# US 2019/0168671 A1 · Sensor mount structure

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- Number: US 2019/0168671 A1
- Document ID: US20190168671A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/172,257
- Filed: 2018-10-26
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-06
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Naoya HIGASHIMACHI; Hiroaki ITO; Koh MIZUTANI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168671A1

## CPC

- B60R 1/04: mounted inside vehicle {(B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence)}
- B60K 35/50: Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle (B60K35/231 takes precedence)
- B60R 1/12: Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks
- B60R 11/04: Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
- B60K 35/405: {Fogging prevention}
- B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10)
- B60R 2001/1215: {with information displays}
- B60R 2001/1253: {with cameras, video cameras or video screens}
- B60R 2011/0033: {Rear-view mirrors}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES

## Abstract

A sensor mount structure, including: a sensor device that detects information regarding at least a region ahead of a vehicle; a display device that displays images of at least a region behind the vehicle; a support member that covers a part of the sensor device from below and that is attached to a base member provided at an inner surface of a front windshield glass; an arm member that has an upper end portion attached to the support member and a lower end portion attached to a length direction center portion of the display device; and a cover member, a minimum distance between the cover member and an upper peripheral edge at a length direction end portion of the display device being longer than a minimum distance between the cover member and an upper peripheral edge at the length direction center portion of the display device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sensor mount structure, comprising:
a sensor device that detects information regarding at least a region ahead of a vehicle;
a display device that displays images of at least a region behind the vehicle;
a support member that covers a part of the sensor device from below and that is attached to a base member provided at an inner surface of a front windshield glass;
an arm member that has an upper end portion attached to the support member and that has a lower end portion attached to a length direction center portion of the display device; and
a cover member that covers the support member,
a minimum distance between the cover member and an upper peripheral edge at a length direction end portion of the display device being longer than a minimum distance between the cover member and an upper peripheral edge at the length direction center portion of the display device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The sensor mount structure of claim 1, wherein the cover member includes a step at a location at which the cover member faces the upper peripheral edge at the length direction end portion of the display device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The sensor mount structure of claim 1, wherein:
the support member is formed in a shape of a casing including a bottom wall; and
a bracket having a length direction along a vehicle front-rear direction is provided at the bottom wall, and the upper end portion of the arm member is attached to the bracket.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The sensor mount structure of claim 1, wherein the support member is fastened, together with the sensor device, to the base member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The sensor mount structure of claim 4, wherein the support member and the sensor device are fastened to the base member at four points separated from each other in a vehicle front-rear direction and a vehicle width direction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The sensor mount structure of claim 1, wherein the display device is an electronic interior mirror.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The sensor mount structure of claim 1, wherein the cover member covers the support member while circumventing the arm member.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The sensor mount structure of claim 1, wherein the sensor device comprises a sensor employing a camera or an infrared laser beam.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

The sensor mount structure of claim 3, wherein the bracket is in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The sensor mount structure of claim 7, wherein the cover member covers the support member from the vehicle lower side.