Sensor bracket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10220799-B2
Application number	US-201715468639-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2017
Priority date	Mar 24, 2016
Publication date	Mar 5, 2019
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019

Abstract

A sensor bracket includes a bracket on which a camera that detects a state around a vehicle is mounted, a flat spring that abuts against the camera and biasing in a direction that maintains a mounted state of the camera when the camera is mounted on the bracket, and a recess that receives a portion of a tool and restricts a displacement range of the tool when the flat spring is pressed by the tool and is mounted on a projection for the spring of the bracket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sensor bracket comprising:
a bracket body having an upper surface which is attached to a vehicle and having a spring mount portion at a side surface of the bracket body;
a sensor mounted on the bracket body and configured to detect a state around the vehicle;
a spring member provided to the spring mount portion of the bracket body in such a manner that the spring member abuts against the sensor and biases the sensor in a direction that maintains a mounted state and position of the sensor when the sensor is mounted on the bracket body, the spring member being detachable from the spring mount portion and attachable thereto and configured to engage with the spring mount portion by being pushed toward the spring mount portion with a tool when the spring member is attached to the spring mount portion; and
a tool-displacement restriction portion formed at the side surface of the bracket body and configured to receive one end of the tool, thereby restricting a displacement range of the tool, while allowing the tool to move pivotally about the one end of the tool for pushing the spring member toward the spring mount portion of the bracket body.

2. The sensor bracket according to claim 1 ,
wherein the tool-displacement restriction portion is provided at a position adjacent to the spring mount portion, and is a recess configured to receive a tip end of the tool, but allow a body of the tool to push the spring member.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kasai Keita
• Tokiwa Mitsuru
• Matori Tadahiro
• Ohmoto Takahiro

Classifications

• B60R2011/0026

  Windows, e.g. windscreen · CPC title

• B60R11/04 Primary

  Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle · CPC title

• B60R2011/0084

  with adjustment by linear movement in their operational position · CPC title

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title

• B60R2011/0071

  using latches, clips, clamps, straps or the like · CPC title