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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven Frank, Dearborn, MI (US);
Phu Diep, Westland, MI (US);
Steven William Gallagher, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 13/06 (2006.01); G01D 11/30 (2006.01); B62D 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 13/06 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); G01D 11/30 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mount for a roof-mounted autonomous vehicle sensor assembly includes a cap, a seal, and a plurality of support members. The mount is compatible in shape with a moonroof opening in a vehicle roof panel. The cap is sized to overlap the moonroof opening. The cap has a plurality of attachment features to connect to the sensor assembly. The seal is to be disposed between the cap and the roof panel. The plurality of support members connects the cap to roof rails.