CN221067936U - Bracket assembly and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a bracket assembly and a vehicle. The support assembly includes laser radar, image acquisition component and support body, and image acquisition component is located laser radar's top, and the support body includes roof, bottom plate and intermediate lamella, and the top of intermediate lamella links to each other with the roof, and the bottom of intermediate lamella links to each other with the bottom plate, and image acquisition component installs in the top of roof, and laser radar is connected to the bottom plate and is located between roof and the bottom plate. According to the bracket assembly, the laser radar and the image acquisition component are integrated to the bracket body, so that the bracket assembly is convenient to assemble on the whole vehicle, convenient to install, multiple in adaptation vehicle types and high in universality.

Description

Bracket assembly and vehicle

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of transportation equipment, in particular to a bracket assembly and a vehicle.

Background

The vehicle comprises a frame, a laser radar and image acquisition equipment, wherein the image acquisition component and the laser radar are respectively installed to the frame through different frame bodies. The types of vehicles are different, so that the bumper structures of the frames are different, and the types of the frames are various. The image acquisition component and the laser radar are assembled separately, the installation steps are complex, and the operation efficiency is low.

Disclosure of utility model

A series of concepts in simplified form are introduced in the application content section, which will be described in further detail in the detailed description section. The application of the present application is not intended to limit the key features and essential features of the claimed technical solution, but is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed technical solution.

According to a first aspect of the present application there is provided a bracket assembly comprising:

the system comprises a laser radar and an image acquisition component, wherein the image acquisition component is positioned above the laser radar;

the frame body comprises a top plate, a bottom plate and a middle plate, wherein the top of the middle plate is connected with the top plate, the bottom of the middle plate is connected with the bottom plate,

The image acquisition member is mounted above the top plate,

The lidar is connected to the bottom plate and is located between the top plate and the bottom plate.

According to the bracket assembly provided by the utility model, the bracket assembly comprises a laser radar, an image acquisition component and a bracket body, wherein the image acquisition component is positioned above the laser radar, the bracket body comprises a top plate, a bottom plate and a middle plate, the top of the middle plate is connected with the top plate, the bottom of the middle plate is connected with the bottom plate, the image acquisition component is arranged above the top plate, and the laser radar is connected to the bottom plate and positioned between the top plate and the bottom plate. Like this, laser radar and image acquisition component integrate to the support body, be convenient for assemble on whole car, simple to operate, the adaptation motorcycle type is many, and the commonality is high.

Optionally, the intermediate plate includes a mounting structure for mounting the bracket assembly to a vehicle.

Optionally, the top plate, the bottom plate and the middle plate are integrally formed.

Optionally, the frame body further includes a support, the support is disposed above the top plate, and the image capturing member is detachably connected with the support.

Optionally, the support is detachably connected to the top plate.

Optionally, the bracket assembly further comprises a vibration reduction assembly, and the vibration reduction assembly is connected with the laser radar and the bottom plate.

Optionally, the vibration damping assembly comprises a high polymer material vibration damping sleeve.

Optionally, the bracket assembly further comprises a mounting plate, wherein the mounting plate is positioned between the laser radar and the vibration reduction assembly, and the laser radar is mounted above the mounting plate.

Optionally, the vibration damping assembly is detachably connected with the base plate.

Optionally, the mounting structure includes a frame attachment hole.

Optionally, the bracket assembly further comprises a support plate, the support plate being located between the top plate and the bottom plate,

The top of the support plate is connected to the top plate, the bottom of the support plate is connected to the bottom plate, and the sides of the support plate are connected to the intermediate plate.

The utility model also provides a vehicle which comprises the bracket assembly.

According to the vehicle disclosed by the utility model, the vehicle comprises the bracket assembly, the vehicle frame is connected with the bracket assembly, the bracket assembly comprises a laser radar, an image acquisition component and a bracket body, the image acquisition component is positioned above the laser radar, the bracket body comprises a top plate, a bottom plate and a middle plate, the top of the middle plate is connected with the top plate, the bottom of the middle plate is connected with the bottom plate, the image acquisition component is arranged above the top plate, and the laser radar is connected to the bottom plate and positioned between the top plate and the bottom plate. Like this, laser radar and image acquisition component integrate to the support body, be convenient for assemble on whole car, simple to operate, the adaptation motorcycle type is many, and the commonality is high.

Drawings

The following drawings are included to provide an understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. Embodiments of the present application and their description are shown in the drawings to illustrate the devices and principles of the application. In the drawings of which there are shown,

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a bracket assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic perspective view of a vehicle according to a preferred embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 2.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100: bracket assembly

101: Laser radar

102: Image acquisition component

110: Frame body

111: Top plate

112: Bottom plate

113: Intermediate plate

114: Frame connecting hole

120: Support seat

140: Vibration damping assembly

150: Mounting plate

160: Supporting plate

161: Top of the support plate

162: Bottom of the support plate

163: Side of the support plate

200: Vehicle with a vehicle body having a vehicle body support

201: Frame of bicycle

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present application. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the application may be practiced without one or more of these details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the application.

In the following description, for the purpose of providing a thorough understanding of the present application, detailed portions will be presented in order to illustrate the application. It will be apparent that the application is not limited to the specific details set forth in the skilled artisan. The preferred embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, however, the present application may have other embodiments in addition to the detailed description, and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application, as the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," and/or "including," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right" and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only and are not limiting.

Ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" cited in the present application are merely identifiers and do not have any other meaning, such as a particular order or the like. In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate representative embodiments of the present application and not limit the present application.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present application provides a bracket assembly 100 of a preferred embodiment, and the bracket assembly 100 is used for a transportation device, which may be a walking device such as a vehicle 200 or a robot. For convenience of description, the vehicle 200 is described below as an example. Preferably, the vehicle 200 may be an unmanned mining truck, an unmanned excavator, an unmanned forklift, or the like. As shown in connection with fig. 3, the vehicle 200 further includes a frame 201, and the frame 201 is connected to the bracket assembly 100, so that the installation is simple. The bracket assembly 100 can be adapted to different vehicle models with high adaptability. The bracket assembly 100 can timely collect information and feed the information back to the unmanned vehicle 200, so that the unmanned vehicle 200 can timely avoid obstacles, and the automation performance is improved.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the stand assembly 100 includes a laser radar 101, an image acquisition member 102, and a stand 110, the stand 110 connecting the laser radar 101 and the image acquisition member 102. The frame 110 is mounted to the vehicle. The frame 110 can integrate the lidar 101 and the image acquisition member 102 together and be mounted as an assembly to the frame 201. The lidar 101 and the image acquisition member 102 are located on the same side of the frame 110. The lidar 101 and the image acquisition member 102 are integrally arranged to the frame of the vehicle 200. The image acquisition member 102 is located above the lidar 101 in order to acquire an image of the surroundings.

In some embodiments, the image capturing member 102 is a camera for capturing the surrounding ground and up-to-date road condition information of the vehicle 200. The image capturing member 102 may also be other image capturing apparatuses such as a camera or the like.

To facilitate connection of the lidar 101 and the image-capturing member 102, the frame 110 includes a top plate 111, a bottom plate 112, and an intermediate plate 113, the top plate 111 being located above the bottom plate 112. An intermediate plate 113 is located between the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112. The top plate 111, the bottom plate 112, and the intermediate plate 113 are integrally formed. The frame 110 may be made of a metal material. The top of the middle plate 113 is connected to the top plate 111. The middle plate 113 and the top plate 111 are integrally formed. The bottom of the middle plate 113 is connected to the bottom plate 112. The middle plate 113 and the bottom plate 112 are integrally formed.

The image pickup member 102 is mounted above the top plate 111. The image pickup member 102 is connected to the top plate 111. The image pickup member 102 is attached to the top surface of the top plate 111. In the present embodiment, the "top surface of the top plate 111" refers to the surface of the top plate 111 facing away from the bottom plate 112. The image pickup member 102 protrudes from the top plate 111. Thereby, the image collection member 102 is facilitated to collect surrounding road condition information.

Lidar 101 is connected to a backplane 112. Lidar 101 is attached to the top surface of base 112. In the present embodiment, the "top surface of the bottom plate 112" refers to the surface of the bottom plate 112 facing the top plate 111. Lidar 101 is located between top plate 111 and bottom plate 112. Thereby, space can be saved, and both the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112 can protect the laser radar 101 from being hit by sand and stone.

The top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112 are parallel to ensure parallelism of the lidar 101 and the image-capturing member 102. For example, the top plate 111 may be parallel to a horizontal plane and the bottom plate 112 parallel to the horizontal plane. The middle plate 113 is vertically connected to the top plate 111. The middle plate 113 is vertically connected to the bottom plate 112. In this way, the accuracy of the lidar 101 and the image-capturing member 102 is ensured.

According to the bracket assembly 100 of the present utility model, the bracket assembly includes a laser radar 101, an image acquisition member 102 and a frame 110, the image acquisition member 102 is located above the laser radar 101, the frame 110 includes a top plate 111, a bottom plate 112 and an intermediate plate 113, the top of the intermediate plate 113 is connected to the top plate 111, the bottom of the intermediate plate 113 is connected to the bottom plate 112, the image acquisition member 102 is mounted above the top plate 111, and the laser radar 101 is connected to the bottom plate 112 and located between the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112. Like this, laser radar 101 and image acquisition component 102 integrate to support body 110, be convenient for assemble on whole car, simple to operate, the adaptation motorcycle type is many, and the commonality is high.

The bracket assembly 100 is mounted to a vehicle. Specifically, the intermediate plate 113 includes mounting structures for mounting the bracket assembly 100 to a vehicle. The mounting structure includes a frame attachment aperture 114, the frame attachment aperture 114 being for attachment to a vehicle. The axial direction of the frame connection hole 114 is parallel to the thickness direction of the intermediate plate 113. The frame connection hole 114 penetrates the intermediate plate 113 in the thickness direction of the intermediate plate 113. In particular, the frame attachment holes 114 are used for attachment to the frame 201. The mounting structure further includes a connector (not shown) which may be a bolt, rivet, or the like. The frame body 110 is connected to the vehicle frame 201 by a connector. The frame 201 is provided with mounting holes, and the frame connection holes 114 correspond to the mounting holes. The connector connects the frame connection hole 114 and the mounting hole to connect the frame body 110 and the frame 201 together. The middle plate 113 includes a plurality of frame coupling holes 114, and the plurality of frame coupling holes 114 are located at sides of the lidar 101 so that the frame body 110 is coupled with the frame 201 more firmly.

To facilitate connection of image capturing member 102 to frame 110, frame 110 further includes a support 120, support 120 connecting image capturing member 102 to top plate 111. The support 120 is protruded from the top plate 111. The support 120 is disposed above the top plate 111. Support 120 is located above roof panel 111 in the height direction of vehicle 200. Support 120 is coupled to the top surface of top plate 111. The stand 120 is detachably coupled with the top plate 111. The support 120 may be coupled to the top plate 111 by a coupling member such as a bolt. The support 120 is provided with a coupling hole, and the top surface of the top plate 111 is provided with a coupling hole, and a coupling member extends through the coupling hole and the coupling hole to couple the support 120 and the top plate 111 together.

Support 120 is connected to image acquisition member 102. Thereby, the image capturing member 102 is connected to the frame 110. Cradle 120 is removably coupled to image capture member 102. The image capturing member 102 may be connected to the support 120 by bolts or the like. Thereby, replacement of the image pickup member 102 is facilitated. The support 120 has the image capturing member 102 disposed therein. Image acquisition member 102 is embedded into mount 120. The holder 120 has a space for accommodating the image pickup member 102. Image capturing member 102 is positioned in the space of cradle 120 to prevent damage from being impacted by sand and stone.

The vehicle 200 can vibrate during running, in order to reduce the influence of vibration on the laser radar 101, the bracket assembly 100 further includes a vibration reduction assembly 140, and the vibration reduction assembly 140 connects the laser radar 101 and the bracket 110. In particular, vibration reduction assembly 140 connects lidar 101 and base plate 112. The vibration reduction assembly 140 is detachably connected to the base plate 112. Vibration reduction assembly 140 can reduce the vibration that support body 110 transmitted to laser radar 101 for the vibration energy that transmits to laser radar 101 is little, and impact acceleration is low, reduces the influence to the precision of laser radar 101, and equipment is difficult for harm, prolongs the life-span of equipment.

It will be appreciated that embodiments of the present utility model may provide vibration damping for the integration of multiple lidars 101, preferably for individual lidars 101, such as lidars, both longitudinally and laterally.

The damping assembly 140 includes a damping sleeve, a first connection structure, and a second connection structure, the damping sleeve being positioned between the first connection structure and the second connection structure. The vibration damping sleeve is made of high polymer material to absorb vibration. The first connecting structure is made of metal, is located at one end of the damping sleeve, and is connected with the laser radar 101. The second connecting structure is made of metal, and is located at the other end of the vibration damping sleeve and connected with the bottom plate 112. The second connection structure may be detachably connected with the base plate 112 by a connection member.

When the base plate 112 vibrates to generate acceleration impact, the rubber material of the vibration damping sleeve is low in hardness, so that impact energy can be absorbed. In some embodiments, the damping sleeve further comprises a hollow cavity (not shown in the figure), and the damping sleeve is provided with a cavity filled with air, so that the whole damping sleeve absorbs more impact energy, and the purpose of shock resistance of the laser radar is achieved.

By providing the connection structures at both ends of the vibration damping sleeve, respectively, the vibration damping assembly 140 can be provided between the lidar 101 and the bottom plate 112 by using two connection structures. The vibration damping sleeve made of rubber can enable vibration impact to be fast attenuated, impact energy is absorbed by the vibration damping sleeve, accordingly loss of the laser radar 101 caused by vibration and impact environments is counteracted, and service life of equipment is prolonged. In some embodiments, the damping sleeve has a structure with a small upper part and a large lower part, which is stable and reliable and can counteract the impact of vibration from various directions on equipment. The portion of the damping sleeve adjacent to lidar 101 is smaller in size than the portion of the damping sleeve adjacent to base 112. Therefore, the support stability of the vibration damping sleeve is better.

The bracket assembly 100 also includes a mounting plate 150, the mounting plate 150 being positioned between the lidar 101 and the vibration reduction assembly 140. The lidar 101 is mounted above the mounting plate 150. The top of the mounting plate 150 is connected to the lidar 101. The top of the mounting plate 150 is coupled to the lidar 101 by a coupling such as a bolt. The bottom of the mounting plate 150 is coupled to the vibration reduction assembly 140. The first connection structure is detachably connected with the mounting plate 150. The first connection structure is connected to the mounting plate 150 by a connection member such as a bolt. The metal material hardness of the first connecting structure is larger, the first connecting structure of the connecting part metal material is easier to fix tightly relative to the rubber material, and the first connecting structure is not easy to loosen under the impact and vibration environments. Thereby, the laser radar 101 is easily mounted.

The second connection structure is detachably connected to the base plate 112. The second connection structure is connected to the base plate 112 by a connection member such as a bolt. The metal material hardness of the second connection structure is larger, the second connection structure of the connecting part metal material is easier to fix tightly relative to the rubber material, and the second connection structure is not easy to loosen under the impact and vibration environments.

To increase the structural strength of the bracket assembly 100, the bracket assembly 100 further includes a support plate 160, the support plate 160 being positioned between the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112. The support plate 160 serves to support the top plate 111. The support plate 160 can also improve the structural strength of the frame 110. The top 161 of the support plate 160 is connected to the top plate 111. The top 161 of the support plate 160 is attached to the top plate 111. The top 161 of the support plate 160 may be coupled to the top plate 111 by welding. The support plate 160 can support the top plate 111 to prevent the image pickup member 102 from shaking, thereby causing an influence on the picked-up image.

The bottom 162 of the support plate 160 is connected to the bottom plate 112. The bottom 162 of the support plate 160 is attached to the bottom plate 112. The bottom 162 of the support plate 160 may be coupled to the bottom plate 112 by welding. The side 163 of the support plate 160 is connected to the middle plate 113. The side 163 of the support plate 160 is attached to the middle plate 113. The side portions 163 of the support plate 160 may be coupled to the middle plate 113 by welding. Thereby, the support plate 160 can function as a reinforcing rib.

The utility model also provides a vehicle 200, wherein the vehicle 200 comprises the bracket assembly 100.

According to the vehicle 200 of the utility model, the vehicle comprises the bracket assembly, the bracket assembly comprises the laser radar 101, the image acquisition member 102 and the frame 110, the image acquisition member 102 is positioned above the laser radar 101, the frame 110 comprises a top plate 111, a bottom plate 112 and an intermediate plate 113, the top of the intermediate plate 113 is connected with the top plate 111, the bottom of the intermediate plate 113 is connected with the bottom plate 112, the image acquisition member 102 is arranged above the top plate 111, and the laser radar 101 is connected to the bottom plate 112 and positioned between the top plate 111 and the bottom plate 112. Like this, laser radar 101 and image acquisition component 102 integrate to support body 110, be convenient for assemble on whole car, simple to operate, the adaptation motorcycle type is many, and the commonality is high.

The vehicle 200 further includes a frame 201, the frame 201 being coupled to the bracket assembly 100. Preferably, the vehicle 200 may be an unmanned mining card, an unmanned excavator or an unmanned forklift, etc., and the bracket assembly 100 can collect information in time and feed information back to the unmanned vehicle 200, so that the unmanned vehicle 200 can avoid obstacles in time, and the automation performance is improved.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular implementations only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. Terms such as "part," "member" and the like as used herein can refer to either a single part or a combination of parts. Terms such as "mounted," "disposed," and the like as used herein may refer to one component being directly attached to another component or to one component being attached to another component through an intermediary. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment alone or in combination with other features unless the features are not applicable or otherwise indicated in the other embodiment.

The present application has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the application to the embodiments described. In addition, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many variations and modifications may be made in accordance with the teachings of the present application, which fall within the scope of the claimed application. The scope of the application is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims (12)

1. A bracket assembly, the bracket assembly comprising:

a lidar (101) and an image acquisition member (102), the image acquisition member (102) being located above the lidar (101);

The frame body (110), the frame body (110) comprises a top plate (111), a bottom plate (112) and a middle plate (113), the top of the middle plate (113) is connected with the top plate (111), the bottom of the middle plate (113) is connected with the bottom plate (112),

The image acquisition member (102) is mounted above the top plate (111),

The lidar (101) is connected to the bottom plate (112) and is located between the top plate (111) and the bottom plate (112).

2. The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the intermediate plate (113) includes a mounting structure for mounting the bracket assembly to a vehicle.

3. The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the top plate (111), the bottom plate (112), and the intermediate plate (113) are integrally formed.

4. The bracket assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame body (110) further comprises a support (120), the support (120) is disposed above the top plate (111), and the image capturing member (102) is detachably connected to the support (120).

5. The bracket assembly of claim 4, wherein the bracket (120) is removably connected to the top plate (111).

6. The cradle assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cradle assembly (100) further comprises a vibration reduction assembly (140), the vibration reduction assembly (140) connecting the lidar (101) and the base plate (112).

7. The bracket assembly of claim 6 wherein the vibration dampening component comprises a polymeric vibration dampening sleeve.

8. The cradle assembly of claim 6, wherein the cradle assembly (100) further comprises a mounting plate (150), the mounting plate (150) being positioned between the lidar (101) and the vibration reduction assembly (140), the lidar (101) being mounted above the mounting plate (150).

9. The bracket assembly of claim 6, wherein the vibration dampening component (140) is removably connected with the base plate (112).

10. The bracket assembly of claim 2, wherein the mounting structure includes a frame attachment aperture (114).

11. The bracket assembly according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein the bracket assembly (100) further comprises a support plate (160), the support plate (160) being located between the top plate (111) and the bottom plate (112),

A top portion (161) of the support plate (160) is connected to the top plate (111), a bottom portion (162) of the support plate (160) is connected to the bottom plate (112), and a side portion (163) of the support plate (160) is connected to the intermediate plate (113).

12. A vehicle, characterized in that the vehicle (200) comprises a bracket assembly according to any one of claims 1-11.