CN221113758U

CN221113758U - Car tail-gate camera seal structure and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN221113758U
Application number: CN202323062339.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张澍来; 钟浩明; 翟清功; 沈超; 佘希平; 汪洪
Original assignee: Zhejiang Zero Run Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Zero Run Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-11-13
Filing date: 2023-11-13
Publication date: 2024-06-11
Anticipated expiration: 2033-11-13

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of vehicle-mounted cameras, in particular to a sealing structure of an automobile tail door camera and a vehicle. The automobile tail door camera sealing structure comprises a tail door metal plate, a fixing assembly, a camera and a flexible sleeve. The through hole has been seted up to the tail-gate panel beating, and fixed subassembly locates through hole department to with tail-gate panel beating sealing connection, and fixed subassembly has seted up the assembly chamber and has had the camera lens hole with the assembly chamber intercommunication. The camera is installed in the assembly cavity, and part of the camera stretches out of the assembly cavity through the lens hole. The flexible sleeve comprises a sleeve, a first annular bulge and a second annular bulge, the sleeve is sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the camera, the inner wall of the sleeve is connected to the outer wall of the camera through the first annular bulge in a sealing mode, and the outer wall of the sleeve is connected to the inner wall of the assembly cavity through the second annular bulge in a sealing mode. The application provides a camera sealing structure of an automobile tail door and a vehicle, which solve the problem of insufficient sealing performance of the existing camera and the automobile tail door.

Description

Car tail-gate camera seal structure and vehicle

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of vehicle-mounted cameras, in particular to a sealing structure of an automobile tail door camera and a vehicle.

Background

At present, in order to improve driving safety, a camera is often arranged at a tail door of an automobile and used for monitoring the surrounding environment of the automobile so as to reduce observation blind areas. In addition, in order to ensure good visual field, the camera usually partially extends out of the automobile tail door during installation, so that the joint of the camera and the automobile tail door needs to be sealed, and the phenomena of water seepage and water leakage are avoided, so that the camera is damaged.

In the prior art, the joint of the camera and the automobile tail door is usually sealed with the camera by means of soft rubber extending to the periphery of the camera. However, the thickness of the soft rubber is smaller, and aging is easy to occur after long-term use, so that the sealing failure of the camera and the automobile tail door is caused, and the service life of the camera is influenced.

Disclosure of utility model

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a car tail-gate camera seal structure and vehicle to solve the problem that current camera and car tail-gate sealing performance is not enough.

The application provides an automobile tail door camera sealing structure which comprises a tail door sheet metal, a fixing component, a camera and a flexible sleeve, wherein the tail door sheet metal is provided with a through hole; the fixing component is arranged at the through hole and is in sealing connection with the tail gate metal plate, and is provided with an assembly cavity and a lens hole communicated with the assembly cavity; the camera is arranged in the assembly cavity, and part of the camera extends out of the assembly cavity through the lens hole; the flexible sleeve comprises a sleeve, a first annular bulge and a second annular bulge, the sleeve is sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the camera, the inner wall of the sleeve is connected with the outer wall of the camera in a sealing mode through the first annular bulge, and the outer wall of the sleeve is connected with the inner wall of the assembly cavity in a sealing mode through the second annular bulge.

In one embodiment, the number of the first annular protrusions is a plurality, and the plurality of the first annular protrusions are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the sleeve; and/or the number of the second annular protrusions is a plurality of the second annular protrusions, and the second annular protrusions are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the sleeve.

In one embodiment, the camera comprises a main body part and a lens part, the lens part is connected to one end of the main body part, and a part of the lens part extends out of the assembly cavity through the lens hole; the sleeve extends from the main body part to the lens part, and the inner wall of the sleeve is attached to and connected with the periphery of the lens part in a sealing manner.

In one embodiment, the fixing component comprises a fixing seat and a sealant piece, wherein the fixing seat is at least partially positioned outside the through hole, and the fixing seat is connected with the tail gate sheet metal; the sealing glue piece is attached to the surface of the fixing seat, which is positioned outside the through hole, and extends to the joint of the fixing seat and the tail gate sheet metal; the assembly cavity is arranged on the fixing seat, and the lens hole penetrates through the fixing seat and the sealant.

In one embodiment, the inner wall of the lens hole is spaced from the outer wall of the sleeve.

In one embodiment, the fixing component is provided with a drain hole, and the drain hole penetrates through the fixing seat and the sealant; wherein, along vertical direction, the wash port is located the bellied below of second annular.

In one embodiment, the flexible sleeve is snap fit with the camera.

In one embodiment, the outer wall of the camera is provided with a clamping groove, the flexible sleeve further comprises a clamping protrusion, one end of the clamping protrusion is connected to the inner wall of the sleeve, and the other end of the clamping protrusion is clamped in the clamping groove.

In one embodiment, the sleeve, the first annular protrusion, the second annular protrusion, and the snap-fit protrusion are integrally formed.

The application also provides a vehicle, which comprises the automobile tail door camera sealing structure according to any one of the embodiments.

Compared with the prior art, the automobile tail door camera sealing structure and the automobile have the advantages that the flexible sleeve is arranged, and the first annular bulge and the second annular bulge on the flexible sleeve are used for respectively interfering with the camera and the fixing assembly in the circumferential direction, so that moisture which permeates into the camera and the flexible sleeve, the fixing assembly and the flexible sleeve in a special environment can be stopped by the first annular bulge and the second annular bulge, the sealing waterproof effect of the automobile tail door camera sealing structure is greatly improved, and the service life of electric devices in the camera is prolonged.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments or the conventional techniques of the present application, the drawings required for the descriptions of the embodiments or the conventional techniques will be briefly described below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following descriptions are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained according to the drawings without inventive effort for those skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a sealing structure of a camera of a tail gate of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present application.

The symbols in the drawings are as follows:

100. sealing structure of automobile tail door camera; 10. tail gate metal plates; 11. a through hole; 20. a fixing assembly; 201. an assembly chamber; 202. a lens hole; 203. a drain hole; 21. a fixing seat; 22. a sealant member; 30. a camera; 301. a clamping groove; 31. a main body portion; 32. a lens portion; 40. a flexible sleeve; 41. a sleeve; 42. a first annular projection; 43. a second annular projection; 44. and the clamping bulge is connected.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the application will be readily understood, a more particular description of the application will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. The present application may be embodied in many other forms than described herein and similarly modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the application, whereby the application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

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 intervening elements may also be present. When a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or intervening components may also be present. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and the like are used in the description of the present application for the purpose of illustration only and do not represent the only embodiment.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," 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. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" on a second feature may be that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature and the second feature are in indirect contact through intermedial media. Moreover, a first feature "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicate that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely under the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used in the specification of the present application have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. The term "and/or" as used in the description of the present application includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring to fig. 1, in order to solve the problem of insufficient sealing performance of the existing camera and the automobile tail gate, the present application provides an automobile tail gate camera sealing structure 100.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the sealing structure 100 for a camera of an automobile tail gate provided by the application includes a tail gate metal plate 10, a fixing assembly 20, a camera 30 and a flexible sleeve 40. The tail gate panel beating 10 has offered through-hole 11, and fixed subassembly 20 locates through-hole 11 department to with tail gate panel beating 10 sealing connection, and fixed subassembly 20 has offered assembly chamber 201 and has been with the camera lens hole 202 of assembly chamber 201 intercommunication. The camera 30 is installed in the assembly cavity 201, and part of the camera 30 extends out of the assembly cavity 201 through the lens hole 202, so that the camera 30 is fixedly installed on the tail gate metal plate 10.

Further, the flexible sleeve 40 comprises a sleeve 41, a first annular protrusion 42 and a second annular protrusion 43. The sleeve 41 is sleeved on the outer peripheral side of the camera 30, and the inner wall of the sleeve 41 is connected to the outer wall of the camera 30 in a sealing manner through the first annular protrusion 42, and the outer wall of the sleeve 41 is connected to the inner wall of the assembly cavity 201 in a sealing manner through the second annular protrusion 43.

That is, the flexible sleeve 40 is arranged, and the first annular bulge 42 and the second annular bulge 43 on the flexible sleeve 40 are used for respectively interfering with the camera 30 and the fixing component 20 in the circumferential direction, so that moisture which permeates between the camera 30 and the flexible sleeve 40 and between the fixing component 20 and the flexible sleeve 40 can be stopped by the first annular bulge 42 and the second annular bulge 43 under special environments, the sealing waterproof effect of the automobile tail door camera sealing structure 100 is greatly improved, and the service life of electric devices in the camera 30 is prolonged.

In one embodiment, the number of the first annular protrusions 42 is plural, and the plural first annular protrusions 42 are disposed at intervals along the axial direction of the sleeve 41. By providing a plurality of first annular protrusions 42, the sealing effect between the flexible sleeve 40 and the camera 30 can be further improved.

In another embodiment, the number of the second annular protrusions 43 is plural, and the plurality of second annular protrusions 43 are disposed at intervals along the axial direction of the sleeve 41. Also, by providing a plurality of second annular protrusions 43, the sealing effect between the flexible sleeve 40 and the stationary assembly 20 can be further enhanced.

In yet another embodiment, the number of the first annular protrusions 42 and the second annular protrusions 43 is plural, and the first annular protrusions and the second annular protrusions are disposed at intervals along the axial direction of the sleeve 41, so that the sealing performance of the flexible sleeve 40 is further enhanced, and the safety of the camera 30 is improved.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the camera 30 includes a main body 31 and a lens 32, the lens 32 is connected to one end of the main body 31, and a portion of the lens 32 protrudes from the assembly cavity 201 through the lens hole 202. The sleeve 41 extends from the main body 31 to the lens 32, and an inner wall of the sleeve 41 is attached to and hermetically connected to a peripheral side of the lens 32.

In this way, the sleeve 41 can protect the part of the camera 30 protruding out of the lens hole 202 better, and the water seepage risk is further reduced.

Further, in an embodiment, the fixing assembly 20 includes a fixing base 21 and a sealant 22, the fixing base 21 is at least partially located outside the through hole 11, and the fixing base 21 is connected with the tail gate metal plate 10. The sealing glue piece 22 is attached to the surface of the fixing seat 21, which is located outside the through hole 11, and the sealing glue piece 22 extends to the joint of the fixing seat 21 and the tail gate metal plate 10. Wherein, the assembly cavity 201 is disposed on the fixing base 21, and the lens hole 202 penetrates through the fixing base 21 and the sealant 22.

The sealant 22 has good fit and sealing performance, and can seal the joint of the fixing seat 21 and the tail gate sheet metal 10. In addition, the vehicle can be well adapted to the external environment of the vehicle, and the service life is prolonged.

It should be noted that the sealant 22 is made of a flexible material, and may be specifically soft rubber, or silica gel, and may be specifically and reasonably set according to actual needs.

It should be further noted that, to ensure the covering of the fixing base 21 by the sealing glue 22, the aperture of the lens hole 202 at the sealing glue 22 will be slightly smaller than the aperture of the lens hole 202 at the fixing base 21. Based on this, the sealing glue member 22 is more likely to interfere with the contact of the outer wall of the sleeve 41, so the lens hole 202 in the present application refers to the lens hole 202 located at the sealing glue member 22.

In one embodiment, the inner wall of the lens aperture 202 is spaced from the outer wall of the sleeve 41. By controlling the distance between the inner wall of the lens hole 202 and the outer wall of the sleeve 41, both the sealing waterproof performance and the appearance aesthetic property of the automobile tailgate camera sealing structure 100 can be considered.

Specifically, the distance between the inner wall of the lens hole 202 and the outer wall of the sleeve 41 is kept between 0.3mm and 0.5mm. If the distance is greater than 0.5mm, the risk of water seepage increases. If less than 0.3mm, the sealant 22 is prone to interfering with the flexible sleeve 40, thereby adversely affecting the appearance of the automobile tailgate camera sealing structure 100 and not facilitating overall assembly.

The distance between the inner wall of the lens hole 202 and the outer wall of the sleeve 41 may be 0.3mm, 0.35mm, 0.4mm, 0.45mm, 0.5mm, or the like, which is not exemplified herein.

In general, the camera 30 is oriented in a direction close to the ground, so that rainwater and the like are not easy to penetrate through the gap between the lens hole 202 and the sleeve 41, and in order to avoid water accumulation penetrating into the gap between the lens hole 202 and the sleeve 41 in a special environment, in one embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 1, the fixing assembly 20 is provided with a drain hole 203, and the drain hole 203 is disposed through the fixing seat 21 and the sealant 22. Wherein, in the vertical direction, the drain hole 203 is provided below the second annular protrusion 43.

In this way, a small amount of rainwater penetrating from the peripheral side of the flexible cover 40 can be timely discharged from the drain hole 203, further improving the safety of the camera 30. The number of the drain holes 203 is not excessively limited, and may be set to one, two or more according to actual needs.

In an embodiment, the flexible sleeve 40 is in clamping fit with the camera 30, the assembly of the flexible sleeve 40 and the camera 30 is simple, and the connection strength of the flexible sleeve 40 and the camera 30 can be ensured.

Specifically, in an embodiment, the outer wall of the camera 30 is provided with a clamping groove 301. The flexible sleeve 40 further includes a clamping protrusion 44, one end of the clamping protrusion 44 is connected to the inner wall of the sleeve 41, and the other end is clamped in the clamping groove 301.

The clamping protrusion 44 and the clamping groove 301 are simple in structure and easy to process, the relative positions of the flexible sleeve 40 and the camera 30 can be well controlled, and the protection capability of the flexible sleeve 40 on the camera 30 is improved.

Further, in an embodiment, the sleeve 41, the first annular protrusion 42, the second annular protrusion 43, and the snap-fit protrusion 44 are integrally formed. In this way, the structural strength of the flexible sleeve 40 can be greatly increased, and the sealing reliability of the flexible sleeve 40 can be improved.

The application also provides a vehicle comprising the automobile tail gate camera sealing structure 100 according to any one of the embodiments.

The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described 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 above examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the application, 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 application, which are all within the scope of the application. Accordingly, the scope of the application should be determined from the following claims.

Claims

1. Car tail-gate camera seal structure, its characterized in that includes:

the tail gate metal plate (10), wherein the tail gate metal plate (10) is provided with a through hole (11);

The fixing assembly (20), the fixing assembly (20) is arranged at the through hole (11) and is in sealing connection with the tail gate metal plate (10), and the fixing assembly (20) is provided with an assembly cavity (201) and a lens hole (202) communicated with the assembly cavity (201);

The camera (30), the said camera (30) is installed in the said assembly cavity (201), and the part of the said camera (30) stretches out of the said assembly cavity (201) through the said lens hole (202);

the flexible sleeve (40), flexible sleeve (40) include sleeve (41), first annular bulge (42) and second annular bulge (43), sleeve (41) cover is located the periphery side of camera (30), just the inner wall of sleeve (41) pass through first annular bulge (42) sealing connection in the outer wall of camera (30), the outer wall of sleeve (41) pass through second annular bulge (43) sealing connection in the inner wall of assembly chamber (201).

2. The automobile tail gate camera sealing structure according to claim 1, wherein the number of the first annular protrusions (42) is plural, and the plural first annular protrusions (42) are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the sleeve (41);

And/or the number of the second annular protrusions (43) is a plurality, and the second annular protrusions (43) are arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the sleeve (41).

3. The automobile tailgate camera sealing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the camera (30) comprises:

A main body (31);

A lens portion (32), wherein the lens portion (32) is connected to one end of the main body portion (31), and a part of the lens portion (32) protrudes from the assembly cavity (201) through the lens hole (202);

The sleeve (41) extends from the main body part (31) to the lens part (32), and the inner wall of the sleeve (41) is attached to and connected with the periphery of the lens part (32) in a sealing manner.

4. A car tail gate camera head sealing arrangement according to claim 3, characterized in that the fixing assembly (20) comprises:

The fixing seat (21), the fixing seat (21) is at least partially positioned outside the through hole (11), and the fixing seat (21) is connected with the tail gate metal plate (10);

The sealing glue piece (22), the sealing glue piece (22) is attached to the surface of the fixing seat (21) located outside the through hole (11), and the sealing glue piece (22) extends to the joint of the fixing seat (21) and the tail gate metal plate (10);

The assembly cavity (201) is arranged on the fixing seat (21), and the lens hole (202) penetrates through the fixing seat (21) and the sealing glue piece (22).

5. The automobile tail gate camera sealing structure according to claim 4, wherein the inner wall of the lens hole (202) is arranged at a distance from the outer wall of the sleeve (41).

6. The automobile tail gate camera sealing structure according to claim 5, wherein the fixing assembly (20) is provided with a drain hole (203), and the drain hole (203) penetrates through the fixing seat (21) and the sealing glue piece (22);

Wherein, along the vertical direction, the drain hole (203) is arranged below the second annular bulge (43).

7. The automobile tailgate camera sealing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the flexible sleeve (40) is snap-fitted with the camera (30).

8. The automobile tail gate camera sealing structure according to claim 7, wherein the outer wall of the camera (30) is provided with a clamping groove (301), and the flexible sleeve (40) further comprises:

And one end of the clamping protrusion (44) is connected to the inner wall of the sleeve (41), and the other end of the clamping protrusion is clamped in the clamping groove (301).

9. The automobile tailgate camera sealing structure according to claim 8, characterized in that the sleeve (41), the first annular projection (42), the second annular projection (43) and the snap-in projection (44) are an integrally formed structure.

10. A vehicle comprising the automobile tailgate camera sealing structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9.