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US 11,812,124 B2Granted
Sensor assembly cover lock
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsVenkatesh Krishnan, Rashaun Phinisee
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Abstract
A vehicle includes an exterior body panel and a sensor assembly supported by the exterior body panel. The sensor assembly includes an image sensor and a cover being moveable to an assembled position at least partially enclosing the image sensor. A pressure sensor is activated by the cover in the assembled position. A lock releasably connects the cover to the exterior body panel and is actuatable framed on the pressure sensor.
Claims20
A vehicle, comprising:
- an exterior body panel;
- a sensor assembly supported by the exterior body panel and including an image sensor, the sensor assembly including a cover being movable to an assembled position at least partially enclosing the image sensor;
- a pressure sensor activated by the cover in the assembled position;
- and
- a lock releasably connecting the cover to the exterior body panel and actuatable based on the pressure sensor.
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A sensor assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- an image sensor and a cover being movable to an assembled position at least partially enclosing the image sensor;
- a pressure sensor activated by the cover in the assembled position;
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- a lock releasably connecting the cover to the frame and actuatable based on the pressure sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.