Surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus

Abstract

A surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus (3) has a housing (31) forming a housing space (31s) therein; and a monitoring unit (32) in the hosing space that monitors a surrounding circumstance of a vehicle, the housing has two housing parts (311, 312) that are bonded to each other via flanges (311f, 312f), a first flange part (311f1, 312f1) protruding upwardly from an upper surface (31U) of the housing is inclined with respect to the upper surface and/or a second flange part (312f2, 312f2) protruding downwardly from a bottom surface (31L) of the housing is inclined with respect to the bottom surface.

1 . A surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus comprising:
 a housing that is configured to form a housing space therein; and   a monitoring unit that is housed into the hosing space and that is configured to monitor a surrounding circumstance of a vehicle,   the housing having two housing parts that are bonded to each other via flanges to form the housing space therein, the flanges being formed at housing parts respectively to protrude outwardly from the housing,   a first flange part that is one portion of the flanges and that protrudes upwardly from an upper surface of the housing being inclined with respect to the upper surface and/or a second flange part that is one portion of the flanges and that protrudes downwardly from a bottom surface of the housing being inclined with respect to the bottom surface.   
     
     
         2 . The surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus is allowed to be fixed to an inside of an exterior member of the vehicle so that at least one portion of the first flange part and the second flange part is inclined with respect to a vertical direction.   
     
     
         3 . The surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus is allowed to be fixed to an inside of an exterior member that is located at a front part of the vehicle,   the second flange part is inclined so that the second flange part is distant from a front member more as the second flange part is located downwardly more, the front member is at least one portion of the exterior member and is located at a front side of the surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus.   
     
     
         4 . The surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus is allowed to be fixed to an inside of an exterior member that is located at a rear part of the vehicle,   the second flange part is inclined so that the second flange part is distant from a rear member more as the second flange part is located downwardly more, the rear member is at least one portion of the exterior member and is located at a rear side of the surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus.   
     
     
         5 . The surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus is allowed to be fixed to an inside of an exterior member that is located at a front part of the vehicle,   the second flange part is inclined so that the second flange part is distant from a front member more as the second flange part is located downwardly more, the front member is at least one portion of the exterior member and is located at a front side of the surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus.   
     
     
         6 . The surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus is allowed to be fixed to an inside of an exterior member that is located at a rear part of the vehicle,   the second flange part is inclined so that the second flange part is distant from a rear member more as the second flange part is located downwardly more, the rear member is at least one portion of the exterior member and is located at a rear side of the surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus.