JP6455357B2 - Mounting structure for in-vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device such as a radar to be assembled to a windshield of a vehicle, and relates to a mounting structure for an in-vehicle device that satisfies the appearance and light shielding properties.

During low-speed driving due to traffic jams, when the laser radar detects the vehicle ahead and determines that it is not possible to avoid a collision, the automatic brake is activated to avoid the danger of a rear-end collision or reduce the damage caused by the collision. In recent years, such vehicles equipped with laser radar have attracted attention.
Conventionally, when assembling an in-vehicle device such as a radar on the windshield of a vehicle, a ceramic layer is printed on the windshield from the viewpoint of appearance and light shielding properties, and the in-vehicle device is externally provided to cover the entire radar with the ceramic layer. It is set to be difficult to see (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-8317 A

  However, when the ceramic layer is printed in a region close to the passenger's field of vision, the glass is distorted, so that the outside field of view also appears distorted, affecting visibility.

  In the present invention, an intermediate member of the same color as the ceramic layer print applied to the windshield is mounted on the mounting surface of the bracket for mounting the vehicle equipment on the windshield, and the intermediate member is interposed between the vehicle equipment and the windshield. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure for an in-vehicle device that does not affect visibility and does not impair the appearance.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention prints a ceramic layer on at least an inner surface upper edge of a windshield, mounts an in-vehicle device on a bracket having a plate-like mounting surface, and prints the ceramic layer. The upper part of the plate-shaped mounting surface is bonded to the inner surface of the windshield by bonding the upper part of the plate-shaped mounting surface to the inner surface of the windshield, and the entire lower part of the plate-shaped mounting surface is an intermediate member of the same color as the ceramic layer print. It is in close contact with the inner surface of the windshield.
Moreover, this invention exists in the said ceramic layer printed part and the said intermediate member being comprised so that it may overlap in a mutual boundary part.
Furthermore, in the present invention, the in-vehicle device has a detection unit that detects an object around the vehicle, and surrounds a part or the entire circumference of the detection unit opening formed on the plate-like mounting surface. The intermediate member is arranged.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a sheet member of the same color as that of the ceramic layer print and the intermediate member on the inner surface of the windshield corresponding to a position between the ceramic layer printed portion and the intermediate member. The upper part overlaps the ceramic layer print, and the lower part of the sheet member overlaps the intermediate member.
Further, the plate-like mounting surface is formed with two openings for the detection part in the vertical direction, and the sheet member is disposed on the inner surface of the windshield corresponding to the gap between the openings for the detection part.
Furthermore, the present invention resides in that a camera is mounted as the in-vehicle device.
Furthermore, a cover for covering the in-vehicle device is mounted between the plate-shaped mounting surface and the cover is disposed behind the plate-shaped mounting surface.
Further, the lower end of the plate-like mounting surface is disposed below the lower end of the terminal of the cover.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
A ceramic layer is printed on at least the upper surface of the inner surface of the windshield, and an in-vehicle device is mounted on a bracket having a plate-shaped mounting surface, and the plate-shaped mounting surface is attached to the inner surface of the windshield printed with the ceramic layer via an adhesive. The upper part of the in-vehicle device is attached to the inner surface side of the windshield, and the entire lower part of the plate-like attachment surface is brought into close contact with the inner surface of the windshield via an intermediate member of the same color as the ceramic layer print. Therefore, since the in-vehicle device and the bracket cannot be seen from the outside, the appearance can be improved, and since the in-vehicle device is not blindfolded by the ceramic layer, the windshield is not distorted.
In addition, since the ceramic layer printed portion and the intermediate member are configured to overlap each other at the boundary portion, appearance can be improved by eliminating a gap between the ceramic layer printed portion and the intermediate member. .
Further, the in-vehicle device includes a detection unit that detects an object around the vehicle, and the intermediate member is disposed so as to surround a part or the entire periphery of the detection unit opening formed on the plate-like mounting surface. Since it arrange | positions, it can perform the light-shielding function with respect to a detection part, and can improve the precision of vehicle equipment.
Furthermore, a sheet member of the same color as the ceramic layer print and the intermediate member is attached to the inner surface of the windshield at a position corresponding to between the ceramic layer printed portion and the intermediate member, and the upper portion of the sheet member is the ceramic member. Since the layer print and the lower part of the sheet member overlap with the intermediate member, the sheet member is provided on the lower side of the ceramic layer, so that the range of adhesion of the bracket to the windshield can be expanded. Can be securely held.
Further, the plate-like mounting surface is formed with two openings for the detection part at the top and bottom, and the sheet member is disposed on the inner surface of the windshield corresponding to the space between the openings for the detection part. Prevents poor visibility and blocks light, improving camera recognition.
Furthermore, since the present invention is equipped with a camera as the in-vehicle device, it is possible to receive various signals or to ensure vision, and the camera is hidden by the plate-like mounting surface of the bracket, so that the appearance is impaired. There is nothing.
Furthermore, since a cover that covers the in-vehicle device is mounted between the plate-shaped mounting surface and this cover is arranged behind the plate-shaped mounting surface, the cover is hidden by the plate-shaped mounting surface, so that the appearance is improved. To do.
Furthermore, since the lower end of the plate-like mounting surface is disposed below the lower end of the cover, the appearance of the cover is improved because the end of the cover cannot be seen from the horizontal direction.

It is a perspective view which shows the mounting structure of the vehicle equipment by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the part to which the ceramic print of FIG. 1 and an ept sealer are given. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the vehicle equipment of FIG. It is the front view which looked at the vehicle equipment of FIG. 4 from the vehicle body front. It is the elements on larger scale which expand and show the side surface of the vehicle equipment of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the radar mounted as an in-vehicle apparatus of FIG. It is a front view which shows the modification of the vehicle equipment of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
Fig. 1 shows in-vehicle equipment such as a laser radar mounted on the inner surface of the windshield of the vehicle body, and Fig. 2 shows the area where the ceramic layer is printed around the windshield and the range of the opt sealer. It is a thing.

  1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body, and a windshield 2 is disposed on the front surface of the vehicle body 1. The windshield 2 is assembled to the vehicle body 1 with an adhesive, and a ceramic layer 3 having a predetermined width is printed around the indoor side of the windshield 2. The ceramic layer 3 printed on the upper end of the windshield 2 is printed broadly on the lower side at a substantially central portion in the vehicle width direction, and an on-vehicle laser radar is assembled as an in-vehicle device 4 in this portion. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 3, the in-vehicle device 4 is assembled to a bracket 5 having a substantially rectangular plate-shaped mounting surface 50, and the upper end portion of the plate-shaped mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5 is ceramic through an adhesive 6. It is bonded to the inner surface side of the windshield 2 to which the layer 3 is applied. The in-vehicle device 4 is assembled to the rear surface of the vehicle body of the plate-shaped mounting surface 50, that is, the indoor side, and is mounted along the windshield 2 with the vehicle body front side of the plate-shaped mounting surface 50.
An intermediate member 7 having the same color as the ceramic layer 3 print is provided on the lower end side from the intermediate position of the front surface of the vehicle body of the plate-like mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5, and the windshield 2 is interposed through this intermediate member 7. It is in close contact with the inner surface. The intermediate member 7 is made of a sealing member such as an epoxy sealer having the same color as the ceramic layer print.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a light receiving opening (receiving opening) 51 having a trapezoidal shape at the center as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is formed on the front surface of the plate-like mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5. A rectangular light-emitting opening (transmitting opening) 52 smaller than the light-receiving opening 51 is provided below the opening 51. A radar main body 4A as shown in FIG. 6 is assembled on the surface of the plate-like mounting surface 50 on the vehicle body rear side. In the radar main body 4A, a light receiving unit 41 serving as a receiving unit is assembled to the light receiving opening 51, and a light emitting unit 42 serving as a transmitting unit is assembled to the light emitting opening 52.

An intermediate member 7 using an ept sealer is provided from the substantially intermediate position of the light receiving opening 51 to the lower side in the entire lower part of the front surface of the plate-like mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5. The intermediate member 7 is provided on the lower side of the plate-like mounting surface 50 excluding the light receiving opening 51 and the light emitting opening 52 and is in close contact with the inner surface of the windshield 2. On the upper side of the intermediate member 7 provided on both sides of the light receiving opening 51, the ceramic layer 3 is extended so as to overlap the printed portion. A portion 70 surrounded by a broken line indicates a portion overlapping the ceramic layer 3.
Ranges 60A, 60B, 61A and 61B for applying the adhesive 6 are provided on the upper surface and both sides of the light receiving opening 51 on the front side of the plate-like mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5, and this range 60A. , 60B, 61A, 61B, the plate-like mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5 is bonded to the inner surface side of the windshield 2 on which the ceramic layer 3 is printed by the adhesive 6 applied thereto. A double-sided tape 8 is affixed between the areas 60A and 60B to which the adhesive 6 is applied, and the double-sided tape 9 is bonded from the inside to the lower side of the areas 61A and 61B to which the adhesive 6 is applied. The bracket 5 is attached to the inner surface side of the windshield 2 on which the ceramic layer 3 is printed by the adhesive 6 applied to the areas 60A, 60B, 61A and 61B to which the adhesive 6 is applied and the double-sided tapes 8 and 9. ing.

  A cover 10 that covers the vehicle-mounted device 4 is provided on the rear side of the vehicle-mounted device 4 so as to be mounted on the plate-like mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5. As shown in FIG. The open portion is shielded by a roof lining 12 disposed inside the roof panel 11 of the vehicle body 1. As shown in FIG. 7, the lower end 50 a of the plate-like mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5 extends below the lower end 10 a of the cover 10 to extend downward from the lower end 10 a of the cover 10. Is covered with a blind so that the vehicle-mounted device 4 cannot be seen through the windshield 2 from the front.

  FIG. 8 is a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, and the ceramic layer 3 print and intermediate member are interposed between the ceramic layer 3 print portion mounted on the inner surface side of the windshield 2 and the intermediate member 7. 7, the sheet member 13 of the same color as that of 7 is attached to the plate-like mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5 separately. The upper part of the sheet member 13 is configured to overlap the ceramic layer 3 print, and the lower part of the sheet member 13 is configured to overlap the intermediate member 7. Thereby, since the sheet | seat member 13 is provided under the ceramic layer 3, the adhesion range to the windshield 2 of a bracket can be expanded.

  According to the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 surrounded by a broken line, the ceramic layer 3 is printed around the inner surface side of the windshield 2. In the upper center portion of the windshield 2 to be attached, it is printed in the wide 3A so as to protrude from the surroundings, and in the tip 3b of the wide portion 3a, it is printed in the recess 3B so as to avoid the light receiving opening 51 of the in-vehicle device 4. Has been. Further, as shown by a broken line on the lower side of FIG. 2, an intermediate member 7 using an ept sealer is provided on the plate-like mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5 of the in-vehicle device 4 from the substantially intermediate position to the lower side of the light receiving opening 51. The intermediate member 7 is provided to avoid the light receiving opening 51 and the light emitting opening 52.

Thus, the in-vehicle device 4 assembled to the bracket 5 having the plate-like mounting surface 50 is assembled to the upper central portion on the inner surface side of the windshield 2 as follows.
Between the ranges 60A and 60B where the adhesive 6 on the plate-like mounting surface 50 is applied, the double-sided tape 8 is applied, and from the inside of the ranges 61A and 61B where the adhesive 6 on the plate-like mounting surface 50 is applied. Since the double-sided tape 9 is stuck to the lower side, it is bonded to the inner surface side of the windshield 2 through these double-sided tapes 8 and 9. And the upper end part of the plate-shaped attachment surface 50 of the bracket 5 is adhere | attached on the inner surface side of the windshield 2 to which the ceramic layer 3 was given through the adhesive agent 6 previously apply | coated, and the plate-shaped attachment surface 50 of the bracket 5 is attached. The lower end portion is in close contact with the inner surface side of the windshield 2 through the intermediate member 7.

  According to the above embodiment, the intermediate member 7 having the same color as the ceramic layer 3 print is provided on the plate-like mounting surface 50 located on the portion of the windshield 2 where the print of the ceramic layer 3 is not applied. Therefore, only the light receiving opening 51 and the light emitting opening 52 are visible from the outside, and the in-vehicle device 4 itself is blinded by the intermediate member 7. Therefore, the external appearance is not impaired. Moreover, since the ceramic layer 3 does not blind the in-vehicle device 4, the windshield 2 is not distorted.

On the upper side of the intermediate member 7 provided on both sides of the light receiving opening 51, there are provided portions 70 that overlap the portions on which the ceramic layer 3 is printed. Since the ceramic layer 3 printed portion and the intermediate member 7 are configured to overlap each other at the boundary portion, the appearance can be improved by eliminating the gap between the ceramic layer 3 printed portion and the intermediate member 7. Can do.

Further, in the radar main body 4A as the in-vehicle device 4, the light receiving part 41 serving as a receiving part as a detecting part is assembled to the light receiving opening 51 of the plate-like mounting surface 50, and the light emitting part 42 serving as a transmitting part serves as a detecting part. Since the intermediate member 7 is disposed so as to surround the light receiving opening 51 and the light emitting opening 52, the light shielding function is provided to the transmission / reception unit. The accuracy of the in-vehicle device 4 can be improved.

  Furthermore, a sheet member 13 of the same color as the ceramic layer 3 print and the intermediate member 7 is attached between the ceramic layer 3 printed portion mounted on the inner surface side of the windshield 2 and the intermediate member 7, Since the upper part of the sheet member 13 overlaps with the ceramic layer 3 print and the lower part of the sheet member overlaps the intermediate member 7, the sheet member 13 is provided below the ceramic layer 3. The range of adhesion to can be expanded, and the in-vehicle device 4 can be securely held.

  Further, since a radar and / or camera is mounted as the in-vehicle device 4, various signals can be received or vision can be secured, and the radar and / or camera can be attached to the plate-like mounting surface of the bracket 5. Since it is hidden by 50, an appearance is not spoiled.

  Furthermore, a camera is mounted as the in-vehicle device 4, a part or all of the periphery of the camera is surrounded by the intermediate member 7, and a light receiving unit opening serving as a detection unit is formed on the plate-like mounting surface 50 of the bracket 5. The light emitting part opening 52 is formed up and down as the detection part 51, and the ceramic layer 3 print and the intermediate member 7 are in the same system between the light receiving part opening 51 and the light emitting part opening 52. Since the colored sheet member 13 is pasted, the function of preventing the field of vision by preventing the intrusion of foreign matter and the light shielding function are achieved, and the recognition function of the camera is improved.

  Further, the box-shaped cover 10 that covers the in-vehicle device 4 is mounted between the plate-shaped mounting surface 50 and the cover 10 is disposed so as to be hidden behind the plate-shaped mounting surface 50. Since the end surface of the cover 10 is hidden by the mounting surface 50, the appearance from the outside of the vehicle body is improved.

  Furthermore, since the lower end 50a of the plate-like mounting surface 50 is arranged below the terminal lower end 10a of the cover 10, the appearance is improved because the terminal 10a of the cover 10 cannot be seen from the horizontal direction.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the laser radar 4A is used as the in-vehicle device 4; however, the camera is mounted in addition to the laser radar 4A. By taking a picture of the scene with a camera, a photograph can be used as evidence in case of an accident. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope not changing the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car body 2 Front glass 3 Ceramic layer 4 In-vehicle apparatus 4A Radar body 5 Bracket 6 Adhesive 7 Intermediate member 8, 9 Double-sided tape 10 Cover 11 Roof panel 12 Roof lining 13 Sheet member 50 Plate-shaped attachment surface 51 Light receiving opening 52 Light emission Opening 60A, 60B, 61A, 61B Area where adhesive is applied 70 Portion where the ceramic layer is printed

Claims (8)

A ceramic layer is printed on at least the upper surface of the inner surface of the windshield, and an in-vehicle device is mounted on a bracket having a plate-shaped mounting surface, and the plate-shaped mounting surface is attached to the inner surface of the windshield printed with the ceramic layer via an adhesive. The upper part of the in-vehicle device is attached to the inner surface side of the windshield, and the entire lower part of the plate-like attachment surface is brought into close contact with the inner surface of the windshield via an intermediate member of the same color as the ceramic layer print. A mounting structure for in-vehicle devices. The mounting structure for an in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein the ceramic layer printed portion and the intermediate member are configured to overlap each other at a boundary portion.   The in-vehicle device has a detection unit that detects an object around the vehicle, and the intermediate member is disposed so as to surround a part or the entire periphery of the detection unit opening formed on the plate-like mounting surface. The mounting structure for an in-vehicle device according to claim 1. The ceramic layer print and a sheet member of the same color as the intermediate member are affixed to the inner surface of the windshield at a position corresponding to between the ceramic layer print portion and the intermediate member, and the upper part of the sheet member is the ceramic layer print. The mounting structure for an in-vehicle device according to claim 1, wherein a lower portion of the seat member overlaps with the intermediate member.   5. The plate-like mounting surface is formed with two openings for the detection portion in the upper and lower portions, and the sheet member is disposed on the inner surface of the windshield corresponding to the space between the openings for the detection portion. The mounting structure of the described in-vehicle device. The mounting structure for an in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a camera is mounted as the in-vehicle device.   The cover which covers the said vehicle equipment between the said plate-shaped attachment surfaces was mounted | worn, and this cover was arrange | positioned at the back of the said plate-shaped attachment surface, The any one of Claims 1-6 characterized by the above-mentioned. Mounting structure for in-vehicle devices.   The in-vehicle device mounting structure according to claim 7, wherein the lower end of the plate-shaped mounting surface is disposed below the lower end of the terminal of the cover.

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