Bracket, bracket assembly, device on vehicle roof and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11820297-B2
Application number	US-202117148868-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2021
Priority date	Jan 7, 2021
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

The application proposes a bracket, a bracket assembly, a device arranged on vehicle roof and a vehicle, which are applied in the field of automobile technology. The bracket comprises: a first bracket body mounted to the top of the vehicle; and a connecting body comprising: a first connecting piece arranged on the left side of the first bracket body and mounted with a first image sensor, and a second connecting piece arranged on the right side of the first bracket body and mounted with a second image sensor, wherein the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are arranged above A pillars of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A bracket assembly for a vehicle, characterized in that the bracket assembly comprising:
a first bracket body mounted to the top of the vehicle between a front windshield and a top cover of the vehicle;
a second bracket body mounted to the top of the vehicle between a top cover and a rear windshield of the vehicle; and
a connecting body, comprising:
a first connecting piece arranged on the left side of the first bracket body and mounted with a first image sensor,
a second connecting piece arranged on the right side of the first bracket body and mounted with a second image sensor, wherein the first image sensor and the second image sensor are side front view image sensors,
a third connecting piece arranged on the first bracket body and mounted with a LiDAR sensor, and
a fourth connecting piece arranged on the second bracket body and mounted with a third image sensor, wherein the third image sensor is a rear view image sensor,

wherein the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are arranged above A pillars of the vehicle, the first image sensor and the second image sensor are symmetrical along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and the field of view between the first image sensor and the second image sensor have an overlapping area along the forward direction of the vehicle for binocular ranging, and
wherein, the first bracket body and the second bracket body are arranged forward and backward along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

2. The bracket assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting body further comprises:
a fifth connecting piece arranged on the second bracket body and mounted with a brake light.

3. The bracket assembly according to claim 1 , wherein,
the first bracket body and the second bracket body are centrosymmetric along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

4. The bracket assembly according to claim 2 , wherein,
the third connecting piece, the fourth connecting piece and/or the fifth connecting piece are arranged on the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

5. A device arranged on vehicle roof, characterized in that comprising:
a first bracket body mounted to the top of the vehicle between a front windshield and a top cover of the vehicle;
a connecting body, comprising;
a first connecting piece arranged on the left side of the first bracket body,
a second connecting piece arranged on the right side of the first bracket body, and
a third connecting piece arranged on the first bracket body,
wherein the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are arranged above A pillars of the vehicle;

a first image sensor mounted to the first connecting piece;
a second image sensor mounted to the second connecting piece, wherein the first image sensor and the second image sensor are side front view image sensors, the first image sensor and the second image sensor are symmetrical along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and the field of view between the first image sensor and the second image sensor have an overlapping area along the forward direction of the vehicle for binocular ranging; and
a LiDAR mounted to the third connecting piece, wherein,
the device on vehicle roof further comprises a second bracket body mounted to the top of the vehicle, and the first bracket body and the second bracket body are arranged forward and backward along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle,
the connecting piece further comprises a fourth connecting piece arranged on the second bracket body, and
the device on vehicle roof further comprises a third image sensor mounted to the fourth connecting piece, wherein the third image sensor is a rear view image sensor.

6. The device on vehicle roof according to claim 5 , wherein,
the connecting body further comprises a fifth connecting piece arranged on the second bracket body, and
the device on vehicle roof further comprises a brake light mounted to the fifth connecting piece.

7. The vehicle according to cclaim 5 , wherein further comprising:
two side rear view image sensors respectively arranged on fenders of the vehicle.

8. The vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein further comprising:
one or more front view image sensors arranged behind the front window glass of the vehicle.

9. The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein,
the number of the front view image sensors is two, and one of the front view image sensors is a wide-angle camera, and the other is a narrow-angle camera.

10. The bracket assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece are arranged symmetrically along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

11. The bracket assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, the first bracket body is centrosymmetric along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

12. The bracket assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, the third connecting piece is arranged on a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Nio Technology Anhui Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li William
• Agrawal Samir
• Zhang Jianyong
• Chen Waylon
• Hu John
• Cai Yunyue
• Gong Xiaoning
• Ren Shaoqing
• Li Ted
• Cao Gordon
• Chen Jiong
• Samson Matt
• Zhang Devin
• Dong Yunfeng
• Cheng Taylor
• Guo Nicole

Classifications

• B60R11/04 Primary

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

• B60Q1/44

  for indicating braking action {or preparation for braking, e.g. by detection of the foot approaching the brake pedal} · CPC title

• B60R19/483

  with obstacle sensors of electric or electronic type · CPC title

• F16M13/02

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• G01S7/4811

  common to transmitter and receiver · CPC title