# US 12,109,950 B2 · Attachment device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,109,950 B2 - Document ID: US12109950B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/799,709 - Filed: 2020-12-21 - Published: 2023-03-02 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-18 - Assignees: Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Takeshi Sato; Takayuki Hioki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12109950B2 ## CPC - B60R 11/04: Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle - G02B 27/0006: {with means to keep optical surfaces clean, e.g. by preventing or removing dirt, stains, contamination, condensation (G02B1/18 takes precedence; cleaning in general B08B)} - G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories} - H04N 23/00: Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof - H04N 23/50: Constructional details - H05B 3/84: Heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas, e.g. for demisting or de-icing windows, mirrors or vehicle windshields - B60R 2011/0026: {Windows, e.g. windscreen} - B60S 1/026: {using electrical means} - B60S 1/56: specially adapted for cleaning other parts or devices than front windows or windscreens {(rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior including cleaning devices B60R1/0602)} - H05B 2203/008: with layout including a portion free of resistive material, e.g. communication window - H05B 2203/014: Heaters using resistive wires or cables not provided for in H05B3/54 - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - B60S: SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract An attachment device that suppresses a decrease in the detection accuracy of a sensor. This attachment device is designed to attach a sensor to one surface side of a transmission plate such that the sensor can detect a transmitted wave transmitted from the other surface side. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An attachment apparatus that attaches a sensor on a side of one surface of a transparent plate so as to detect a transmitted wave transmitted from a side of another surface of the transparent plate, the attachment apparatus comprising: a supporting section that is fixed between the transparent plate and the sensor, and is formed with a bent section recessed in a direction away from the transparent plate, the bent section being formed with a window section facing an opening section of the bent section to expose the sensor to a side of the transparent plate, the bent section including a facing surface formed so as to face the transparent plate while being away from the opening section toward the window section; a heating section that is placed on a back surface on an opposite side of the facing surface of the bent section; and a conducting section that is placed so as to extend along the facing surface, and conducts, along the facing surface, heat conducted from the heating section, wherein, the heat conducted by the conducting section is dissipated toward the transparent plate, and the conducting section is embedded into the bent section so that a surface of the conducting section is exposed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The attachment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, the bent section includes a side surface erected from the facing surface to the transparent plate, and the conducting section is placed so as to further extend along the side surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The attachment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, the transparent plate is a windshield of a vehicle, and the sensor is an image capturing section that captures an image on the side of one surface of the transparent plate. ### Claim 4 An attachment apparatus that attaches a sensor on a side of one surface of a transparent plate so as to detect a transmitted wave transmitted from a side of another surface of the transparent plate, the attachment apparatus comprising: a supporting section that is fixed between the transparent plate and the sensor, and is formed with a bent section recessed in a direction away from the transparent plate, the bent section being formed with a window section facing an opening section of the bent section to expose the sensor to a side of the transparent plate, the bent section including a facing surface formed so as to face the transparent plate while being away from the opening section toward the window section; a heating section that is placed on a back surface on an opposite side of the facing surface of the bent section; and a conducting section that is placed so as to extend along the facing surface, and conducts, along the facing surface, heat conducted from the heating section, wherein, the heat conducted by the conducting section is dissipated toward the transparent plate, and the conducting section is formed thick in an area farthest from the transparent plate in a heat dissipation direction. ### Claim 5 An attachment apparatus that attaches a sensor on a side of one surface of a transparent plate so as to detect a transmitted wave transmitted from a side of another surface of the transparent plate, the attachment apparatus comprising: a supporting section that is fixed between the transparent plate and the sensor, and is formed with a bent section recessed in a direction away from the transparent plate, the bent section being formed with a window section facing an opening section of the bent section to expose the sensor to a side of the transparent plate, the bent section including a facing surface formed so as to face the transparent plate while being away from the opening section toward the window section; a heating section that is placed on a back surface on an opposite side of the facing surface of the bent section; and a conducting section that is placed so as to extend along the facing surface, and conducts, along the facing surface, heat conducted from the heating section, wherein, the heat conducted by the conducting section is dissipated toward the transparent plate, and the conducting section is formed thick around an edge.