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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jayagopal Appukutty, Troy, MI (US);
Steven Yellin Schondorf, Dearborn, MI (US);
Erich Kemnitz, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B60R 21/0136 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/483 (2013.01); B60R 21/0136 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automotive vehicle fascia assembly is provided. The fascia assembly includes a bumper cover and an impact sensor assembly attached to, without mechanically fastening, the bumper cover. The sensor assembly includes a housing configured to selectively rotate from a first position to a second position, a sensor disposed within the housing, and a wall preventing access to the sensor when the housing is in the first position. The sensor is accessible when the housing is in the second position.