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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffery Hammoud, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Swadad A. Carremm, Canton, MI (US);
Dana Conner, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0136 (2006.01); G01L 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0136 (2013.01); G01L 19/0636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pair of vehicle door panels defines a cavity. An air sensor has an air inlet protruding into the cavity and senses an air pressure within the cavity. A shield covers the air inlet, has at least one side wall extending away from the air inlet, and defines a chamber configured to collapse in response to an increase in the air pressure to excite the air sensor.