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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Andre Sykula, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B08B 3/04 (2006.01); B60Q 1/32 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B05B 11/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01); B08B 3/04 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 1/32 (2013.01); B60S 1/56 (2013.01); B62D 35/008 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); B05B 11/0059 (2013.01); B08B 2203/0223 (2013.01); B08B 2203/0252 (2013.01); B60S 1/52 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/3015 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor assembly includes a housing having an airfoil shape and including a pressure surface and a suction surface, a sensor attached to the housing and disposed on the suction surface, and a nozzle attached to the housing and directed toward the sensor. A vehicle may include an exterior panel, and the sensor assembly may be attached to the exterior panel.