Method for producing an ultrasonic sensor for a motor vehicle, ultrasonic sensor and motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9400327-B2
Application number	US-201314417259-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2013
Priority date	Jul 27, 2012
Publication date	Jul 26, 2016
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016

Abstract

A method for producing an ultrasonic sensor for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method involves providing a sensor housing, a membrane for emitting and/or receiving ultrasonic signals, and a decoupling element, which is arranged between the sensor housing and the membrane, the decoupling element being injection-moulded onto an inner surface of the sensor housing and the membrane being subsequently inserted into the sensor housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for producing an ultrasonic sensor for a motor vehicle by providing a sensor housing, a membrane for emitting and/or receiving ultrasonic signals, and a decoupling element, which is arranged between the sensor housing and the membrane, the method comprising:
injection-moulding the decoupling element onto an inner surface of the sensor housing; and
subsequently inserting the membrane into the sensor housing.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor housing is formed by two housing shells that are separate from one another and the decoupling element is formed by two separate parts, and wherein a part of the decoupling element is respectively injection-moulded onto the respective inner surfaces of the two housing shells.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the insertion of the membrane into the sensor housing comprises the membrane first being inserted into the one housing shell and the two housing shells subsequently being connected to one another, and so the membrane is clamped in place between the two parts of the decoupling element.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the two housing shells are connected to one another by way of latching means.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein by the connection of the housing shells, the membrane is fixed in the sensor housing with a form fit and/or force fit, between the parts on either side of the decoupling element.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the parts of the decoupling element has a seal for sealing a connecting location between the two housing shells.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the decoupling element is formed with a first holding region for the force-fitting and/or form-fitting holding of the membrane.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the first holding region is formed with a peripheral radial groove, in which a radial edge region of the membrane is received to produce the form fit and/or the force fit.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the decoupling element is formed with a second holding region for holding a printed circuit board.

10. An ultrasonic sensor for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a sensor housing, with a membrane for emitting and/or receiving ultrasonic signals; and
a decoupling element is arranged between the sensor housing and the membrane,
wherein the decoupling element is injection-moulded on an inner surface of the sensor housing and the sensor housing has two housing shells that are separate from one another, between which the membrane is clamped in place.

11. A motor vehicle with an ultrasonic sensor according to claim 10 .

Assignees

• Valeo Schalter & Sensoren Gmbh

Inventors

• Kupfernagel Uwe

Classifications

• G10K9/122 Primary

  using piezoelectric driving means {(G10K9/121 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• Y10T29/49005

  Acoustic transducer · CPC title

• G10K9/22

  Mountings; Casings · CPC title

• G01S7/521 Primary

  Constructional features · CPC title