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US 10,207,741 B2Granted
Vehicle front impact sensor with impact resistant carriage
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAaron Peter Klop, Robert Vasbinder
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Abstract
A vehicular radar assembly includes a radar mount positioned proximate an engine compartment within a vehicle. A radar carriage is slidably coupled to the radar mount and having a radar module coupled thereto. A biasing mechanism biases the radar carriage away from the radar mount toward a use position. Imposition of an impact force against the radar module temporarily overcomes the biasing mechanism and biases the radar carriage toward the radar mount.
Claims20
A vehicular radar assembly comprising:
- a radar mount positioned proximate an exterior surface of a vehicle;
- a radar module slidably coupled to the radar mount;
- and
- a biasing mechanism that biases the radar module away from the radar mount toward a use position;
- wherein
- imposition of an impact force against the radar module temporarily overcomes the biasing mechanism and biases the radar module toward the radar mount.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a radar mount coupled to a frame;
- and
- a radar module biased away from the radar mount to a use position;
- wherein
- when an impact force is exerted against the radar module, the radar module is biased toward the radar mount until the impact force is removed, wherein the radar module is returned to the use position.
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A vehicle radar assembly comprising:
- a radar module having a structural portion;
- a radar mount that slidably engages the structural portion of the radar module, wherein the radar module is biased away from the radar mount to a use position;
- and
- a sliding assembly defined between the radar mount and the radar module that defines a generally linear movement of the radar module when an impact force is exerted against the radar module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.