Title:
VEHICLE ULTRASONIC SENSOR APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING VEHICLE ULTRASONIC SENSOR APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/161221
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A vehicle ultrasonic sensor apparatus is provided with an ultrasonic sensor including an ultrasonic vibrator, and a holder member for housing the ultrasonic sensor. The ultrasonic sensor is mounted at a predetermined location of a vehicle bumper having an outer surface exposed to the outside and an inner surface positioned on the opposite side to the outer surface. At the predetermined location of the bumper, a bumper hole is provided in a front end direction from the inner surface toward the outer surface. The holder member has a holder member hole in the front end direction. A first portion of the ultrasonic sensor is housed in the bumper hole, while a second portion is housed in the holder member hole. The inner surface of the bumper includes a contact surface in contact with the holder member. The holder member is made of an elastic material and is integrated with an antivibration member which covers at least a part of a side surface of the ultrasonic sensor, with the second portion of the ultrasonic sensor housed in the holder member hole. The antivibration member includes a protruding end portion protruding beyond the contact surface of the bumper in the front end direction in such a manner as to be fitted in the bumper hole.
Inventors:
FUKABORI KENJI (JP)
SHIMIZU TADAO (JP)
OOSUMI NAOKI (JP)
SHIMIZU TADAO (JP)
OOSUMI NAOKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/002597
Publication Date:
October 31, 2013
Filing Date:
April 17, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DENSO CORP (JP)
International Classes:
G01S7/521; B60R19/48
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010146618A1 | 2010-12-23 |
Foreign References:
| JP2009214610A | 2009-09-24 | |||
| JP2007212349A | 2007-08-23 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIN, Junhi (JP)
Gold Junki (JP)
Gold Junki (JP)
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