# US 2019/0168684 A1 · Sensor mount structure

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- Number: US 2019/0168684 A1
- Document ID: US20190168684A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/171,999
- 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/US20190168684A1

## CPC

- B60R 11/04: Mounting of cameras operative during drive; Arrangement of controls thereof relative to the vehicle
- B60R 1/04: mounted inside vehicle {(B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence)}
- G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories}
- H04N 13/239: using two two-dimensional [2D] image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance (H04N13/243 takes precedence)
- H04N 23/51: Housings
- H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
- H04N 23/90: Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
- B60R 2011/0026: {Windows, e.g. windscreen}
- B60R 2011/005: {Connection with the vehicle part}
- H04N 2213/001: Constructional or mechanical details
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- 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

## Abstract

A sensor mount structure, including: a first sensor device that includes a first sensor configured to detect surroundings information for a vehicle, and that is attached to an inner surface of a front windshield glass further toward a vehicle front and upper side than an interior mirror; a second sensor device that includes a second sensor configured to detect surroundings information for the vehicle, and that is attached to the inner surface of the front windshield glass further toward the vehicle front and upper side than the interior mirror and further toward the vehicle front side than the first sensor device; and a view angle hood member that is disposed at a vehicle front and lower side of the first sensor, the view angle hood member overlapping with the second sensor device in a vehicle front-rear direction in side view along a vehicle width direction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sensor mount structure, comprising:
a first sensor device that includes a first sensor configured to detect surroundings information for a vehicle, and that is attached to an inner surface of a front windshield glass further toward a vehicle front and upper side than an interior mirror;
a second sensor device that includes a second sensor configured to detect surroundings information for the vehicle, and that is attached to the inner surface of the front windshield glass further toward the vehicle front and upper side than the interior mirror and further toward the vehicle front side than the first sensor device; and
a view angle hood member that is disposed at a vehicle front and lower side of the first sensor,
the view angle hood member overlapping with the second sensor device in a vehicle front-rear direction in side view along a vehicle width direction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The sensor mount structure of claim 1, wherein the interior mirror is supported by a support member formed in a shape of a casing.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The sensor mount structure of claim 2, wherein:
the first sensor device includes a device body holding the first sensor; and
the support member is fastened, together with the device body, to a base member attached to the inner surface of the front windshield glass.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The sensor mount structure of claim 3, wherein a portion of the device body is housed in the support member, and a space is formed between an outer face of the portion of the device body housed in the support member and an inner face of the support member.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The sensor mount structure of claim 3, wherein the view angle hood member is integrally formed with the base member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The sensor mount structure of claim 5, wherein:
the base member is made from metal; and
a heat generating body is provided at a lower face of the view angle hood member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The sensor mount structure of claim 1, wherein the first sensor is configured by a pair of left and right cameras having different focal distances from each other.