US 2021/0229754 A1Published application

Mounting structure of vehicle-use detection sensor and bracket

AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorKensaku SHIBATA

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Abstract

A mounting structure of a vehicle-use detection sensor comprises a fender panel 10, an inner panel 18 placed on a vehicle inward side with respect to the panel 10, a detection sensor 14 placed in a space between the panels 10 and 18, and a bracket 20 placed in the above-mentioned space, holding the sensor 14, and fixed to the panel 10. The bracket 20 comprises a first wall part 22 including a surface 22a fixed to the panel 10, a second wall part 24 placed on the vehicle inward side with respect to the wall part 22 and including a surface 24b opposing the panel 18, and a connection part 26 connecting the wall parts 22 and 24. The wall part 24 comprises recessed parts 40, 42 on vehicle front and rear sides thereof, respectively, each of which being recessed from the surface 24b toward a vehicle outward direction.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A mounting structure of a vehicle-use detection sensor comprising:

a fender panel constituting a part of a lateral surface of a vehicle body;
an inner panel placed on a vehicle inward side with respect to said fender panel in such a manner that said inner panel opposes said fender panel;
a detection sensor placed in a space formed on said vehicle inward side with respect to said fender panel as well as on a vehicle outward side with respect to said inner panel and comprising a detection part capable of detecting surrounding information, said detection part being exposed to a vehicle lateral side via an opening part provided at said fender panel;
and
a bracket placed in said space, holding said detection sensor, and fixed to said fender panel,
wherein,
said bracket comprises:
a first wall part including a fender-panel-fixed-surface on said vehicle outward side thereof, said fender-panel-fixed-surface being to be fixed to said fender panel, and including an opening part for exposing said detection part of said detection sensor to said vehicle lateral side;
a second wall part placed on said vehicle inward side with respect to said first wall part in such a manner that said second wall part opposes said first wall part, covering a surface on said vehicle inward side of said detection sensor, including a detection-sensor-fixed-surface, said detection sensor being to be fixed thereto, on said vehicle outward side thereof, and including an inner-panel-opposing-surface opposing said inner panel on said vehicle inward side thereof;
and
a connection part connecting said first wall part and said second wall part, and
said second wall part comprises a recessed part on a vehicle front side thereof and a recessed part on a vehicle rear side thereof, each of which being recessed from said inner-panel-opposing-surface toward a vehicle outward direction.

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