Vehicle exterior component and electromagnetic wave radar system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023314558-A1
Application number	US-202318181995-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 10, 2023
Priority date	Mar 30, 2022
Publication date	Oct 5, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle exterior component includes a cover, a housing, and a substrate. The cover is configured to arranged forward of a radar device in an emission direction of electromagnetic waves. The housing covers a rear surface of the cover. The substrate is arranged in the housing. The substrate includes a light emitting unit configured to emit visible light. The cover forms an angle in a range of 0° to 5° with respect to an orthogonal plane that is orthogonal to the emission direction. The rear wall of the housing faces the cover in the emission direction and forms an angle in a range of 2° to 10° with respect to the orthogonal plane.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle exterior component configured to be used in a vehicle on which a radar device is mounted, the radar device emitting and receiving electromagnetic waves, the vehicle exterior component comprising:
a cover configured to be arranged forward of the radar device in an emission direction of the electromagnetic waves; a housing that covers a rear surface of the cover; and a substrate arranged in the housing, wherein the substrate includes a light emitting unit configured to emit visible light, the cover forms an angle in a range of 0° to 5° with respect to an orthogonal plane that is orthogonal to the emission direction, and a rear wall of the housing faces the cover in the emission direction and forms an angle in a range of 2° to 10° with respect to the orthogonal plane.

2 . The vehicle exterior component according to claim 1 , wherein
the substrate is disposed adjacent to an emission range of the electromagnetic waves, and the vehicle exterior component is configured such that
an electromagnetic wave absorber is provided at an end of the substrate that faces the emission range of the electromagnetic waves, the electromagnetic wave absorber absorbing the electromagnetic waves, or
a distance exists between the end of the substrate that faces the emission range of the electromagnetic waves and the emission range of the electromagnetic waves.

3 . A vehicle exterior component configured to be used in a vehicle on which a radar device is mounted, the radar device emitting and receiving electromagnetic waves, the vehicle exterior component comprising:
a cover configured to be arranged forward of the radar device in an emission direction of the electromagnetic waves; a housing that covers a rear surface of the cover; and a substrate arranged in the housing, wherein the substrate includes a light emitting unit configured to emit visible light, the substrate is disposed adjacent to an emission range of the electromagnetic waves, and the vehicle exterior component is configured such that
an electromagnetic wave absorber is provided at an end of the substrate that faces the emission range of the electromagnetic waves, the electromagnetic wave absorber absorbing the electromagnetic waves, or
a distance exists between the end of the substrate that faces the emission range of the electromagnetic waves and the emission range of the electromagnetic waves.

4 . An electromagnetic wave radar system, comprising:
the vehicle exterior component according to claim 1 ; and the radar device, wherein a distance between the cover and the rear wall of the housing at a center of the emission range of the millimeter waves is equal to an integer multiple of half of a wavelength of the millimeter waves in air.

5 . An electromagnetic wave radar system, comprising:
the vehicle exterior component according to claim 3 ; and the radar device, wherein a distance between the cover and a rear wall of the housing at a center of the emission range of the millimeter waves is equal to an integer multiple of half of a wavelength of the millimeter waves in air.

Assignees

• Toyoda Gosei Kk

Inventors

• Aoyama Shunsuke
• Okumura Koji
• Sugiyama Takeshi

Classifications

• G01S7/028 Primary

  Miniaturisation, e.g. surface mounted device [SMD] packaging or housings · CPC title

• G01S13/931 Primary

  of land vehicles · CPC title

• G01S2013/93271

  in the front of the vehicles · CPC title

• G01S7/03 Primary

  Details of HF subsystems specially adapted therefor, e.g. common to transmitter and receiver · CPC title

• G01S2013/93277

  in the lights · CPC title