Support structure for rain sensor
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshinori Uozumi, Shiroh Chiba
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Abstract
A mounting bracket is fastened to a roof header panel. The mounting bracket has an extending portion extended to a position facing a windshield. A rain sensor is engaged with the extending portion so that the rain sensor can move back and forth with respect to the windshield. A coil spring is interposed between the extending portion and the rain sensor, and a light emitting/receiving surface of the rain sensor is pushed toward the inner surface of the windshield through a silicone sheet by a biasing force from the coil spring. Since there is no need to use adhesion as a means of supporting the rain sensor, there is no need to control or inspect the quality of the adhesion.
Claims3
A support structure for a rain sensor positioned in contact with or facing an interior surface of a windshield glass of a vehicle, wherein
- a mounting bracket is fastened to a ceiling member located near the windshield glass, and the mounting bracket has an extending portion extending from a position where the mounting bracket is fastened to the ceiling member, to a position where the mounting bracket faces the windshield glass,
- the rain sensor is engaged with the extending portion of the mounting bracket so that the rain sensor can move back and forth with respect to the windshield glass, and a coil spring is interposed between the extending portion and the rain sensor so that a light emitting/receiving surface of the rain sensor is pressed against the interior surface of the windshield glass by a biasing force from the coil spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.