Patent ID: 11933889
Assignee: AUDI AG
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A sensor arrangement on a vehicle, comprising
a holding device configured to hold a sensor; and
a connection arrangement connecting the holding device to a vehicle component, the connection arrangement configured to move the holding device between an operating position and at least one protecting position,
wherein the connection arrangement includes:
at least one lever arrangement configured to move the holding device from the operating positon to the at least one protecting position in response to a collision force applied against the vehicle such that the holding device moves in at least one spatial direction including a first spatial direction that corresponds to a direction of a first force component of the collision force and in a second spatial direction that corresponds to a direction of a second force component of the collision force, wherein the first spatial direction corresponds to a vehicle longitudinal direction, and
at least one restoring arrangement configured to apply a restoring force against the at least one lever arrangement to transfer the holding device from the at least one protecting position to the operating position.