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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Andre Sykula, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Segundo Baldovino, Novi, MI (US);
Steven Marshall, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Michael Whitney, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Earl Buckman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A sensor assembly includes a housing, a blower fixed relative to the housing, an air tunnel, a filter, a first drain, and a second drain. The air tunnel includes an inlet, a first turn, a second turn, a first portion extending upward from the inlet to the first turn, a second portion extending downward from the first turn to the second turn, and a third portion extending from the second turn to the blower. The filter is positioned between the first portion and the first turn. The first drain extends through the first portion. The second drain extends through the third portion.