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US 2019/0054855 A1Published application
Integrated spoiler chmsl optical sensor system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsVenkatesh Krishnan, Harry Lobo
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Abstract
A spoiler includes a lower shell, a bracket, a plurality of optical sensors, a CHMSL (center high mounted stop lamp) and an upper shell. The lower shell extends substantially a width of a vehicle roof. The bracket is fixed to the lower shell. The optical sensors are fixed to the bracket. The CHMSL is fixed to one of the lower shell and the bracket. The upper shell is disposed over and fixed to the lower shell. The upper shell has a plurality of sensor apertures aligned with the sensors and a CHMSL aperture aligned with the CHMSL.
Claims20
A spoiler, comprising:
- a lower shell extending substantially a width of a vehicle roof;
- a bracket fixed to the lower shell;
- a plurality of optical sensors fixed to the bracket;
- a CHMSL fixed to one of the lower shell and the bracket;
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- an upper shell disposed over and fixed to the lower shell, and having a plurality of sensor apertures aligned with the sensors and a CHMSL aperture aligned with the CHMSL.
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A spoiler comprising:
- a lower shell extending substantially a width of a vehicle roof;
- a bracket fixed to the lower shell and having a plurality of sensor apertures;
- a plurality of optical sensors fixed to the bracket and in alignment with the plurality of the sensor apertures;
- a CHMSL fixed to one of the lower shell and the bracket;
- an upper shell disposed over and fixed to the lower shell, and having a plurality of sensor apertures aligned the sensors and a CHMSL aperture aligned with the CHMSL;
- a plurality of window panes disposed across the sensor apertures of one of the bracket and the upper shell;
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- a plurality of washer nozzles fixed to the one of the bracket and the upper shell to which the window panes are fixed and directed at the window panes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.