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Ultrasonic rangefinder
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-05-28
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Granted: 1988-04-26
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Expires: 2005-05-28
Abstract
Abstract An ultrasonic rangefinder capable of detecting a distance between a vehicle and an object with high accuracy is shown. The measurements for microphones for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves are chosen so that detour waves are restricted.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Kobayashi
- 👤 Hiroaki Obayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:17
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/004; G01; G01S; G01S7/00; G01S7/52; G01S7/521; G01S7/523; G01S7/526; G01S7/527; G10K11/002; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/18; G11B20/1876
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
An ultrasonic rangefinder comprising: ultrasonic wave transmitting means having a transmitting surface, ultrasonic wave receiving means having a receiving surface, at least one of the wave transmitting means and the wave receiving means further including: (a) a horn; and (b) a straight tubular section provided between at least one of the transmitting surface and receiving surface and said horn, said straight tubular section being shaped to satisfy the condition x=k(r 2 /λ) wherein x is the length of the straight tubular section, r is the radius of the at least one of the transmitting surface and receiving surface, λ is the wave length of the ultrasonic wave signal and k is a constant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
An ultrasonic rangefinder comprising: ultrasonic wave transmitting means having a transmitting surface, ultrasonic wave receiving means having a receiving surface, at least one of the wave transmitting means and the wave receiving means further including: (a) a horn; and (b) a straight tubular section provided between at least one of the transmitting surface and receiving surface and said horn, said straight tubular section being shaped to satisfy the condition x=k(r 2 /λ) wherein x is the length of the straight tubular section, r is the radius of the at least one of the transmitting surface and receiving surface, λ is the wave length of the ultrasonic wave signal and k is a constant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
An ultrasonic rangefinder of claim 1 wherein the constant k is approximately 1.5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An ultrasonic rangefinder of claim 1 wherein the diameter of the larger aperture of the horn is approximately a multiple of the wave length.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
An ultrasonic rangefinder of claim 3 wherein the diameter of the larger aperture is approximately twice the wave length.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
118 words
An ultrasonic rangefinder of claim 1 further comprising: a wave transmitting housing means, for housing the wave transmitting means, having a signal transmitting port with an aperture surface for an ultrasonic wave signal produced by the wave transmitting means; and a wave receiving housing means, for housing the wave receiving means, having a signal receiving port with an aperture surface for introducing a reflected wave to the ultrasonic receiving means, wherein the aperture surface of the signal transmitting port lies in an X, Y plane and the aperture surface of the reflected wave signal receiving port lies in an X, Y plane which is displaced in a Z direction relative to the aperture surface of the transmitting port.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
An ultrasonic rangefinder of claim 5 further comprising a connecting section for connecting said wave transmitting housing means to said wave receiving housing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
An ultrasonic rangefinder of claim 6 wherein the aperture surface of the signal transmitting port lies in an X, Y plane that is closer in the Z direction to the surface of an object whose range is to be detected than the aperture surface of the reflected wave signal receiving port.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
An ultrasonic rangefinder of claim 7, further including an insulator surrounding the at least one of the transmitting or receiving means except for the at least one of the wave transmitting surface or wave receiving surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
An ultrasonic rangefinder of claim 7, further including an insulator interposed between said transmitting and receiving means.
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