Radar Sensor Mounting With Multi-Side Angular Gear Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sensor mountings for radar sensors in vehicles require redesign or modification to accommodate different installation orientations, as the accessibility of adjustment screws can be limited, making it difficult to adjust the sensor's angle of inclination without altering the mounting components.
Innovation Solution
A sensor mounting with an angular gear mechanism that includes a drive wheel and a driven wheel, allowing the drive wheel to be mounted at various positions on the circumference of the driven wheel, and a gear mechanism housing that permits installation on different sides, enabling adjustments without constructive changes to the mounting components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the adjusting screw is made accessible for adjustment, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to redesign requirements for different installation situations
Solution Approach 1:
The drive wheel is designed with multiple mounting positions on the gear mechanism housing, allowing the same component to serve different installation orientations (front, rear, left, right sides). This universal design eliminates the need for different mounting designs for different installation situations, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the drive wheel is mounted at different sides of the angular gear mechanism, then the adaptability is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The gear mechanism housing is pre-designed with multiple predetermined mounting positions for the drive wheel, each with pre-positioned mounting openings. This preliminary preparation of mounting locations allows for precise positioning without requiring high-precision manufacturing during installation, as the precision is built into the housing design itself.
3Ease of operation
If the engagement contour is positioned on the outer side of the gear mechanism housing, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to housing design modifications
Solution Approach 1:
The gear mechanism housing is divided into a housing body and a separate cover component. The engagement contour is positioned on the outer side of the housing body, while the cover can be removed or opened to provide access. This segmentation allows the engagement contour to be accessible without requiring complex external mechanisms, as the housing structure itself provides the accessibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design allows for easy adjustment of the sensor's angle of inclination from various sides without modifying the mounting components, providing precise torque transmission and self-locking capabilities, thus enhancing the flexibility and precision of radar sensor orientation.
Implementation Method 1
an angular gear mechanism for controlling the adjusting device, the angular gear mechanism having a drive wheel and a driven wheel
Implementation Method 2
the drive wheel being connected to an engagement contour for the transmission of torque to the drive wheel
Data Source
AI summary
A sensor mounting for a sensor for object detection includes a housing for the sensor, a holder on which the housing is pivotably held, an adjusting device for an angular orientation of the housing and an angular gear mechanism for controlling the adjusting device. The angular gear mechanism includes a drive wheel and a driven wheel, the drive wheel being connected to an engagement contour for the transmission of torque to the drive wheel, and a gear mechanism housing of the angular gear mechanism being set up so as to permit mounting of the drive wheel at different sides of the angular gear mechanism.