Near-infrared sensor cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023161010-A1
Application number	US-202017793126-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 3, 2020
Priority date	Jan 16, 2020
Publication date	May 25, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An angle formed by a near-infrared ray refracted when passing through an emission surface and a normal line is θ, an angle formed by an incident surface and the emission surface is x, and an angle formed by a boundary surface between front and rear base members and the emission surface is y. An angle formed by the near-infrared ray refracted when passing through the incident surface and a normal line is α, an angle formed by the near-infrared ray incident on the boundary surface and a normal line is β, and an angle formed by the near-infrared ray refracted when passing through the boundary surface and the normal line is δ. The incident surface is inclined with respect to the emission surface by the angle x defined by Equation: x+y−α−β=0or x+y−α+β=0.

First claim

1 . A near-infrared ray sensor cover comprising:
a cover main body portion that is arranged in front in a transmission direction of a near-infrared ray transmitted from a near-infrared ray sensor, and has near-infrared ray transmission properties, wherein: the cover main body portion has a first resin layer having a refractive index n 1 and a second resin layer formed on a front side of the first resin layer in the transmission direction and having a refractive index n 2 different from the refractive index n 1 , sets a rear surface of the first resin layer in the transmission direction as an incident surface of the near-infrared ray, and sets a front surface of the second resin layer as an emission surface of the near-infrared ray; and when an angle formed by the near-infrared ray refracted when passing through the emission surface and a normal line with respect to the emission surface is θ, an angle formed by the incident surface and the emission surface is x, an angle formed by a boundary surface between the first resin layer and the second resin layer and the emission surface is y, an angle formed by the near-infrared ray refracted when passing through the incident surface and a normal line with respect to the incident surface is α, an angle formed by the near-infrared ray incident on the boundary surface and a normal line with respect to the boundary surface is β, and an angle formed by the near-infrared ray refracted when passing through the boundary surface and the normal line with respect to the emission surface is δ, the incident surface is inclined with respect to the emission surface by the angle x defined based on Equations:
sin(θ+ x )= n 1 sin α;

n 1 sin β= n 2 sin(δ− y );

n 2 sin δ=sin θ; and

x+y−α−β= 0 or x+y−α+β= 0.

2 . The near-infrared ray sensor cover according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second resin layer is made of a front base member formed of a transparent resin material and composed of an uneven surface having irregularities in the transmission direction as a rear surface in the transmission direction; the first resin layer is made of a rear base member formed of a resin material, arranged on a rear side of the front base member in the transmission direction, and composed of an uneven surface having irregularities so as to be engaged with the uneven surface of the front base member as a front surface in the transmission direction; and a decorative layer made of a material that reflects visible light and has near-infrared ray transmission properties is formed between the front base member and the rear base member.

Assignees

• Toyoda Gosei Kk

Inventors

• Fukagawa Koji
• Okumura Koji

Classifications

• G02B5/208 Primary

  for use with infrared or ultraviolet radiation, e.g. for separating visible light from infrared and/or ultraviolet radiation · CPC title

• G01S7/4816 Primary

  of receivers alone · CPC title

• G02B5/26

  Reflecting filters (G02B5/28 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01S7/4813

  Housing arrangements · CPC title

• G01S17/931

  of land vehicles · CPC title