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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2011
Jeffrey Alan Hartley, Howell, MI (US);
Paul Schmitt, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
John V. Bond, Iii, Inkster, MI (US);
John Wuerth, Novi, MI (US);
Michael Czarnecki, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Joseph Ciaravino, Brownstown, MI (US);
John Juronoc, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Aaron Mills, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kurt Peterson, Livonia, MI (US);
Paul L. Stanko, Brighton, MI (US);
John Wilds, Sr., Troy, MI (US);
Harish Dutt, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffrey Alan Hartley, Howell, MI (US);
Paul Schmitt, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
John V. Bond, III, Inkster, MI (US);
John Wuerth, Novi, MI (US);
Michael Czarnecki, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Joseph Ciaravino, Brownstown, MI (US);
John Juronoc, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Aaron Mills, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kurt Peterson, Livonia, MI (US);
Paul L. Stanko, Brighton, MI (US);
John Wilds, Sr., Troy, MI (US);
Harish Dutt, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A bracket for attaching and aligning a forward-looking radar (FLR) having a front face is disclosed according to one embodiment. The bracket includes a bracket frame having an attachment feature for attaching the FLR to the bracket frame. The bracket also includes a first mounting feature extending from the bracket frame for coupling the bracket face and the first mounting surface of the conveyance to define a first mounting surface angle. The bracket also includes a bracket member extending from the bracket frame. The bracket member includes an end portion disposed proximate to the bracket face and a distal end portion, which includes a second mounting feature for coupling the bracket member and the second mounting surface thereby defining a second mounting surface angle and aligning the FLR front face to an alignment angle.