Granted Patent B2

US 12,405,350 · App. 17/633,658 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Inventors: Erich Brem (Mering, DE); Markus Dix (Landshut, DE); Mirko Ginovski (Augsburg, DE); Franz Maidl (Eichendorf, DE); Rudolf Schilling (Ergolding, DE); Bernd Veihelmann (Landshut, DE)

Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

G01S7/027G01S2013/93275G01S17/931

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. A vehicle component for integrating an environment detection sensor into a vehicle, comprising:

a plastic component having a main body with a recess for receiving the environment detection sensor, wherein

the recess is delimited toward a visible side of the vehicle component by a covering portion which has a signal passing-through area or a signal passing-through opening, and

the main body has a fiber-reinforced truss-like structure.

2. The vehicle component as claimed in patent claim 1 , wherein

the recess completely receives the environment detection sensor.

3. The vehicle component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the covering portion is in one piece with the main body.

4. The vehicle component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the covering portion is a colored plastics material.

5. The vehicle component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the covering portion has a reduced wall thickness in a region of the signal passing-through area.

6. The vehicle component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle component is a body component or a structural component of a motor vehicle.

7. The vehicle component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle component is a node in a vehicle body.

8. The vehicle component as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

an opening in the main body through which the environment detection sensor is insertable into the recess.

9. The vehicle component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

the environment detection sensor is arranged in the recess, so that the signal passing-through area or the signal passing-through opening lies within a coverage area of the environment detection sensor.

10. The vehicle component as claimed in patent claim 9 , wherein

the environment detection sensor is a lidar sensor.

11. The vehicle component as claimed in patent claim 9 , wherein

the signal passing-through area represents a first transmission area for signals emerging from the environment detection sensor.

12. The vehicle component as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fiber-reinforced truss-like structure includes a plurality of fiber-reinforced bars.

13. The vehicle component as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the recess is arranged between the plurality of fiber-reinforced bars.

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