US 11,738,696 B2
Device for sensing the vehicle surroundings of a vehicle
Johannes Kirchhoff, Colnrade (DE); and Alex Hessel, Lemförde (DE)
Assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen (DE)
Appl. No. 17/280,724
Filed by ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen (DE)
PCT Filed Sep. 25, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/075805
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 26, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/064798, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 102018216461.4 (DE), filed on Sep. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0009424 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 11/04 (2013.01) [B60R 1/00 (2013.01); H01Q 1/3233 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/008 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8046 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for detecting a vehicle's environment, the device comprising:
a lower surface configured to face a road surface,
an upper surface configured to face away from the road surface,
a mount; and
a boom connected to the mount,
wherein the boom is movable relative to the mount via a pivot point,
wherein the mount has an attachment point for attaching the device to a part of a body of the vehicle, and
wherein the boom comprises at least one camera for a lane keeping function and wherein the boom comprises an antenna, each of the camera and the antenna being moveable relative to the vehicle when the boom pivots, and
wherein the boom is designed to carry lines form the camera and antenna to the mount, wherein the mount contains a printed circuit board that has connecting ports for the lines.