JP5009863B2 - Sensor protector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sensor protector that houses a touch sensor.

  A touch sensor for detecting when a finger or the like is sandwiched between the door and the body is attached to, for example, an auto-rotating back door or an auto-sliding side door of an automobile.

  This touch sensor is housed in a sensor protector and attached to the door by the sensor protector. This sensor protector has a substantially U-shaped cross-section with a core embedded therein, a mounting base that is attached to a flange member protruding from the door via a claw piece, and a hollow portion that is integrally formed with the mounting base and houses the touch sensor Consists of.

  Such touch sensors are usually placed along the edge of the door. However, a core material is embedded in the sensor protector that houses the touch sensor, and the sensor protector itself lacks bendability. For this reason, it is difficult to arrange the touch sensor along the edge of the door at the corner of the door, and as a result, the detection accuracy of the touch sensor may deteriorate at the corner of the door.

  Even if the sensor protector can be bent forcibly, the touch sensor can be placed even at the corner of the door, but in this case, the core of the sensor protector may be damaged. The appearance of the sensor protector deteriorates due to the occurrence of wrinkles.

  As a conventional sensor protector, for example, the one shown in Patent Document 1 is known. This sensor protector includes a pressing member that is disposed at a portion corresponding to the corner of the door and acts on the touch sensor. And the detection accuracy of the touch sensor in the corner | angular part of a door is ensured, without arranging a touch sensor along the edge of a door with this press member. However, this sensor protector requires a separate pressing member.

JP 2004-176426 A

  The present invention has been devised in view of these points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an automotive sensor protector that can be favorably bent along the corners of a door and has excellent appearance.

  In this specification, “vehicle body” is defined as “body + door”.

  The sensor protector 1 according to the invention of claim 1 is a sensor protector 1 that houses a touch sensor 2 that is attached to a vehicle body 40 of an automobile and senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between the body 3 and the door 5. A hollow portion 20 for housing the touch sensor 2, a mounting base portion 10 formed integrally with the hollow portion 20 and having a core 14 embedded therein, and a concave portion T formed by cutting the mounting base portion 10 into a rectangular shape by a predetermined length. A plurality of block-like cover portions 15 that are formed continuously with the cut end surface S of the mounting base portion 10 and cover the cut end surface S, and at least two of the mounting base portion 10 that are formed to face the visible surface side wall 12. And a plate-like mating portion 16 that is provided on the cover portion 15 and that coincides with the mating edge 16a that faces when it is bent.

A sensor protector 1 according to a second aspect of the present invention is a sensor protector 1 that houses a touch sensor 2 that is attached to a body 3 of an automobile and senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between the body 3 and a door 5. A hollow portion 20 for housing the touch sensor 2, a mounting base portion 10 formed integrally with the hollow portion 20 and having a core member 14 embedded therein, and a concave portion formed by cutting the mounting base portion 10 into a rectangular shape by a predetermined length. T, a plurality of block-like cover portions 15 that are formed continuously with the cut end surface S of the mounting base portion 10 and cover the cut end surface S, and at least two visible surface sidewalls 12 of the mounting base portion 10. And a plate-like mating portion 16 which is provided on one of the cover portions 15 and is opposed to the mating edge 16a when it is bent.

A sensor protector 1 according to the invention of claim 3 is a sensor protector 1 that houses a touch sensor 2 that is attached to a door 5 of an automobile and senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between the body 3 and the door 5. A hollow portion 20 for housing the touch sensor 2, a mounting base portion 10 formed integrally with the hollow portion 20 and having a core 14 embedded therein, and a concave portion T formed by cutting the mounting base portion 10 into a rectangular shape by a predetermined length. A plurality of block-like cover portions 15 that are formed continuously with the cut end surface S of the mounting base portion 10 and cover the cut end surface S, and at least two of the mounting base portion 10 that are formed to face the visible surface side wall 12. And a plate-like mating portion 16 that is provided on the cover portion 15 and that coincides with the mating edge 16a that faces when it is bent.

A sensor protector 1 according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a sensor protector 1 that houses a touch sensor 2 that is attached to a vehicle body 40 of an automobile and senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between the body and the door 5. A hollow portion 20 that houses the touch sensor 2; a mounting base 10 that is integrally formed with the hollow portion 20 and embedded with a core material 14; and a concave portion T that is formed by cutting the mounting base 10 into a rectangular shape by a predetermined length. The cut end surface S is formed continuously with the cut end surface S of the mounting base 10 while leaving the gap G formed by inserting the core M between the hollow portion 20 and the mounting base 10. A plurality of block-like cover portions 15 covering the two and the two cover portions 15 formed at least facing the visible side wall 12 of the mounting base 10 and facing each other when bent. A plate-like engaging portion 16 which edge 16a matches, is characterized in that it has a.

The sensor protector 1 according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the sensor protector 1 according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the sensor protector 1 is integrally formed on the visible side wall of the cover portion 15 and the hollow portion 20 side of the plate-like alignment portion 16 and covers the gap G. It has the overhang | projection part 17 which hides, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

The sensor protector 1 according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the sensor protector 1 according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the opposing plate-shaped mating portions 16 are formed in a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape at both mating edges 16a. Or it is characterized by having a substantially triangular shape.

The sensor protector 1 according to the invention of claim 7 is a sensor protector 1 that houses the touch sensor 2 that is attached to a vehicle body 40 of an automobile and senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between the body 3 and the door 5. A hollow portion 20 for housing the touch sensor 2, a mounting base portion 10 formed integrally with the hollow portion 20 and having a core 14 embedded therein, and a concave portion T formed by cutting the mounting base portion 10 into a rectangular shape by a predetermined length. And the cut end surface formed continuously with the cut end surface S of the mounting base 10 while leaving the gap G formed by inserting the core M between the hollow portion 20 and the mounting base 10. A plurality of block-like cover portions 15 covering S and two cover portions 15 formed at least facing the visible side wall 12 of the mounting base portion 10 are opposed to each other when bent. A plate-like mating portion 16 with which the edge 16a matches, and an overhanging portion 17 which is integrally formed on the visible side wall 12 of the cover portion 15 and the hollow portion 20 side of the plate-like mating portion 16 and covers the gap G. The opposing plate-like mating portions 16 have a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape or a substantially triangular shape that forms a substantially right angle at both the mating edges 16a.

A sensor protector 1 according to an eighth aspect of the invention is a sensor protector 1 that houses a touch sensor 2 that is attached to a body 3 of an automobile and senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between the body 3 and a door 5. A hollow portion 20 for housing the touch sensor 2, a mounting base portion 10 formed integrally with the hollow portion 20 and having a core member 14 embedded therein, and a concave portion formed by cutting the mounting base portion 10 into a rectangular shape by a predetermined length. T is formed continuously with the cut end surface S of the mounting base 10 while leaving a gap G formed by inserting the core M between the hollow portion 20 and the mounting base 10. A plurality of block-like cover portions 15 covering the end surface S and at least two cover portions 15 formed to face the visible side wall 12 of the mounting base 10 face each other when bent. A plate-like mating portion 16 with a matching edge 16a and an overhanging portion 17 which is integrally formed on the side wall 12 of the covering portion 15 and the hollow portion 20 side of the plate-like mating portion 16 so as to cover the gap G. The opposing plate-like mating portions 16 have a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape or a substantially triangular shape that forms a substantially right angle at both the mating edges 16a.

  The sensor protector 1 according to any one of claims 1 to 3 covers the cut end surface S continuously to the cut end surface S of the mounting base 10 in which the core member 14 is embedded in a portion attached to the corner portion C. Since the block-shaped cover portion 15 is formed by molding, the core material 14 exposed from the cut end surface S can be covered. Thereby, the appearance can be improved.

  Further, at least two cover portions 15 formed to face the visible surface side wall 12 of the mounting base portion 10 are bent along the corner portion C, and the plate-like alignment portions 16 that the opposite alignment edges 16a match with each other. Since this is provided, the concave portion T can be covered with this mating portion. Accordingly, the appearance can be improved.

  Furthermore, the sensor protector 1 can be easily bent along the corner portion C. That is, by forming the recess T, the core material 14 embedded in the recess T can be removed, and therefore, it can be favorably bent along the corner portion C having a small radius. In addition, since the core material 14 is not broken, wrinkles are not generated, and the appearance is excellent.

  In the sensor protector 1 according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the core M is inserted between the hollow portion 20 and the mounting base portion 10 during molding. This is to avoid the influence of the deformation of the hollow portion 20 due to the pressure of the molding material. Therefore, the hollow part 20 can maintain the shape as it is, and can accommodate the touch sensor 2 satisfactorily.

  Further, since the gap G remains as it is and the mounting base 10 and the hollow portion 20 are separated from each other, the sensor protector is more easily elastically deformed, and therefore can be bent more smoothly along the corner portion C. it can.

  The sensor protector 1 according to claim 5 exhibits the same effect as that of the invention according to claim 4. In addition, since the overhanging portion 17 that covers the gap G is formed integrally with the covering portion 15 and the plate-shaped matching portion 16 on the visible side wall of the covering portion and the hollow portion 20 side of the plate-shaped matching portion 16, When attached to the corner portion C, the door panel 3 can be prevented from being visually recognized from the gap G between the hollow portion 20 and the attachment base portion 10. Thereby, the appearance can be further improved.

  The sensor protector 1 described in claim 6 exhibits the same effect as the invention described in claims 1 to 5. Further, since the opposing plate-like joining portions 16 have a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape or a substantially triangular shape that forms a substantially right angle at both the joining edges 16a, the corner portion C is bent to a substantially right angle toward the mounting base 10 side. It can be bent smoothly along with giving good appearance.

  The sensor protector 1 described in claims 7 to 8 exhibits the effects of the invention described in claims 1 to 6. That is, it can be easily bent along the corner portion C having a small R, and the core metal 14 is prevented from being rusted, and no wrinkles are generated, resulting in excellent appearance. Further, since the gap G is covered by the overhanging portion 17, the door panel 3 can be prevented from being visually recognized through the gap G, and the appearance can be enhanced. Furthermore, it can be bent smoothly and with good appearance along the corner portion C which is bent at a substantially right angle toward the mounting base 10 side.

  1st Embodiment which provided the sensor protector which concerns on this invention in the body is shown in FIG.1, FIG.2, FIG.7 thru | or FIG. The sensor protector 1 is attached to the body 3 to which the back door 5 is attached in an automobile having a back door 5 whose upper end is coupled to the body 3 by a horizontal hinge and automatically pivots up and down. And a touch sensor 2 for detecting when a foreign object such as a finger or hand of a child is caught between the door 5 and the door 5.

  This sensor protector 1 is provided in the body 3 in a substantially U-shaped cross section in which a hollow part 20 for housing the touch sensor 2 and a hollow part 20 are integrally formed and a metal core (core metal) 14 is embedded. An extrusion molding portion E is provided which includes an attachment base portion 10 attached to the flange member 4 via a claw piece 10a. The core material 14 can also be made of resin.

  And in the part attached to the corner part C, by inserting the core M between the hollow part 20 and the attachment base 10 in the recessed part T formed by cutting the attachment base 10 into a rectangular shape by a predetermined length. A substantially U-shaped block-shaped cover portion 15 that covers the cut end surface S is formed by molding while continuing to the cut end surface S of the mounting base 10 with the formed gap G remaining.

  Further, the two cover portions 15 formed facing the vehicle outer side, ie, the visible side wall 12 of the mounting base 10, are formed longer than the vehicle inner side, ie, the non-visible rear side wall 11 and the cover 15 of the bottom wall 13. In addition, when bent along the corner portion C, the plate-like mating portion 16 is formed so that the opposing mating edges 16a coincide with each other. In addition, the cover part 15 of the inner side of the vehicle, that is, the invisible back side wall 11 and the bottom wall 13 may be formed in the same manner as the plate-like matching part 16.

  Further, an overhanging portion 17 that covers the gap G is formed on the visible side wall 12 of the cover portion 15 and the hollow portion 20 side of the plate-like mating portion 16 by molding integrally with the plate-like mating portion 16. Yes. Further, the two plate-like mating portions 16 have a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape that forms a substantially right angle at both mating edges 16a. Therefore, the covering portion 15, the mating portion 16, and the overhang portion 17 constitute a mold forming portion D. In the figure, reference numeral 6 is a tail lamp, and 5a is a urethane sealer.

  The sensor protector 1 according to the present embodiment molds the cover portion 15 continuously to the cut end surface S of the mounting base 10 in which the core member 14 is embedded in the portion attached to the corner portion C. Therefore, the core material 14 exposed from the cut end surface S can be covered. Thereby, the appearance can be improved. Further, it is possible to prevent rust from being generated from the core material (core metal) 14.

  In addition, the two cover portions 15 formed on the visible side wall 12 of the mounting base 10 are provided with plate-like alignment portions 16 that match the opposing alignment edges 16a when bent along the corner portion C. Therefore, the concave portion T can be covered with these two mating portions. Accordingly, the appearance can be improved.

  Moreover, since the recessed part T is formed in the attachment base part 10, the core material 14 embed | buried there can be removed, and it can be favorably bent along the corner part C with a small radius. In addition, since the core material 14 is not broken, wrinkles are not generated, and the appearance is excellent.

  Note that the core M is inserted between the hollow portion 20 and the mounting base portion 10 during the molding, but this is to avoid the influence of the deformation of the hollow portion 20 due to the pressure of the molding material. It is. Therefore, the hollow part 20 can maintain the shape as it is, and can accommodate the touch sensor 2 satisfactorily.

  Further, since the gap G formed by the middle core M remains as it is and the mounting base portion 10 and the hollow portion 20 are separated from each other, the sensor protector 1 is more easily elastically deformed. Therefore, the sensor protector 1 can follow the corner portion C more smoothly.

  In addition, the slit G1 is also formed between the hollow part 20 and the overhang | projection part 17, and the bendability with respect to the corner part C of the sensor protector 1 is also improved by this.

  In addition, the overhanging portion 17 that covers the gap G is formed integrally with the covering portion 15 and the plate-shaped matching portion 16 on the side wall 12 that can be visually observed of the covering portion 15 and the hollow portion 20 side of the plate-shaped matching portion 16. Therefore, the body panel can be prevented from being visually recognized from the gap G between the hollow portion 20 and the mounting base portion 10 when attached to the corner portion C (see FIG. 12). . Thereby, the appearance can be further improved.

  Furthermore, since the two plate-like mating portions 16 have a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape that forms a substantially right angle at both mating edges 16a, the two plate-like mating portions 16 can smoothly be bent along the corner portion C that is bent substantially at a right angle toward the mounting base 10 side. And it can be bent while giving good appearance.

  In this embodiment, in order to correspond to the corner portion C in which the two plate-like mating portions 16 are bent at a substantially right angle toward the mounting base portion 10 side, a substantially inverted platform in which both mating edges 16a form a substantially right angle. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Therefore, on the contrary, as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 (c), it is possible to cope with an inverted corner portion C1 that is bent substantially at right angles to the hollow portion 20 side. In addition, the sensor protector according to the present invention can be attached not only to the door opening edge for the back door, but also to the door opening edge for the side door.

  The sensor protector 1 according to this embodiment can be molded by the procedure shown in FIG. That is, first, the sensor protector 1 is extruded (a). Next, a predetermined portion of the mounting base 10 is cut into a rectangular shape by a predetermined length to form a recess T (b). Subsequently, the core M is inserted between the hollow portion 20 of the recess T and the mounting base 10 (c). Then, continuous with the cut end surface S of the mounting base 10, the block-shaped cover portion 15 covering the mounting base 10 is molded, and the vehicle outer plate-shaped matching portion 16 and the overhanging portion 17 are simultaneously molded integrally, and thereafter Then, the core M is removed (d). Thereby, the sensor protector 1 is formed. Note that the visible side wall 12 side of the sensor protector 1 thus formed is shown in FIG. 7, and the indoor side wall, that is, the non-visible side wall 11 side is shown in FIG.

  A second embodiment in which the sensor protector according to the present invention is attached to a door will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4 and 7 to 13. In the second embodiment, a sensor protector is attached to the door 5, and other functions and effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.

A third embodiment in which a sensor protector according to the present invention is attached to a door will be described with reference to FIGS. In the third embodiment, a sensor protector is attached to the door 5, and other functions and effects are the same as those in the first and second embodiments.

It is a rear view which shows the motor vehicle provided with the upper open type back door which attached the sensor protector to the body. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line P-P in FIG. 1 immediately before the back door is fully closed. It is a rear view which shows the state which expanded the back door in the motor vehicle provided with the upper open type back door which attached the sensor protector to the door. It is the RR sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 3 just before fully closing a back door. It is a rear view which shows the motor vehicle which attached the sensor protector to the right-opening type back door. It is the QQ sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 5 to fully close the back door. The sensor protector which concerns on embodiment of this invention shows the state before bending of the visible surface side, (aa) level | step is a trapezoid of a mating member, (bb) stage | paragraph has a substantially right angle. The triangular (cc) stage shows a sensor protector that bends the hollow part with the smaller radius of curvature. (Dd) Columns are front views, (ee) Columns are on the body. Sectional view of what is attached, (f-f) column is a sectional view of what is attached to the door. The state before bending of the invisible back side of a sensor protector concerning an embodiment of the present invention is shown, and (aa), (bb), (cc), (dd), ( e-e) and (f-f) correspond to FIG. 7 is _a cross-sectional view taken along line Y _a -Y _a, Y _b -Y _b Y _c -Y _c in FIG. 7 with a part of the mounting base omitted, and (a-a), (b-b), (c-c ) Corresponds to (a-a), (bb), and (cc) in FIG. 5 respectively, and the right column arrangement (ee) is a cross-sectional view of what is attached to the body, and the left column arrangement ( f-f) is a cross-sectional view of what is attached to the door. It is a rear view which shows the state which attached the sensor protector shown in FIG. 7 to the body of FIG. 1, or the door H of FIG. 3, FIG. In the main part enlarged view of FIG. 10, (a), (b), (c) respectively correspond to (aa), (bb), (cc) of FIG. FIGS. 11A and 11B are cross-sectional views taken along the line ZZ in FIG. 11. FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view when the sensor protector is attached to the body, and FIG. It is process drawing which shows the manufacture procedure of the sensor protector which concerns on this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sensor protector 2 Touch sensor 3 Body 4 Flange member 5 Door 5a Sealer 6 Tail lamp 10 Mounting base 10a Claw piece 11 Unviewable back side wall 12 Viewable surface side wall 13 Bottom wall 14 Core material 15 Block-shaped cover part 16 Plate-shaped matching part 16a Alignment edge 17 Overhang portion 20 Hollow portion 40 Car body C Corner portion C1 Reverse corner portion D Molding portion E Extrusion portion G Gap G1 Narrow M Medium core S Cut end surface T Recess

Claims (8)

A sensor protector (1) that is attached to a vehicle body (40) and that houses a touch sensor (2) that senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between a body (3) and a door (5). A hollow portion (20) for housing the sensor (2), a mounting base portion (10) integrally formed with the hollow portion (20) and having a core (14) embedded therein, and the mounting base portion (10) in a rectangular shape. A concave portion (T) formed by cutting the length, and a plurality of block-shaped cover portions (15) formed continuously from the cut end surface (S) of the mounting base portion (10) and covering the cut end surface (S); , Plate-like alignment that is provided at the two cover portions (15) formed at least facing the viewable surface side wall (12) of the mounting base (10) and that is opposed to the matching edge (16a) when bent. Part (16) Sensor protector to be. A sensor protector (1) which is attached to a body (3) of an automobile and houses a touch sensor (2) which senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between the body (3) and a door (5), A hollow portion (20) for housing the touch sensor (2), a mounting base (10) integrally formed with the hollow portion (20) and having a core (14) embedded therein, and the mounting base (10) in a rectangular shape A concave portion (T) formed by cutting a predetermined length and a plurality of block-like cover portions (15) formed continuously from the cut end surface (S) of the mounting base portion (10) and covering the cut end surface (S). And a plate shape in which the matching edges (16a) which are provided at the two cover parts (15) formed to face at least the visible surface side wall (12) of the mounting base part (10) and which face each other when bent are matched. A mating portion (16) Sensor protector to butterflies. A sensor protector (1) that is attached to a door (5) of an automobile and that houses a touch sensor (2) that senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between the body (3) and the door (5). A hollow portion (20) for housing the sensor (2), a mounting base portion (10) integrally formed with the hollow portion (20) and having a core (14) embedded therein, and the mounting base portion (10) in a rectangular shape. A concave portion (T) formed by cutting the length, and a plurality of block-shaped cover portions (15) formed continuously from the cut end surface (S) of the mounting base portion (10) and covering the cut end surface (S); , Plate-like alignment that is provided at the two cover portions (15) formed at least facing the viewable surface side wall (12) of the mounting base (10) and that is opposed to the matching edge (16a) when bent. Part (16) Sensor protector to be. A sensor protector (1) that is attached to a vehicle body (40) and that houses a touch sensor (2) that senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between a body (3) and a door (5). A hollow portion (20) for housing the sensor (2), a mounting base portion (10) integrally formed with the hollow portion (20) and having a core (14) embedded therein, and the mounting base portion (10) in a rectangular shape. A recess (T) formed by cutting the length, and a gap (G) formed by inserting a core (M) between the hollow part (20) and the mounting base part (10) remain. A plurality of block-like cover portions (15) that are formed continuously with the cut end surface (S) of the mounting base portion (10) and cover the cut end surface (S), and at least the mounting base portion (10) is visible. Two covers formed facing the side wall (12) Sensor protector, characterized in that it comprises a plate-like engaging portion mating edge (16a) matches opposed to when bending provided in parts (15) and (16), the.   It has an overhanging part (17) which is formed integrally on the side of the visible surface of the covering part (15) and the hollow part (20) side of the plate-like joining part (16) and covers the gap (G). The sensor protector according to claim 4, wherein the sensor protector is provided.   The plate-shaped mating portion (16) facing each other has a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape or a substantially triangular shape that forms a substantially right angle at both mating edges (16a). The described sensor protector. A sensor protector (1) that is attached to a vehicle body (40) and that houses a touch sensor (2) that senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between a body (3) and a door (5). A hollow portion (20) for housing the sensor (2), a mounting base portion (10) integrally formed with the hollow portion (20) and having a core (14) embedded therein, and the mounting base portion (10) in a rectangular shape. A recess (T) formed by cutting the length, and a gap (G) formed by inserting a core (M) between the hollow part (20) and the mounting base part (10) remain. A plurality of block-like cover portions (15) that are formed continuously with the cut end surface (S) of the mounting base portion (10) and cover the cut end surface (S), and at least the mounting base portion (10) is visible. Two covers formed facing the side wall (12) A plate-like mating portion (16) that is provided in the portion (15) and that matches the opposing edge (16a) when bent, and the surface-visible side wall of the cover portion (15) and the plate-like mating portion (16). A projecting portion (17) that is integrally formed on the hollow portion (20) side and covers the gap (G), and the opposing plate-like mating portions (16) are arranged on both the mating edges (16a). A sensor protector characterized by having a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape or a substantially triangular shape forming a substantially right angle. A sensor protector (1) which is attached to a body (3) of an automobile and houses a touch sensor (2) which senses that a foreign object has been sandwiched between the body (3) and a door (5), A hollow portion (20) for housing the touch sensor (2), a mounting base (10) integrally formed with the hollow portion (20) and having a core (14) embedded therein, and the mounting base (10) in a rectangular shape A recess (T) formed by cutting a predetermined length, and a gap (G) formed by inserting a core (M) between the hollow portion (20) and the mounting base (10). A plurality of block-like cover portions (15) that are continuously formed on the cut end surface (S) of the mounting base portion (10) while remaining and cover the cut end surface (S), and at least the visual observation of the mounting base portion (10). Two of the possible surface side walls (12) formed opposite A plate-like mating portion (16) which is provided in the outer portion (15) and which is opposed to the mating edge (16a) when bent, and the surface-visible side wall and the plate-like mating portion (16) of the covering portion (15). And an overhanging portion (17) that is integrally formed on the hollow portion (20) side and covers the gap (G), and the plate-like mating portions (16) facing each other are arranged on both the mating edges (16a). ), A sensor protector characterized by having a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape or a substantially triangular shape forming a substantially right angle.

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