JP7437483B1 - Vehicle camera mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To attach a camera to a grill with a simple configuration. SOLUTION: An in-vehicle camera mounting device 100 has a camera 3 that photographs the outside world, a plurality of louvers 14 arranged in a grid pattern, and a free end of two adjacent louvers 142, 143 among the plurality of louvers. a grille in which an opening for mounting the camera 3 is formed, a stay 2 that has a holding part that holds the camera 3 and is placed inside the vehicle body than the grille facing the opening; A garnish 4 is provided facing the opening and disposed on the outer side of the vehicle body than the grille so as to cover the periphery of the grille, and screws 51 and 52 for fixing the stay 2 and the garnish 4 to the grille. The stay 2 and the garnish 4 each have cutouts 27a, 27b, and 43 that engage with the free ends of the louvers 14. [Selection diagram] Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle camera mounting device for mounting a camera on a vehicle grill.

As this type of device, a device in which an on-vehicle camera is attached to a radiator grill of a vehicle is conventionally known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the device described in Patent Document 1, a part of the radiator grill is removed to provide an emblem mounting seat, a finisher is attached to the emblem mounting seat, and a camera is attached to the radiator grill via the bracket and the finisher.

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However, in the device described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to attach a finisher to the radiator grill when attaching the camera to the radiator grill, which increases the number of parts and increases costs.

An in-vehicle camera mounting device that is one aspect of the present invention includes a camera that photographs the outside world, and a plurality of beam elements arranged in a grid pattern, in which at least two adjacent beam elements among the plurality of beam elements are free. A grille that has an opening for mounting a camera that is continuous to the end part, a holding part that holds the camera, and a holding member that is placed inside the vehicle body than the grille facing the opening, and a holding part that holds the camera. The present invention includes a cover member that faces the opening and is disposed on the outer side of the vehicle body than the grille so as to cover the surrounding area, and a fixing portion that fixes the holding member and the cover member to the grille. The holding member and the cover member each have a cutout that engages with the free end of the beam element.

According to the present invention, a camera can be attached to a grill with a simple configuration that suppresses an increase in cost.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the overall configuration of an in-vehicle camera mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the configuration of the center portion in the left-right direction of the vehicle grille before an opening for mounting a camera is formed. FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the configuration of the center portion in the left-right direction of the vehicle grille after an opening for mounting a camera is formed. FIG. 1 is a rear view showing the overall configuration of an in-vehicle camera mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. A sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an in-vehicle camera mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed diagonally from the front. 1 is a front view of an in-vehicle camera mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. A rear view showing the attached state of the garnish. The figure which shows the modification of the in-vehicle camera mounting device based on embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows another modification of the vehicle camera mounting device based on embodiment of this invention.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8B. An in-vehicle camera mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device for mounting a camera for photographing the outside world on a grill arranged on the surface of a vehicle. Below, a case will be described in which a camera is attached to a front grill or radiator grill (hereinafter simply referred to as a grill).

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the overall configuration of an in-vehicle camera mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following, the longitudinal direction (vehicle length direction), lateral direction (vehicle width direction), and vertical direction (vehicle height direction) will be defined as shown in the drawings, and the configuration of each part will be explained according to these definitions. As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle camera mounting device 100 includes a grill unit 1, a stay 2, a camera 3, and a garnish 4.

The grill unit 1 integrally includes a grill 10 extending in the left-right direction and a front face 11 provided above the grill 10. Although not shown, headlights are arranged on both left and right sides of the front face 11. A front bumper extending downward is attached to the grille 10 in an area extending from the lower end of the grille 10 to the left and right side edges. The grille 10 includes a plurality of rod-like or plate-like members extending along an elongated opening 12 in the left-right direction, that is, a plurality of struts 13 extending in the vertical direction, and a plurality of louvers 14 extending in the left-right direction. have

The opening 12 is partitioned into a plurality of regions AR in the left-right direction by struts 13 arranged at equal intervals in the left-right direction. A plurality of louvers 14 are arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction in a region AR to the right of the strut 13 at the center in the horizontal direction among the plurality of regions AR in the horizontal direction. A heat exchanger such as a radiator or a condenser is arranged behind the louver 14. Therefore, air flowing from the front of the vehicle is guided to the heat exchanger through the gap between the louvers 14, 14. Note that the louver 14 may be similarly arranged not only in the right region AR but also in the left region AR.

An opening 15 is formed between the strut 13 at the center in the left-right direction of the opening 12 and the plurality of louvers 14 on the right side of the strut 13. A camera 3 is attached around the opening 15 via a stay 2 and a garnish 4. More specifically, the camera 3 is held by the stay 2 and is placed facing forward through the opening 15. At this time, the stay 2 is placed behind the grill 10 and fixed to the grill 10 using screws. Further, a garnish 4 is disposed in front of the grill 10 and is fastened to the stay 2 with the grill 10 in between. As a result, the camera 3 is attached to the grill 10 together with the stay 2 and the garnish 4.

2A and 2B are rear views (views seen from the rear) showing the configuration of the left-right center portion of the grill 10 before the opening 15 is formed and after the opening 15 is formed, respectively. As shown in FIG. 2A, before the opening 15 is formed, the strut 13 at the center in the left-right direction of the opening 12, that is, the strut 13 on the vehicle width direction center line CL1 (referred to as the center strut 13a), It is formed wider in the left-right direction than the strut 13 (referred to as the non-center strut 13b). In addition, in FIG. 2A, four louvers 14 extend in the horizontal direction parallel to each other at equal intervals in the vertical direction, and these louvers 14 are arranged in order from the top: a first louver 141, a second louver 142, 3. They are called a tier louver 143 and a fourth tier louver 144.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the center strut 13a and the louver 14 are cut to form an opening 15 in the area surrounded by dotted lines, that is, the area shown by hatching. More specifically, an opening 15 is formed in the central strut 13a from the upper edge 133 to the lower edge 134 of the opening 12, with the center line CL1 as the center, while leaving the edges 131 and 132 at both left and right ends. . This opening 15 is enlarged to the right by cutting the vertical center of the right edge 132 and the left edges of the second louver 142 and the third louver 143. On the rear surface of the grill 10, a boss portion 135 is provided at an upper upper edge 133 and a lower lower edge 134 of the opening 15, respectively, and a screw hole 136 is provided in the boss portion.

When the opening 15 is formed in this way, the second louver 142 and the third louver 143 are supported in a cantilevered manner from the right non-center strut 13b, and the openings of the second louver 142 and the third louver 143 are The portion adjacent to portion 15 becomes a free end. Therefore, these louvers 142 and 143 are particularly susceptible to vibrations, and there is a risk that the grille 10 may be deformed. Therefore, in order to be able to properly attach the camera 3 to the opening 15 while suppressing deformation of the grille 10, the in-vehicle camera attaching device 100 of this embodiment is configured as follows.

FIG. 3 is a rear view (view from the rear of the vehicle) showing the overall configuration of the in-vehicle camera mounting device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, that is, a diagram showing a state in which the camera 3 is attached to the grill 10 of FIG. 2B. , FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the stay 2 is elongated in the vertical direction from the upper edge 133 to the lower edge 134 of the grill 10. The stay 2 is made of, for example, a bendable metal plate.

As shown in FIG. 4, the stay 2 has an upper flange portion 21 and a lower flange portion 22 extending along a vertical plane SF extending in the vertical and horizontal directions, and is bent from the upper end of the lower flange portion 22 and forwards. and a connecting portion 24 that is bent from the lower end of the upper flange portion 21 and extends diagonally forward and downward, and connected to the upper end of the inclined portion 23 while being bent. and has. The vertical plane SF coincides with the rear end surfaces of the upper edge 133 and lower edge 134 of the grill 10, that is, the rear end surface of the boss portion 135.

The louver 14 has a vertical plate portion 14a extending in the vertical direction and a horizontal plate portion 14b extending rearward from the upper end of the vertical plate portion 14a, and has a substantially L-shaped cross section. The vertical plate portion 14a is thicker than the horizontal plate portion 14b. The tip (rear end) of the horizontal plate portion 14b is located forward of the vertical plane SF.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the camera 3 includes a substantially box-shaped holder 31 and a connector portion 32 that protrudes rearward from the center of the rear end surface of the holder 31. A lens portion 33 of the main body is provided. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the inclined portion 23 of the stay 2 is provided with a cutout 25a extending from the left end to the right, and a cutout 25a with a diameter larger than the width of the cutout 25a is provided at the end of the cutout 25a. A support hole 25 is provided. The camera 3 is guided to the support hole 25 with its rear end (connector portion 32) inserted into the notch 25a. A pair of upper and lower screw holes are provided on the rear end surface of the holder 31, and a screw 35 passing through the inclined portion 23 of the stay 2 is screwed into these screw holes as shown in FIG. It is fixed to the inclined part 23 of the stay 2.

As shown in FIG. 1, through holes 26a are formed in the upper flange portion 21 and lower flange portion 22 of the stay 2, respectively. Further, in the upper flange portion 21 and the lower flange portion 22, through holes 26b are respectively opened inside the through holes 26a in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the stay 2 is fixed to the grill 10 by screwing screws 51 passing through the pair of upper and lower through holes 26a into the screw holes 136 of the grill 10. At this time, the camera 3 passes through the opening 15 (FIG. 2B) and protrudes ahead of the grill 10 with the lens section 33 facing diagonally downward. Therefore, the camera 3 can photograph the road surface in front of the vehicle that is difficult for the driver to visually recognize.

The garnish 4 is fixed to the front surface of the grill 10 by screws 52 inserted into the through holes 26b (FIG. 1) of the stays 2. FIG. 5 is a perspective view (as seen diagonally from the front) of the in-vehicle camera mounting device 100 showing the state in which the garnish 4 is attached, FIG. 6 is a front view (as seen from the front), and FIG. 7 is a rear view (as seen from the rear). ). Note that in FIG. 7, illustration of the stay 2 and camera 3 is omitted. As shown in FIG. 6, the garnish 4 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front so as to cover the entire opening 15 of the grill 10. As shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the left end of the garnish 4 is located to the left of the left edge 131 of the central strut 13a, and the right end is located at the left end of the second louver 142 and the third louver 143 ( located to the right of the free end).

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the garnish 4 has an inclined part 40 that is substantially parallel to the inclined part 23 of the stay 2, and the inclined part 40 is provided with a substantially rectangular opening 41 that penetrates in the front-rear direction. It will be done. The garnish 4 has side wall portions 42 on both sides of the inclined portion 40 . On the rear end surface of the right side wall portion 42, cutouts 43 are provided at four locations in the vertical direction corresponding to the positions of the four louvers 14. The vertical plate portions 14a of the four louvers 14 fit into the notches 43, respectively, and thereby the vertical and longitudinal positions of the garnish 4 are regulated.

As shown in FIG. 7, the opening 41 is located inside the opening 15 of the grill 10. On the back surface of the garnish 4, boss portions 44 are provided above and below the opening 41 to protrude rearward, respectively, and a screw hole 45 is provided in the boss portion 44. Protrusions 46 that project rearward are provided on the right sides of the upper and lower screw holes 45, respectively. When the garnish 4 is attached to the grill 10, the screw hole 45 is located between the left edge and the right edge of the central strut 13a. At this time, the protrusion 46 is in contact with the right edge 132 of the center strut 13a, and the protrusion 46 is located on the right side of the right edge 132 of the center strut 13b, that is, between the upper edge 133 of the grill 10 and the first louver 141. and between the fourth louver 144 and the lower edge 134 of the grill 10.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rear end surface of the boss portion 44 of the garnish 4 is located on the vertical plane SF, similar to the rear end surface of the boss portion 135. A screw 52 passing through the through hole 26b (FIG. 1) of the stay 2 is screwed into the screw hole 45 of the boss portion 44. As a result, the garnish 4 is fixed to the stay 2 with the louver 14 sandwiched between the front and back.

As shown in FIG. 3, the left end surface of the stay 2 is formed substantially linearly in the vertical direction along the left edge 131 of the central strut 13. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, the right end surface of the stay 2 is formed in a stepped shape at the inclined portion 23, and the right end surfaces of the upper flange portion 21 and the connecting portion 24 are located to the right of the right end surface of the lower flange portion 22. More specifically, the right end surfaces of the upper flange portion 21 and the connecting portion 24 are located to the left of the left end surfaces of the second louver 142 and the third louver 143 and further than the right edge 132 (FIG. 7) of the central strut 13a. Located on the right. Note that the right end surface of the lower flange portion 22 is also located to the right of the right edge portion 132 of the central strut 13a.

The inclined portion 23 is provided with a protruding portion 27 that is substantially rectangular in front view and protrudes to the right between the second louver 142 and the third louver 143 . The right end surface of the protrusion 27 is located to the right of the left end surfaces of the second louver 142 and the third louver 143. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 27 is arranged between the second-stage louver 142 and the third-stage louver 143 on the side of the opening 15 in an inclined posture along the inclined part 23. Ru. More specifically, cutouts 27a and 27b are provided on both upper and lower sides of the protruding portion 27 to avoid interference with the louvers 142 and 143, so that the protruding portion 27 can fit into the louvers without interfering with the louvers 142 and 143. It is arranged between 142 and 143.

A claw portion 28 is provided on the inclined portion 23 to the right of the opening portion 15 and below the protrusion portion 27 . The claw portion 28 protrudes to the right by the same extent as the right end surface of the protrusion portion 27, and then is bent forward. As shown in FIG. 4, the tip (front end) of the claw portion 28 is close to the vertical plate portion 14a of the third louver 143. As shown in FIG. As a result, the positions of the free ends of the second louver 142 and the third louver 143 are regulated by the protrusion 27 and the claw 28. Specifically, the rearward deflection of the second-stage louver 142 is restricted by the protruding portion 27, and the rearward deflection of the third-stage louver 143 is restricted by the claw portion 28.

In particular, with regard to regulating the deflection of the third louver 143, since the inclined part 23 of the stay 2 and the vertical plate part 14a of the third louver 143 are far apart, it is not possible to simply make a part of the inclined part 23 protrude to the right. (for example, the protrusion 27), it is difficult to control the deflection of the third louver 143. In this regard, in this embodiment, a part of the inclined part 23 is made to protrude rightward and then protruded forward to form the claw part 28, so if the third stage louver 143 is far from the inclined part 23, Even in this case, rearward deflection of the third louver 143 can be restricted. Therefore, by using the stay 2 having the inclined portion 23, deformation of all the louvers 14 can be suppressed well.

Attachment of the camera 3 using the in-vehicle camera attachment device 100 according to the present embodiment is performed in the following procedure. First, the camera 3 is guided to the support hole 25 through the notch 25a of the inclined part 23 of the stay 2, and then a pair of upper and lower screws 35 (FIG. 3) passing through the inclined part 23 are screwed into the screw holes of the holder 31. and fix the camera 3 to the stay 2.

Next, a pair of upper and lower screws 51 (FIG. 3) passing through the stay 2 are temporarily screwed into the screw holes 136 on the rear surface of the grill 10 to attach the stay 2 to the grill 10 so as to prevent the stay 2 from falling. At this time, the camera 3 passes through the opening 15 at the center of the grill and projects forward of the grill 10. Further, the protruding portion 27 of the stay 2 is arranged between the second louver 142 and the third louver 143, and the claw portion 28 is arranged below the third louver 143.

Furthermore, the garnish 4 is brought close to the camera 3 from the front of the grill 10 so that the lens portion 33 of the camera 3 is located in the opening 41, and the upper and lower pair of screws 52 (FIG. 3) that pass through the stay 2 are inserted into the garnish 4. The garnish 4 is attached to the grill 10 by temporarily screwing it into the hole 45 (FIG. 7) to prevent the garnish 4 from falling.

Next, the center of the lens portion 33 of the camera 3 and the center of the opening 41 of the garnish 4 are aligned, and the upper and lower pair of screws 51 are fully tightened. As a result, the stay 2 is fixed to the grill 10. Next, with the garnish 4 pressed to the left so that the protrusion 46 of the garnish 4 contacts the right end surface of the right edge 132 of the central strut 13a, the pair of upper and lower screws 52 are fully tightened. As a result, the garnish 4 is fixed to the grill 10 via the stay 2.

According to this embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.
(1) The in-vehicle camera mounting device 100 includes a camera 3 that photographs the outside world, a grill having a plurality of louvers 14 arranged in a grid pattern, more specifically, two adjacent louvers 142 among the plurality of louvers 14, It has a grille 10 in which an opening 15 for mounting the camera 3 is formed continuously to the free end of the grille 143, and a support hole 25 for holding the camera 3. A stay 2 arranged inside the vehicle body, a garnish 4 arranged outside the vehicle body from the grill 10 facing the opening 15 so as to cover the periphery of the camera 3, and the stay 2 and the garnish 4 are fixed to the grill 10. Screws 51 and 52 are provided (FIGS. 1 to 3). The stay 2 and the garnish 4 each have cutouts 27a, 27b, 43 that engage with the free ends of the louvers 142, 143 (FIGS. 3 and 4). With this configuration, the camera 3 can be successfully attached to the grill 10 simply by using the stay 2 arranged on the inside of the vehicle body of the grill 10 and the garnish 4 arranged on the outside of the vehicle body. Therefore, the number of parts is reduced and an increase in cost can be suppressed. Further, the stay 2 and the garnish 4 can restrict the displacement of the grill 10 having the opening 15 for mounting a camera, especially the displacement of the louver 14 having a free end, thereby effectively suppressing deformation of the louver 14. be able to.

(2) The stay 2 is fixed to the peripheral edge (upper edge 133, lower edge 134) of the grill 10, which is provided so as to surround the plurality of louvers 14, by a pair of upper and lower screws 51 (FIG. 3) . The garnish 4 is fixed to the stay 2 by a pair of upper and lower screws 52. Thereby, the stay 2 and the garnish 4 can be fixed to the grill 10 with a simple configuration.

(3) The stay 2 is formed of a plate-like member, and has a claw portion 28 adjacent to the notch 27b and bent toward the garnish 4 (FIGS. 3 and 4). Thereby, the vehicle-mounted camera mounting device 100 can be configured with a simple configuration, and costs can be reduced. Further, when the distance from the stay 2 to the louver 14 is long, the displacement (bending) of the free end side of the louver 14 can be effectively restricted by the claw portion 28.

(4) The plurality of louvers 14 extend in the left-right direction along the vertical plane SF that extends in the up-down direction and the left-right direction (FIGS. 3 and 4). The stay 2 further includes a sloped portion 23 that is sloped such that the distance from the vertical plane SF increases toward the bottom (FIG. 4). The support hole 25 is provided in the inclined portion 23 so that the camera 3 faces diagonally downward (FIG. 3). The claw portion 28 is provided below the free end of the third louver 143, which is the lowest louver 14, among the free ends of the louvers 14 (FIG. 4). As a result, the claw portion 28 is provided corresponding to the third louver 143 having the longest distance from the stay 2 among the plurality of louvers 14 having free ends, so when the slope portion 23 is provided on the stay 2 Even in this case, displacement of the louver 14 can be reliably suppressed.

The above embodiment can be modified in various forms. Some modified examples will be described below. In the above embodiment, the stay 2 is provided with the inclined part 23 so that the distance from the vertical plane SF becomes longer toward the bottom, and the camera 3 is attached to the inclined part 23 so that the camera 3 faces obliquely downward. The camera 3 may be mounted so as to face diagonally upward, diagonally to the right, diagonally to the left, etc., and the orientation of the camera 3 is not limited to the above-mentioned direction. Therefore, the configuration of the inclined portion 23 is not limited to that described above.

FIG. 8A is a plan view (view from above) schematically showing an example in which the camera 3 is mounted diagonally to the right, and FIG. 8B is a plan view schematically showing an example in which the camera 3 is mounted diagonally to the left. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view. In the example of FIG. 8A, the inclined portion 23 facing the opening 15 is configured to be inclined so that the distance from the vertical plane SF gradually increases toward the right. Further, a claw portion 28 is provided to protrude forward from the right end portion of the inclined portion 23, and the tip of the claw portion 28 is disposed close to the free end of the louver 14. In the example of FIG. 8B, the inclined portion 23 facing the opening 15 is configured to be inclined so that the distance from the vertical plane SF gradually increases toward the left. Further, a claw portion 28 is provided to protrude forward from the left end portion of the inclined portion 23, and the tip of the claw portion 28 is disposed close to the free end of the louver 14.

By providing the claw portion 28 at the right or left end of the inclined portion 23 in this manner, displacement of the louver 14 can be restricted, and deformation of the grille 10 can be suppressed. Although not shown, the stay 2 is supported by the peripheral edge (for example, the upper edge 133 and the lower edge 134) of the opening 12 of the grill 10 in the examples shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B as well. Further, a protruding part 27 is provided above or below the claw part 28, and the protruding part 27 is provided between the plurality of louvers 14 (for example, between the second louver 142 and the third louver 143) through a notch. will be placed in

In the above embodiment, the louver 14 is configured as a plurality of beam elements arranged in a lattice shape and has a substantially L-shaped cross section. The grille may have any configuration as long as it continues to form an opening for mounting a camera. There may be three or more beam elements having adjacent free ends. In the above embodiment, the camera 3 is supported by the support hole 25 (holding portion) of the stay 2, but the structure of the holding member is not limited to that described above. In the above embodiment, the garnish 4 is provided to cover the camera 3 that protrudes forward from the grille 10, but the structure of the cover member is not limited to that described above.

In the above embodiment, the stay 2 (holding member) is fastened to the grille 10 (cover member) by a pair of upper and lower screws 51 (first fixing part), and the garnish 4 is fastened by a pair of upper and lower screws 52 (second fixing part). Although the holding member and the cover member are fixed to the grille 10 by fastening to the stay 2, the structure of the fixing portion is not limited to this. The cover member may be fixed to the grille with screws, and the holding member may be fixed to the cover member with screws. The holding member and the cover member may be fixed to the grill by providing a through hole in the grill through which a screw passes, and fastening the holding member and the cover member using the screw passing through the through hole.

In the above embodiment, the notch 43 is provided in the garnish 4, and the notches 27a, 27b are provided in the stay 2. However, if the cutout 43 is provided in the garnish 4 and the notch 27a, 27b is provided in the stay 2, the structure of the notch may be can be anything. That is, the notches provided in the holding member and the cover member may have any configuration as long as they are provided so as to restrict the displacement of the free end of the beam element.

In the above embodiment, an example was explained in which the in-vehicle camera mounting device is attached to the front grill 10 of the vehicle, but the in-vehicle camera mounting device of the present invention can be similarly applied to cases in which a camera is attached to other grills. .

The above description is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications as long as the characteristics of the present invention are not impaired. It is also possible to arbitrarily combine the above embodiment and one or more of the modifications, and it is also possible to combine the modifications.

2 stay, 3 camera, 4 garnish, 10 grill, 14 louver, 15 opening, 25 support hole, 27a, 27b notch, 28 claw, 43 notch, 51, 52 screw, 100 vehicle camera mounting device, SF vertical surface

Claims (5)

A camera that photographs the outside world,
A grille comprising a plurality of beam elements arranged in a grid pattern, and an opening for mounting the camera is formed in a continuous manner at the free ends of at least two adjacent beam elements among the plurality of beam elements. and,
a holding member that has a holding part that holds the camera and is disposed inside the vehicle body from the grille facing the opening;
a cover member disposed on the outer side of the vehicle body than the grille facing the opening so as to cover the periphery of the camera;
a fixing part that fixes the holding member and the cover member to the grill,
The vehicle-mounted camera mounting device is characterized in that the holding member and the cover member each have a notch that engages with a portion that becomes a free end of the beam element. The vehicle camera mounting device according to claim 1,
The fixing part includes a first fixing part that fixes one of the holding member and the cover member to a peripheral edge of the grill provided so as to surround the plurality of beam elements, and the holding member and the cover member. An in-vehicle camera mounting device comprising: a second fixing part that fixes the other of the two to the one of the fixing parts. The vehicle camera mounting device according to claim 1 or 2,
The vehicle-mounted camera mounting device is characterized in that the holding member is formed of a plate-like member and has a claw portion adjacent to the notch and bent toward the holding member. In the vehicle camera mounting device according to claim 3,
The beam element extends in the left-right direction along a vertical plane extending in the up-down direction and the left-right direction,
The holding member further includes an inclined portion that is inclined such that the distance from the vertical plane increases downwardly,
The holding part is provided on the inclined part so that the camera faces diagonally downward,
The in-vehicle camera mounting device is characterized in that the claw portion is provided below the free end portion of the lowermost beam element among the free end portions of the at least two beam elements. In the vehicle camera mounting device according to claim 3,
The beam element extends in the left-right direction along a vertical plane extending in the up-down direction and the left-right direction,
The holding member further includes an inclined part that is inclined so that the distance from the vertical plane gradually increases toward the right or left,
The holding part is provided on the inclined part so that the camera faces diagonally to the right or to the left,
The vehicle-mounted camera mounting device is characterized in that the claw portion is provided at the right end or left end of the inclined portion so as to reach the vicinity of the free ends of the at least two beam elements.

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