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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Bryan Else Yamasaki, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mingher Fred Shen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Josh David Fraley, South Lyon, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
A bracket protecting a location on a vehicle. The bracket can have upper and bottom members that are spaced apart from each other and connected by a side member. The upper, bottom and side members of the bracket can also form an opening where a blind spot monitor can be located. The upper member can have a liquid diversion flange that prevents water from flowing onto an outer radar surface of the blind spot monitor and the bottom member can have a debris-blocking flange that protects or shields the outer radar surface from debris such as rocks, sand, etc., that are thrown up from a road surface towards the blind spot monitor.