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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Goran Vuletici, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Madeline Dippel, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
James Robert Massie, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Chad S Wang, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle lidar assembly includes a casing having a front cover and a back cover connected to the front cover defining a casing cavity between the front cover and the back cover. The front cover has an attachment feature designed to directly connect to a vehicle. The back cover is supported by the front cover and has fins designed to dissipate heat. The assembly includes a laser module disposed in the casing cavity. The laser module includes a housing having a hermetically-sealed cavity. The housing includes a base that is connected to the back cover. The laser module includes a laser disposed in the hermetically-sealed cavityand supported by the base.