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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Robertson, Jr., Garden City, MI (US);
Raghuraman Surineedi, Dearborn, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Tyler D. Hamilton, Farmington, MI (US);
Kunal Singh, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Shibu Koyadan Chathoth, Clawson, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A sensor apparatus includes a first sensing device, a sensor housing, a bracket, a second sensor, and a channel plate. The sensor housing includes a first sensor window and a top panel, and the first sensing device has a field of view through the first sensor window. The bracket is mounted on top of the top plate. The second sensor is held by the bracket and includes a second sensor window. The channel plate is fixed to the bracket. The bracket includes a first nozzle aimed at the first sensor window and a second nozzle aimed at the second sensor window. The bracket includes a channel fluidly connected to the first nozzle and the second nozzle. The channel plate covers the channel.