radar support 10 and the front anti-collision beam 20 are designed to be self-positioning assembled, the radar support 10 is positioned on the front anti-collision beam 20 through the positioning holes 2102 by two bolts, and then the radar support 10 is fastened by sequentially penetrating the main connecting holes 2101 and the auxiliary connecting holes 2201 by bolts.

Third, as shown in fig. 3, a front bumper 40 is installed to adjust the gap between the radar 30 and the front bumper 40. After the front bumper 40 is installed, the gap between the radar 30 and the front bumper 40 is adjusted through the fixture 50 (as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the front bumper comprises a top block 51, a handle 54 connected to one side of the top block 51, and an upper side plate 52 and a lower side plate 53 connected to two opposite ends of the other side of the top block 51), and the gap is reserved on one side as long as the fixture 50 is placed between the radar 30 and the front bumper 40 due to the fact that the circumference of the fixture 50 is limited, the circumference gap is ensured to be uniform and the DTS standard is met.

Fourth, bolts (not shown) for connecting the radar 30 to the radar stand 10 are fastened from inside the nacelle by means of a tool 60 (shown in fig. 12).

The technical features of the above embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The foregoing examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the utility model, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the claims. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the utility model, which are all within the scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of the utility model should be assessed as that of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A radar stand for mounting radar to a front bumper beam of a vehicle, the radar stand comprising:

the support body is used for installing the radar, be provided with the through-hole on the support body, the axis direction of through-hole is followed preceding crashproof crossbeam with the direction of arranging of radar, the through-hole be used for with the mounting hole on the radar corresponds with cooperation fastening assembly carries out the radar is perpendicular to the position adjustment on the plane that the through-hole axis is located, and

the connecting frame is connected with the support body and used for connecting the front anti-collision cross beam.

2. The radar stand according to claim 1, wherein the stand body is further provided with a via hole for corresponding to a positioning pin on the radar, and a radial cross-sectional dimension of the via hole is larger than a radial cross-sectional dimension of the positioning pin.

3. The radar stand according to claim 1, wherein the connection frame includes two main connection frames, the two main connection frames being connected to opposite ends of the stand body in a first direction, respectively, one end of the main connection frame being connected to the stand body, and the other end being used for connecting the front bumper beam.

4. A radar stand according to claim 3, wherein the main connecting frame comprises a supporting portion and a connecting portion connected with one end of the supporting portion, one end of the supporting portion away from the connecting portion is connected to the stand body and is arranged at an included angle with the stand body, and a main connecting hole for connecting a front anti-collision cross beam is formed in the connecting portion.

5. The radar stand of claim 4, wherein the connecting portion is further provided with a positioning hole for positioning the radar stand on the front bumper beam.

6. The radar stand according to any one of claims 3-5, wherein the connection rack further comprises an auxiliary connection rack, the auxiliary connection rack being connected to one end of the stand body in a second direction, the auxiliary connection rack being provided with an auxiliary connection hole, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.

7. The radar stand of claim 6, wherein the secondary link and both of the primary links are bent away from a side of the stand body for mounting the radar.

8. A radar module comprising a radar having a mounting hole, characterized in that the radar module further comprises a radar stand according to any one of claims 1-7, and a fastening assembly adapted to the through hole in the stand body for passing through the mounting hole and the through hole and fastening the radar to the stand body.

9. The radar module of claim 8, wherein the fastening assembly comprises a screw, an internal thread is provided inside the through hole to be fitted with the screw, and an outer diameter of the screw is smaller than an inner diameter of the mounting hole; or (b)

The fastening assembly includes a bolt and a nut, the bolt having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the mounting hole.

10. A vehicle comprising a front bumper beam, wherein the vehicle further comprises a radar module as claimed in claim 8 or 9, the radar mount being mounted on the front bumper beam.