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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
May. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Robertson, Jr., Garden City, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Tyler Hamilton, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/481 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); F16L 55/28 (2006.01); F16L 101/30 (2006.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/265 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0061 (2013.01); F16L 55/28 (2013.01); F16L 2101/30 (2013.01); G01M 3/005 (2013.01); G01N 29/225 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor assembly includes a fixed vehicle structure and a vehicle panel that is movable relative to the fixed vehicle structure between an open position and a closed position. The sensor assembly additionally includes a bracket mounted to the movable vehicle panel, a sensor mounted to the bracket, and a first pin that is actuatable to fix the bracket to the fixed vehicle structure when the movable vehicle panel is in the closed position.