Sensor device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10598522-B2
Application number	US-201615544332-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2016
Priority date	Feb 17, 2015
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

A sensor device including a sensor casing, within which one or multiple sensors is/are situated and a mounting, the mounting being fastened to a traffic infrastructure and the sensor casing being detachably fastened in the mounting.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sensor device, comprising:
a sensor casing within which at least one sensor is situated; and
a mounting fastened to a traffic infrastructure, the sensor casing being detachably fastened in the mounting,
wherein the traffic infrastructure includes one of: (i) a road on which the mounting is fastened or (ii) a container warehouse within which the mounting is fastened.

2. The sensor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the mounting has exclusively a fastening functionality.

3. The sensor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein in addition to a fastening functionality, the mounting has at least one additional functionality.

4. The sensor device as recited in claim 3 , wherein the mounting includes a communication interface which is designed for transmitting sensor data of the at least one sensor via a communication network, so that the mounting has a communication functionality as an additional functionality.

5. A sensor device, comprising:
a sensor casing within which at least one sensor is situated; and
a mounting fastened to a traffic infrastructure, the sensor casing being detachably fastened in the mounting,
wherein in addition to a fastening functionality, the mounting has at least one additional functionality,
wherein the mounting includes a communication interface which is designed for transmitting sensor data of the at least one sensor via a communication network, so that the mounting has a communication functionality as an additional functionality,
wherein the communication interface is designed for receiving the sensor data from the at least one sensor with the aid of at least one of an optical communication link and an electrical communication link.

6. The sensor device as recited in claim 3 , wherein the mounting includes an electrical energy store for supplying the at least one sensor with electrical energy, so that the mounting has an energy supply functionality as an additional functionality.

7. The sensor device as recited in claim 3 , wherein the mounting includes a data memory for storing sensor data of the at least one sensor and an electrical energy store for buffering the sensor data stored in the data memory, so that the mounting has a sensor data storage functionality and a sensor data buffer functionality as additional functionalities.

8. A sensor device, comprising:
a sensor casing within which at least one sensor is situated; and
a mounting fastened to a traffic infrastructure, the sensor casing being detachably fastened in the mounting,
wherein in addition to a fastening functionality, the mounting has at least one additional functionality,
wherein the mounting includes a detection device which is designed for detecting a number of sensor casing exchange cycles, so that the mounting has a sensor casing exchange cycle tracking functionality as an additional functionality.

9. The sensor device as recited in claim 3 , wherein the mounting includes a processor which is designed for programming the at least one sensor, so that the mounting has a sensor programming functionality as an additional functionality.

10. The sensor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sensor casing includes a communication interface, which is designed for transmitting sensor data from the at least one sensor via a communication network.

11. The sensor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the mounting and the sensor casing includes an energy transfer device for wireless transfer of electrical energy at least one of: (i) from the sensor casing to the mounting, and (ii) from the mouting to the sensor casing.

12. The sensor device as recited in claim 11 , wherein the energy transfer device is a coil.

13. The sensor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the sensor casing and the mounting includes a processor designed for reading out an identification from at least one of the mounting and the sensor casing.

14. The sensor device as recited in claim 13 , wherein the processor reads out the identification inductively with the aid of coils.

15. The sensor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the detachable fastening is formed with the aid of at least one of: (i) a bayonet joint, (ii) a screw connection, (iii) a catch mechanism, (iv) clipping, (v) an adhesive bonding, (vi) inserting the sensor casing into the mounting.

16. The sensor device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor includes at least one of the following sensors: (i) a surroundings sensor, (ii) a parking sensor for detecting an occupancy state of a parking position, (iii) a traffic sensor for monitoring a traffic flow and/or for measuring a traffic density, and (iv) a warehouse sensor for monitoring a container assignment.

17. The sensor device as recited in claim 5 , wherein the traffic infrastructure includes one of: (i) a parking facility within which the mounting is fastened, (ii) a road on which the mounting is fastened, or (iii) a container warehouse within which the mounting is fastened.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Sodan Lars
• Schmid Ronny

Classifications

• G01D21/02

  Measuring two or more variables by means not covered by a single other subclass · CPC title

• G08G1/02

  using treadles built into the road (pads or other sensitive devices responsive to passage of vehicles E01F11/00) · CPC title

• G01D11/245 Primary

  Housings for sensors · CPC title

• E01F11/00

  {Road engineering aspects of} Embedding pads or other sensitive devices in paving or other road surfaces {, e.g. traffic detectors, vehicle-operated pressure-sensitive actuators, devices for monitoring atmospheric or road conditions}(pressure-sensitive elements G01L; traffic control systems G08G) · CPC title

• G08G1/146

  where the parking area is a limited parking space, e.g. parking garage, restricted space · CPC title