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US 9,851,432 · App. 14/386,197 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Sensor holder for a sensor for object detection

Inventor: Matthias Dihlmann (Engelsbrand, DE)
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
G01S7/4026B60R11/00G01S7/02G01S7/4004G01S13/00G01S13/931B60K2350/405B60R2011/0085F16H57/021G01S2007/027G01S2007/403G01S2007/4034G01S2013/9321G01S2013/9371G01S2013/9375
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Patent No.
US 9,851,432
App. No.
14/386,197
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sensor holder for a sensor for object detection includes: an installation unit for the sensor; a holding frame on which the installation unit is pivotably held; and an adjustment shaft mounted on the holding frame, the adjustment shaft having a guidance contour which proceeds helically around the adjustment shaft and is in engagement with a guidance element of the installation unit.

Claims (31)

1. A sensor holder for a sensor for object detection, comprising:

an installation unit for the sensor;

a holding frame on which the installation unit is pivotably held; and

an adjustment shaft mounted on the holding frame, the adjustment shaft being aligned transversely to a pivot axis of the of the installation unit and parallel to a principal radiating direction of the sensor, the adjustment shaft having a guidance contour which proceeds helically around the adjustment shaft and is in engagement with a guidance element of the installation unit,

wherein the installation unit is held on the holding frame via pegs disposed on and aligned parallel to the pivot axis of the installation unit.

2. The sensor holder as recited in claim 1 , wherein the holding frame has two coaxially disposed snap-in receptacles configured as rotary bearings that each have a hollow, cylindrical shape, are open on circumferential portions thereof, and respectively wrap around bearing portions of the adjustment shaft over a circumferential angle range of more than 180°, so that the bearing portions adapted to an inside diameter of the snap-in receptacles are held in snap-locked fashion in the snap-in receptacles.

3. The sensor holder as recited in claim 2 , wherein the circumferential portions face toward the installation unit.

4. The sensor holder as recited in claim 2 , wherein an axial position of the adjustment shaft is defined by at least one circumferential projection of the adjustment shaft with respect to the holding frame.

5. The sensor holder as recited in claim 4 , wherein the adjustment shaft is configured as an integral plastic part.

6. The sensor holder as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least two of the pegs are shaped onto the installation unit.

7. A sensor holder for a sensor for object detection, comprising:

an installation unit for the sensor;

a holding frame on which the installation unit is pivotably held; and

an adjustment shaft mounted on the holding frame, the adjustment shaft being aligned transversely to a pivot axis of the of the installation unit and parallel to a principal radiating direction of the sensor, the adjustment shaft having a guidance contour which proceeds helically around the adjustment shaft and is in engagement with a guidance element of the installation unit,

wherein the holding frame has two coaxially disposed snap-in receptacles configured as rotary bearings that each have a hollow, cylindrical shape, are open on circumferential portions thereof, and respectively wrap around bearing portions of the adjustment shaft over a circumferential angle range of more than 180°, so that the bearing portions adapted to an inside diameter of the snap-in receptacles are held in snap-locked fashion in the snap-in receptacles, and

wherein a center portion of the adjustment shaft encompasses the guidance contour, and said center portion is disposed between the bearing portions.

8. A sensor holder for a sensor for object detection, comprising:

an installation unit for the sensor;

a holding frame on which the installation unit is pivotably held; and

an adjustment shaft mounted on the holding frame, the adjustment shaft having a guidance contour which proceeds helically around the adjustment shaft and is in engagement with a guidance element of the installation unit,

wherein the holding frame has two coaxially disposed snap-in receptacles configured as rotary bearings that each have a hollow, cylindrical shape, are open on circumferential portions thereof, and respectively wrap around bearing portions of the adjustment shaft over a circumferential angle range of more than 180°, so that the bearing portions adapted to an inside diameter of the snap-in receptacles are held in snap-locked fashion in the snap-in receptacles.

9. The sensor holder as recited in claim 8 , wherein the installation unit is held on the holding frame via pegs disposed on a pivot axis of the installation unit.

10. The sensor holder as recited in claim 8 , wherein the circumferential portions face toward the installation unit.

11. The sensor holder as recited in claim 8 , wherein an axial position of the adjustment shaft is defined by at least one circumferential projection of the adjustment shaft with respect to the holding frame.

12. The sensor holder as recited in claim 11 , wherein the adjustment shaft is configured as an integral plastic part.

13. A sensor holder for a sensor for object detection, comprising:

an installation unit for the sensor;

a holding frame on which the installation unit is pivotably held; and

an adjustment shaft mounted on the holding frame, the adjustment shaft having a guidance contour which proceeds helically around the adjustment shaft and is in engagement with a guidance element of the installation unit,

wherein the holding frame has two coaxially disposed snap-in receptacles configured as rotary bearings that each have a hollow, cylindrical shape, are open on circumferential portions thereof, and respectively wrap around bearing portions of the adjustment shaft over a circumferential angle range of more than 180°, so that the bearing portions adapted to an inside diameter of the snap-in receptacles are held in snap-locked fashion in the snap-in receptacles,

wherein a center portion of the adjustment shaft encompasses the guidance contour, and said center portion is disposed between the bearing portions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2015
From: DIHLMANN, MATHIAS
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 204 267 · Mar 19, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150041604A1 · Feb 12, 2015