# US 11,115,577 B2 · Driver monitoring device mounting structure

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- Number: US 11,115,577 B2
- Document ID: US11115577B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/591,886
- Filed: 2019-10-03
- Published: 2020-05-21
- Granted: 2021-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2018-11-19
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Yusuke Takai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11115577B2

## CPC

- H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
- A61B 5/6893: {Cars}
- B60R 11/04: Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
- B60R 16/023: for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
- G06V 20/597: {Recognising the driver's state or behaviour, e.g. attention or drowsiness}
- H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils
- A61B 5/0077: {Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens}
- A61B 5/18: for vehicle drivers {or machine operators}
- B60R 2011/001: {Vehicle control means, e.g. steering-wheel or column}
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING

## Abstract

A driver monitoring device mounting structure that includes: a driver monitoring device main body that is attached to a steering column; a supporting component that has an anchoring portion and a fastening portion, and that supports a connector that is attached to a lead wire that is drawn out from the driver monitoring device main body; and a column cover that has a temporary fixing portion to which the anchoring portion is temporarily fixed, and a fixing portion to which the fastening portion is fixed, and that covers the steering column.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A driver monitoring device mounting structure, the structure comprising:
a driver monitoring device main body that is attached to an upper portion of a steering column that supports a steering wheel, the driver monitoring device main body being disposed on the upper portion of the steering column and in front of the steering wheel as viewed in a front-rear direction of a vehicle;
a supporting component that has an anchoring portion and a fastening portion, and that supports a connector that is attached to a lead wire that is drawn out from the driver monitoring device main body; and
a column cover that has a temporary fixing portion to which the anchoring portion is temporarily fixed, and a fixing portion to which the fastening portion is fixed,
wherein the column cover covers the anchoring portion, the fastening portion, the temporary fixing portion and the steering column,
wherein the anchoring portion is temporarily fixed to the temporary fixing portion by means of a weight of the supporting component.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The driver monitoring device mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein:
the lead wire curves along the steering column, and
the anchoring portion is temporarily fixed to the temporary fixing portion by a reaction force generated by the lead wire.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The driver monitoring device mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the temporary fixing portion and the fixing portion are formed as a single integrated unit.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The driver monitoring device mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the column cover covers the driver monitoring device main body.

### Claim 5

A driver monitoring device mounting structure, the structure comprising:
a driver monitoring device main body that is attached to an upper portion of a steering column that supports a steering wheel, the driver monitoring device main body being disposed on the upper portion of the steering column and in front of the steering wheel as viewed in a front-rear direction of a vehicle;
a supporting component that has an anchoring portion and a fastening portion, and that supports a connector that is attached to a lead wire that is drawn out from the driver monitoring device main body; and
a column cover that has a temporary fixing portion to which the anchoring portion is temporarily fixed, and a fixing portion to which the fastening portion is fixed,
wherein the column cover covers the anchoring portion, the fastening portion, the temporary fixing portion and the steering column, and
wherein the anchoring portion includes a distal end bent into a hook-shape, and the temporary fixing portion includes (i) a slit portion or a hole portion, into which the hook-shaped distal end is inserted, and (ii) a catch portion that catches the hook-shaped distal end.