Patent ID: 9689982
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B60R,E05B,E05F,E05Y,G01S,G07C

Claim:
1. An object detection device for a vehicle for monitoring surroundings of a rear of the vehicle, the object detection device comprising: a radar sensor for generating a radar signal containing information about a distance between the vehicle and a vehicle user or other objects in the surroundings to the rear of the vehicle, said radar sensor having a radar antenna directed toward an upper side of the vehicle, said radar sensor configured for mounting on a vehicle component pointing toward the surroundings to the rear of the vehicle, the vehicle component being a roof separation edge which is disposed above a rear windshield on the vehicle; and a control and evaluation unit for determining a movement pattern of the vehicle user on a basis of the radar signal, and to compare the movement pattern with a predefined reference pattern and to actuate an adjustment motor assigned to a hatch of the vehicle and the adjustment motor actuating the hatch between an open position and a closed position when the movement pattern corresponds to the predefined reference pattern.