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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2019
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu, JP;
Kazuhisa Takahashi, Kiyosu, JP;
Koji Sakurai, Kiyosu, JP;
Akihiro Misawa, Kiyosu, JP;
Tadaoki Ichikawa, Kiyosu, JP;
Hideto Maeda, Kiyosu, JP;
Koji Okumura, Kiyosu, JP;
Yasuhito Takeuchi, Kiyosu, JP;
Shintaro Okawa, Kiyosu, JP;
Hiroaki Ando, Kiyosu, JP;
Yoshinori Yoshizawa, Kiyosu, JP;
TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
A vehicle sensor unit includes a millimeter wave radar device, an infrared sensor that is arranged at a position adjacent to the millimeter wave radar device, and a cover having a first cover portion and a second cover portion. The first cover portion is located in front of the millimeter wave radar device in a transmission direction of the millimeter waves to conceal the millimeter wave radar device and has millimeter wave transparency. The second cover portion is located in front of the infrared sensor in a transmission direction of the infrared light to conceal the infrared sensor and has infrared light transparency. The millimeter wave radar device and the infrared sensor are attached to the cover so that the whole vehicle sensor unit is configured as a single unit.