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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2006
Conrad M. Kudelko, Livonia, MI (US);
Bob Kwiecinski, Saline, MI (US);
Bob Harris, Dearborn, MI (US);
Gerald F. Crawford, Chelsea, MI (US);
Conrad M. Kudelko, Livonia, MI (US);
Bob Kwiecinski, Saline, MI (US);
Bob Harris, Dearborn, MI (US);
Gerald F. Crawford, Chelsea, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly for mounting a parking aid sensor to an automobile bumper. The assembly may include a sensor housing including an internal structure configured to secure the parking aid sensor and an external structure configured to secure the sensor housing in an opening in the automobile bumper. A fascia may be mounted to or integrated with the sensor housing and disposable against the automobile bumper. The fascia may be formed of a non-opaque material for enabling a color or background of the automobile bumper to be visible through the fascia to enable the assembly to be used with a plurality of automobile bumpers of different colors or backgrounds.