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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
James Pizzimenti, Carleton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/24 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/245 (2013.01); G01C 21/265 (2013.01); B60R 11/0258 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing including an aperture, a sensor in the housing and having a field of view received through the aperture, a seal sealing a gap between the sensor and the aperture, and a blower positioned to blow into the housing. The seal may be attached to the housing concentrically around the aperture.