US 12,754,313 B2Granted

Device for determining an orientation of a sensor installed on a bumper of a motor vehicle

AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

InventorMartin Heller

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Abstract

A device for determining an orientation of a sensor installed on the body of a motor vehicle is provided, in which the sensor having a planar surface is accessible from the outside. The device includes an elongate main body, with the main body having a planar contact face at one end and, at the other end, at least one recess for receiving at least one measuring bar. The elongate recess is designed such that a longitudinal axis of the recess runs perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the main body. The planar contact face of the main body is designed such that the longitudinal axis of the main body runs parallel to a normal vector of the planar surface of the sensor when the planar contact face of the main body is in surface contact with the planar surface of the sensor.

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Dependent claims

A device for determining an orientation of a sensor installed on a body of a motor vehicle, wherein the sensor includes a flat plane which is accessible from outside, the device comprising:

an elongated main body that includes a flat contact surface at one end;
and
an elongated recess for accommodating a measuring rod at another end;
wherein the recess is formed in such a way that a longitudinal axis of the recess extends perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the main body;
wherein the flat contact surface of the main body is formed in such a way that the longitudinal axis of the main body extends parallel to a normal vector of the flat plane of the sensor when the flat contact surface of the main body is in planar contact with the flat plane of the sensor;
wherein the main body is cylindrical;
wherein the main body includes a narrowing in a region between the one end, at which the flat contact surface is been formed, and the other end, at which the recess is formed;
and
wherein the main body has a length of 2 cm to 4 cm.

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