Ultrasonic wave device
View Patent ↗An ultrasonic wave device includes a holding member designed to be fixed to an inner surface of a bumper as a vehicle outer panel, and a body block designed to be connected with the holding member. The body block includes a head designed to be inserted in an exposing hole provided at the bumper, and at least one abutting part designed to abut on the inner surface of the bumper at a position closer to the exposing hole than a position where the holding member is fixed. The body block is biased to an outer side of the bumper by a spring force of the clamping part, which is a biasing part provided with the holding member.
1. An ultrasonic wave device comprising:
a holding member designed to be fixed to an inner surface of a vehicle outer panel; and
a body block designed to be connected with the holding member,
wherein the body block includes:
a head designed to be inserted in an exposing hole which is a through hole provided at the vehicle outer panel;
at least one abutting part designed to abut the inner surface of the vehicle outer panel at a position closer to the exposing hole than a position where the holding member is fixed; and
at least one of a receiving part and a transmitting part, the receiving part being provided at the head and configured to receive ultrasonic waves incident from an exposed surface which is exposed through the exposing hole, the transmitting part being provided at the head and configured to transmit ultrasonic waves from the exposed surface, and
wherein the holding member includes a biasing part designed to bias the body block to an outer side of the vehicle outer panel, and
the at least one abutting part is directly in contact with the inner surface of the vehicle outer panel only at part of the vehicle outer panel around the exposing hole.
2. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the at least one abutting part comprises three abutting parts or more.
3. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a surface of the at least one abutting part abutting on the inner surface of the vehicle outer panel is formed in a curved surface.
4. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 2 , wherein a surface of the at least one abutting part abutting on the inner surface of the vehicle outer panel is formed in a curved surface.
5. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 1 ,
wherein the head is formed in a columnar shape with an axial direction of the head oriented to a thickness direction of the vehicle outer panel, and
the at least one abutting part is designed to project from an external peripheral surface of the head.
6. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 2 ,
wherein the head is formed in a columnar shape with an axial direction of the head oriented to a thickness direction of the vehicle outer panel, and
the at least one abutting part is designed to project from an external peripheral surface of the head.
7. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 3 ,
wherein the head is formed in a columnar shape with an axial direction of the head oriented to a thickness direction of the vehicle outer panel, and
the at least one abutting part is designed to project from an external peripheral surface of the head.
8. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 2 , wherein portions of the three abutting parts or more abutting on the vehicle outer panel are arranged at equal intervals on one circumference surrounding the head.
9. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 1 ,
wherein the holding member includes, as the biasing part, a pair of clamping parts designed to hold the body block elastically, and
each of the pair of clamping parts has an engagement hole, and
the body block is provided with an engagement projection for each engagement hole, the engagement projection being designed to be engaged into the engagement hole, and
the engagement projection includes an inclined surface which is inclined so that a projecting dimension of the engagement projection becomes smaller as a surface of the engagement projection gets apart from the vehicle outer panel in the thickness direction of the vehicle outer panel, and
each of the pair of clamping parts is designed to bias the body block to the outer side of the vehicle outer panel by elastically abutting on the inclined surface.
10. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the holding member is fixed to the vehicle outer panel by any one of laser welding, gluing, sticking with double sided tape, and screwing.
11. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the holding member is fixed to the vehicle outer panel by screwing and any one of laser welding, gluing, and sticking with double sided tape together.
12. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the body block includes a housing including the at least one abutting part integrally, the housing holding at least one of the receiving part and the transmitting part.
13. The ultrasonic wave device as set forth in claim 1 ,
wherein the body block comprising:
a device body including at least one of the receiving part and the transmitting part; and
an abutting member including the at least one abutting part and designed to be connected with the device body.