Vehicle radar cover assembly and method
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTrung P. Tran, Victor D. Flores, Justin Yerkes, Darin S. Garrett
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Abstract
A vehicle radar cover assembly and method includes a radar bracket for securing a radar unit to the vehicle, a radar cover for inhibiting undesirable matter from interfering with the radar unit, and at least one fastener securing both the radar bracket and the radar cover to the vehicle. The radar bracket includes at least one bracket mounting aperture. The radar cover includes at least one cover mounting aperture. The at least one fastener is received through aligned ones of the at least one bracket mounting aperture and the at least cover mounting aperture.
Claims20
A radar cover assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a radar bracket for securing a radar unit to the vehicle, the radar bracket including at least one bracket mounting aperture;
- a radar cover for inhibiting undesirable matter from interfering with the radar unit, the radar cover including at least one cover mounting aperture;
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- at least one fastener securing both the radar bracket and the radar cover to the vehicle, the at least one fastener received through aligned ones of the at least one bracket mounting aperture and the at least one cover mounting aperture.
A vehicle radar cover assembly, comprising:
- a radar bracket having one or more mounting apertures for securing a radar unit to an underside vehicle surface;
- a radar cover enveloping the radar bracket, the radar cover having one or more cover mounting apertures for securing the radar cover to the underside vehicle surface;
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- one or more fasteners received through the one or more mounting apertures and the one or more cover mounting apertures so that each of the one or more fasteners secures both the radar bracket and the radar cover to the underside vehicle surface.
A vehicle radar cover method, comprising:
- providing a radar bracket for securing a radar unit to a vehicle underside surface, the radar bracket including at least one bracket mounting aperture;
- providing a radar cover for inhibiting undesirable matter from interfering with the radar unit, the radar cover including at least one cover mounting aperture;
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- installing a fastener through aligned ones of the at least one bracket mounting aperture and the at least one cover mounting aperture to simultaneously secure both the radar bracket and the radar cover to the underside vehicle surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.