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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Robertson, Jr., Garden City, MI (US);
Tyler D. Hamilton, Farmington, MI (US);
Anthony Michael Regalbuto, Highland, MI (US);
Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kunal Chaudhari, Westland, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A sensor assembly includes a housing defining a chamber. A sensor is disposed in the chamber and has a lens. An air nozzle is aimed to direct air across the lens. A blower is disposed in the chamber and in fluid communication with the air nozzle. A velocity stack is mounted to the blower and includes an air foil and an outer wall spaced from the air foil and extending entirely around the air foil. The air foil and the outer wall define a channel therebetween. The blower is in fluid communication with the chamber through the channel.