IP Library Granted Patent US 12,386,049
Granted Patent B2
US 12,386,049 · App. 18/546,320 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Ultrasonic object detection device

Inventor: Tetsuo Tokudome (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignee: U-SHIN LTD.
G01S7/521G01S15/931B60R13/04
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Patent No.
US 12,386,049
App. No.
18/546,320
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ultrasonic object detection device includes a vibrating plate made of resin, an ultrasonic sensor, and an ultrasonic absorber. The vibrating plate made of resin is disposed outside a door that opens and closes an opening part of a vehicle body so as to extend in the vehicle length direction. The ultrasonic sensor is disposed on an inner surface of the vibrating plate, and can transmit and receive an ultrasonic wave. The ultrasonic absorber is disposed so as to cover the inner surface of the vibrating plate including the ultrasonic sensor.

Claims (23)

1. An ultrasonic object detection device comprising:

a vibrating plate that is made of resin, and disposed at a lower portion of a door to extend in a vehicle length direction outside the door that opens and closes an opening part of a vehicle body;

an ultrasonic sensor disposed on an inner surface of the vibrating plate and capable of transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave;

an ultrasonic absorber disposed so as to cover the inner surface of the vibrating plate, including the ultrasonic sensor; and

a first damping member disposed on a portion of the inner surface of the vibrating plate, the portion being located below the ultrasonic sensor.

2. The ultrasonic object detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second damping member disposed on an outer panel of the door in a portion facing the inner surface of the vibrating plate.

3. The ultrasonic object detection device according to claim 2 , wherein the second damping member is disposed on an outer surface of the outer panel so as to face the inner surface of the vibrating plate.

4. The ultrasonic object detection device according to claim 2 , wherein the second damping member is disposed on an inner surface of the outer panel so as to face the inner surface of the vibrating plate through an outer surface of the outer panel.

5. The ultrasonic object detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the vibrating plate is a part of a side mold, and the ultrasonic absorber is disposed in close contact with the side mold.

6. An ultrasonic object detection device comprising:

a vibrating plate that is a part of side mold, made of resin, and disposed to extend in a vehicle length direction outside an outer panel of a door that opens and closes an opening part of a vehicle body;

an ultrasonic sensor disposed on an inner surface of the vibrating plate and capable of transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave;

an ultrasonic absorber disposed so as to cover the inner surface of the vibrating plate including the ultrasonic sensor; and

a second damping member disposed on the outer panel of the door in a portion facing the inner surface of the vibrating plate.

7. The ultrasonic object detection device according to claim 6 , wherein the second damping member is disposed on an outer surface of the outer panel so as to face the inner surface of the vibrating plate.

8. The ultrasonic object detection device according to claim 6 , wherein the second damping member is disposed on an inner surface of the outer panel so as to face the inner surface of the vibrating plate through an outer surface of the outer panel.

9. The ultrasonic object detection device according to claim 6 , wherein the ultrasonic absorber is disposed in close contact with the side mold.

10. An ultrasonic object detection device comprising:

a vibrating plate that is made of resin, and disposed to extend in a vehicle length direction outside a door that opens and closes an opening part of a vehicle body;

an ultrasonic sensor disposed on an inner surface of the vibrating plate and capable of transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave; and

an ultrasonic absorber disposed so as to cover the inner surface of the vibrating plate, including the ultrasonic sensor, wherein

the vibrating plate is a part of a side mold, and

the ultrasonic absorber is disposed in close contact with the side mold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2023
From: TOKUDOME, TETSUO
To: U-SHIN LTD.
Reel/Frame 064580/0424 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-025559 · Feb 19, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240142593A1 · May 2, 2024
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