ULTRASONIC DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210010848A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US16921141

    申请日:2020-07-06

    申请人: DENSO CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G01F23/296 G01B17/00

    摘要: A first arithmetic circuit computes a propagation velocity of an ultrasonic wave based on a first time difference between an output timing, at which an ultrasonic element outputs an ultrasonic wave, and a reference timing, at which a comparator circuit outputs a detection signal on reflection off a distal end of a reference pipe, and a length of the reference pipe. A period circuit sets a propagation path detection period to detect a liquid level timing, at which the comparator circuit outputs the detection signal on reflection off the liquid level, based on a longest and shortest propagation path lengths and the propagation velocity. A second arithmetic circuit computes the length of the propagation path based on a second time difference, which is between the liquid level timing and the output timing during the propagation path detection period, and the propagation velocity.

    ULTRASONIC DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210010847A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US16920886

    申请日:2020-07-06

    申请人: DENSO CORPORATION

    摘要: An ultrasonic element generates an ultrasonic wave and converts an input ultrasonic wave into an electric signal. A transmission circuit outputs a drive signal to the ultrasonic element. A comparator circuit outputs a first detection signal when the electric signal becomes larger than a threshold value and outputs a second detection signal when the electric signal becomes smaller than the threshold value. An arithmetic circuit computes a distance of a propagation path of the ultrasonic wave based on a time difference between an output timing, at which the ultrasonic element outputs of the ultrasonic wave, and a liquid level timing, at which the comparator circuit outputs the first detection signal, and based on a propagation speed of the ultrasonic wave. A storage unit stores a time difference between the first detection signal and the second detection signal. The transmission circuit increases the drive signal, as the time difference decreases.

    ULTRASONIC DISTANCE DETECTOR
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200256985A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16785815

    申请日:2020-02-10

    申请人: DENSO CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G01S15/08

    摘要: A liquid level detector has an ultrasonic sensor connected thereto by two signal lines. When a drive signal is output from a drive circuit, the drive signal is output via an impedance matching circuit, thereby transmission and reception signals on the signal lines flow as complementary level signals. A receiver circuit obtains an amplified signal by amplifying the transmission and reception signals with a differential amplifier circuit, and by cutting a same phase noise signal.