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US 12,584,992 · App. 18/552,671 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device

Inventor: Yanwen Ma (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: AUTEL INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD.
G01S7/027G01S13/931
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Patent No.
US 12,584,992
App. No.
18/552,671
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device includes: a first clamping housing, the first clamping housing being U-shaped, and having one end provided with a first rotatable connection structure and the other end provided with a first fixed connection structure; a second clamping housing, the second clamping housing being U-shaped, and having one end provided with a second rotatable connection structure and the other end provided with a second fixed connection structure, the second rotatable connection structure being rotatably connected to the first rotatable connection structure, the second fixed connection structure being fixedly connected to the first fixed connection structure, and a clamping space being formed between the first clamping housing and the second clamping housing; and an angle adjusting support, fixed to the second clamping housing and used for fixing and adjusting an angle of a millimeter-wave radar.

Claims (14)

1 . An automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device, comprising:

a first clamping housing, the first clamping housing being U-shaped, and having one end provided with a first rotatable connection structure and the other end provided with a first fixed connection structure;

a second clamping housing, the second clamping housing being U-shaped, and having one end provided with a second rotatable connection structure and the other end provided with a second fixed connection structure, the second rotatable connection structure being rotatably connected to the first rotatable connection structure, the second fixed connection structure being fixedly connected to the first fixed connection structure, and a clamping space for accommodating a frame of an automobile being formed between the first clamping housing and the second clamping housing;

an angle adjusting support, the angle adjusting support being fixed to a side, away from the clamping space, of the second clamping housing and being used for fixing and adjusting horizontal and pitch angles of a millimeter-wave radar; and

wherein the angle adjusting support comprises a first fixing plate, three ball head fixing blocks, and three ball head bolts, the first fixing plate is used for fixing the millimeter-wave radar, the three ball head fixing blocks are fixed to the second clamping housing, the ball head fixing blocks are provided with spherical grooves, ball head ends of the ball head bolts are rotatably clamped in the spherical grooves, and threaded ends of the ball head bolts are connected to the first fixing plate.

2 . The automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device according to claim 1 , wherein the first rotatable connection structure comprises a first shaft hole disposed in one end of the first clamping housing, the second rotatable connection structure comprises second shaft holes disposed in one end of the second clamping housing, and the first shaft hole is rotatably connected to the second shaft holes via a pivot shaft.

3 . The automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixed connection structure comprises a first connection plate body disposed on the other end of the first clamping housing, the second fixed connection structure comprises a second connection plate body disposed on the other end of the second clamping housing, and the first connection plate body is fixedly connected to the second connection plate body.

4 . The automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device according to claim 1 , wherein inner walls of the spherical grooves are provided with flexible rubber layers.

5 . The automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device according to claim 1 , wherein

a raised plate body is formed on the second clamping housing in a direction where the first fixing plate is located, penetration holes allowing the ball head fixing blocks to penetrate are formed in the raised plate body, an accommodating space for accommodating the ball head fixing blocks is formed on the inner side of the raised plate body, the angle adjusting support further comprises a second fixing plate, the second fixing plate comprises a main plate body disposed on a side, away from the first clamping housing, of the raised plate body and fixedly connected to the ball head fixing blocks, and a fixing plate body formed by vertically extending at least partial edge of the main plate body to a direction where the raised plate body is located, and then, vertically extending the same to the outer side, the ball head bolts penetrate through the main plate body, and the fixing plate body is fixedly connected to the raised plate body.

6 . The automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device according to claim 5 , wherein the ball head fixing blocks are provided with buckles parallel to the ball head bolts, the main plate body is provided with openings adapted to the buckles, and the buckles are clamped in the openings.

7 . The automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device according to claim 1 , wherein first threaded holes and second threaded holes are formed in the first fixing plate, the first threaded holes are connected to the threaded ends of the ball head bolts, and the second threaded holes are used to be connected to the millimeter-wave radar.

8 . The automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device according to claim 1 , wherein the automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device further comprises a buffer gasket, and the buffer gasket is attached to a side, facing the clamping space, of the first clamping housing and a side, facing the clamping space, of the second clamping housing.

9 . An automobile, comprising a frame, a bumper, a millimeter-wave radar, a radar interface, a vehicle controller, and the automobile millimeter-wave radar fixing device according to claim 1 , the frame being disposed on the inner side of the bumper, the frame being accommodated in the clamping space, the second clamping housing and the first clamping housing being clamped and fixed on the frame, the millimeter-wave radar being fixed to the angle adjusting support and being disposed to face the bumper, the radar interface being connected to a socket of the millimeter-wave radar, and the radar interface being electrically connected to the vehicle controller.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2023
From: MA, YANWEN
To: AUTEL INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065154/0924 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110369200.4 · Apr 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240069153A1 · Feb 29, 2024
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