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6.4 Protection against damage
Oncesuitablemountingpositionshavebeenfoundfortheultrasonicsensors,theymustbeinstalledintheselocations
insuchawaythattheyarewellprotectedagainstdamageduringthedailyrigoursofcollectingrefuse.Herearesome
solutionsthathaveproveneffective:
Here,theultrasonicsensorismountedwitharetainingplateonthebindeector,whichatthesametimeeffectively
protectstheultrasonicsensoragainstdamage.
Withthismethod,theultrasonicsensorisintegratedintotheretainingplatefortherearlights.
ThesephotographsshowthemassivelydesignedholdersfortheultrasonicsensorsasusedbytheGermancompany
FAUNUmwelttechnikGmbH&Co.KG,amanufacturerofrefusecollectionvehicles.
Suchenclosedholdersshouldhaveaholeinthebottomtoallowrainwatertodrain.
Installation of the ultrasonic sensors