Bracket for Front Crash Sensor
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohn W. Jensen, Jason Shomsky, David James Bauch, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam
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Abstract
A front end structure is provided for a vehicle that includes a bracket for attaching front crash sensors to the vehicle. The front end structure includes an engine compartment and a hood connected to the engine compartment by a hood latch and a pair of hinges. The bracket is connected to the hood latch and the front crash sensors to maintain palpability with the vehicle through the hood in a collision.
Claims20
A sensor bracket for a vehicle having a grille opening reinforcement, a hood and a hood latch, the sensor bracket comprising:
- a band attached to the hood latch and extending transversely across the grille opening reinforcement;
- a first front crash sensor attached to a right end of the band;
- and
- a second front crash sensor attached to a left end of the band.
A front end structure for a vehicle comprising:
- an engine compartment;
- a hood connected to the engine compartment by a hood latch and a pair of hinges;
- a bracket connected to the hood latch;
- and
- a pair of front crash sensors attached to the bracket to maintain palpability with the vehicle through the hood in a collision.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.