Patent ID: 11898879
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A sensor-cluster apparatus comprising:
sensors configured to detect and collect external environment information, the sensors comprising one or more kinds of sensors;
a body member having one surface onto which the sensors are mounted;
a case that is fixed to the body member, the case comprising:
an inner space in which the body member is disposed; and
an opening defined in one surface thereof exposing the inner space, the sensors being exposed through the opening; and
a cover configured to open and close the opening of the case,
wherein the sensors comprise:
a camera sensor configured to recognize an object in a visible region;
an infrared sensor being configured to recognize an object in an infrared region;
a lidar sensor configured to map a distance from an object by emitting an optical pulse and detecting a carrier signal reflected from the object; and
a radar sensor configured to map a distance from the object by emitting electromagnetic waves and detecting the carrier signal reflected from the object,
wherein the cover comprises a material through which infrared rays, visible light, optical pulses, and electromagnetic waves are transmittable,
wherein the cover is configured to open and close the opening by a sliding device, and
the sliding device comprises:
a motor configured to axially rotate a rotation shaft;
a gear assembly configured to convert rotation movement of the rotation shaft into sliding movement; and
a slidable part coupled to the cover, the slidable part configured to slide by the gear assembly.