Moisture control for sensor assembly
AssigneesFord Global Technologies, LLC, Valeo North America, Inc.
InventorsAndre Sykula, Segundo Baldovino, Steven Marshall, Michael Whitney, Earl Buckman
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Abstract
A sensor assembly includes a housing, a blower fixed relative to the housing, an air tunnel, a filter, a first drain, and a second drain. The air tunnel includes an inlet, a first turn, a second turn, a first portion extending upward from the inlet to the first turn, a second portion extending downward from the first turn to the second turn, and a third portion extending from the second turn to the blower. The filter is positioned between the first portion and the first turn. The first drain extends through the first portion. The second drain extends through the third portion.
Claims17
A sensor assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a blower fixed relative to the housing;
- an air tunnel including an inlet, a first turn, a second turn, a first portion extending upward from the inlet to the first turn, a second portion extending downward from the first turn to the second turn, and a third portion extending from the second turn to the blower;
- a filter positioned between the first portion and the first turn;
- a first drain extending through the first portion;
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- a second drain extending through the third portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.