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Patent No.:

US 11579252 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2019

Sensor-cooling apparatus

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Michael Robertson, Jr., Garden City, MI (US);

Tyler D. Hamilton, Farmington, MI (US);

Ashwin Arunmozhi, Canton, MI (US);

Raghu Raman Surineedi, Dearborn, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Frank A. MacKenzie

Bejin Bieneman PLC

Primary Examiner:

Tho V Duong

Assistant Examiner:

Raheena R Malik

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); F28F 3/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/483 (2006.01); H01L 23/467 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); F28F 3/025 (2013.01); G01S 7/483 (2013.01); H01L 23/467 (2013.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01); G01S 2013/93271 (2020.01);
Abstract

A sensor apparatus includes a sensor having a field of view, a sensor window through which the field of view extends; an air nozzle positioned to direct airflow across the sensor window; a surface fixed relative to the sensor window, the surface including a plurality of heat-dissipation fins; and a cover extending over the fins and including an inlet. The inlet is positioned at an opposite edge of the sensor window from the air nozzle. The air nozzle is aimed at the inlet.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Robertson, Jr., Michael. (2023). Sensor-cooling apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 11579252). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11579252

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