Sensor device and method for recording at least one contact event on a vehicle

a technology of a sensor device and a vehicle, which is applied in the direction of reradiation, pedestrian/occupant safety arrangement, instruments, etc., to achieve the effect of increasing assembly costs

US20180329058A1Inactive Publication Date: 2018-11-15HELLA KG HUECK & CO
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Publication Date
2018-11-15
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Abstract

A sensor device for detecting at least one contact event on a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, with at least one impact sound sensor for detecting at least one impact sound signal. At least one impact sound sensor has at least one signal-transferring connection to at least one signal processing means already existing in the vehicle and associated with at least one other sensor means. With this arrangement, at least one impact sound sensor has an impact-sound-transmitting connection to a section of the outer shell of the vehicle. This allows contact events on the vehicle to be detected.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a Divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 14 / 873,976 filed on Oct. 2, 2015 for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120; and this application claims priority of Application No. 10 2014 014 389.9 filed in Germany on Oct. 2, 2014 under 35 U.S.C. § 119; the entire contents of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONField of the Invention

[0002] The invention relates to a sensor device for recording at least one contact event on a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, with at least one impact sound sensor for detecting at least one impact sound signal. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for recording at least one contact event on a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, with at least one sensor means for detecting at least one impact sound signal. Moreover the invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, with a device according to the invention...

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[0023]FIG. 1 shows an impact sound sensor 1 arranged between the outer shell 2 of a motor vehicle and the mounting part 3 of an ultrasound distance sensor 4. The ultrasound distance sensor 4 is arranged on a housing part 5 and comprises a signal processing means 6, a piezo element 7 and a membrane 8 in the outer contour of the outer shell of the vehicle. The ultrasound distance sensor 4 together with its housing 5 is retained by the mounting part 3 on the inside of the outer shell 2 of the motor vehicle. The impact sound sensor 1 is arranged between the mounting part 3 and the inside of the outer shell 2. Therefore, an electrical contact (e.g., electrical contact 18) is established between the impact sound sensor 1 and the ultrasound distance sensor 4. The impact sound sensor 1 may for example be configured as a piezo-electric foil, which is self-adhesive on both sides so that the mounting part 3 is retained on the outer shell 2 by the piezo-electric foil. It is also possible for th...