Apparatus with a Sensor Assembly and a Stray Light Baffle

Abstract

An apparatus includes a sensor assembly and a stray light baffle. The apparatus is mountable inside of a vehicle on a pane, in particular a windshield. The sensor assembly includes a first sensor and a second sensor. The stray light baffle is arranged substantially in front of the first sensor, in the capture direction of the sensors, at the sensor assembly. The stray light baffle has a first side wall that is made of a plastics material, and a second side wall that is a frame with a fabric covering. The second side wall is arranged in front of the second sensor.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising a sensor assembly and a stray light baffle, wherein the apparatus is mountable inside of a vehicle on a pane, wherein the sensor assembly includes a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein the stray light baffle is arranged substantially in front of the first sensor in a capture direction of the sensors at the sensor assembly, wherein the stray light baffle has a first side wall and a second side wall, wherein the first side wall is made of a plastics material and the second side wall is a frame with a fabric covering, and wherein the second side wall is arranged in front of the second sensor.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first sensor is an optical sensor.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second sensor is a radar sensor.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the radar sensor and the optical sensor are arranged next to one another in a horizontal direction.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a fabric of the fabric covering is a velvet.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pane is a windshield of the vehicle.

7. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the optical sensor is a camera.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second sensor is a radar sensor.

Description

[0014] Further advantageous configurations follow from the accompanying drawings. The drawings show:

[0015] FIG. 1 a top view of an embodiment of the invention; and

[0016] FIG. 2 a side view of an embodiment of the invention.

[0017] FIG. 1 shows a top view of an embodiment of the invention. This depiction shows an apparatus 1 with a sensor assembly 2. The sensor assembly 2 has a camera 2.1 as a first sensor and a radar sensor 2.2 as a second sensor. These two sensors 2.1, 2.2 are arranged next to one another in the horizontal direction. Further, a stray light baffle 3 is arranged in front of the camera 2.1 in the capture direction (E). The stray light baffle 3 has an opening 3.4 for the camera 2.2. The stray light baffle further comprises a first side wall 3.1 and a second side wall 3.2 and an upper side 3.3 and a lower side (not shown here). The first side wall 3.1 can be produced from a plastics material.

[0018] FIG. 2 shows a side view of an embodiment of the invention. In this case, the sensor assembly 2 is shown with a radar sensor 2.2. The camera 2.1 is not visible in this view. The second side wall 3.2 of the stray light baffle 3 is also shown, wherein, in this embodiment, the second side wall 3.2 is a frame 4 with a fabric covering 5. As is shown, the stray light baffle 3 is shaped such that it is mountable on a windshield 6 of a vehicle (not shown here).

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

[0019] 1 apparatus [0020] 2 sensor assembly [0021] 2.1 first sensor [0022] 2.2 second sensor [0023] 3 stray light baffle [0024] 3.1 first side wall [0025] 3.2 second side wall [0026] 3.3 upper side [0027] 3.4 opening [0028] 4 frame [0029] 5 fabric covering [0030] 6 windshield [0031] E capture direction