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US 2019/0193642 A1Published application
Electronics systems cluster with interlocking brackets
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKurt Hugh Maxwell, Scott Holmes Dunham
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Abstract
An electronics systems cluster includes a plurality of brackets, a plurality of electronic devices held in the plurality of brackets and an interlocking feature securing the plurality of brackets directly together into a small footprint configuration less likely to interfere with driver sight lines.
Claims20
An electronics systems cluster, comprising:
- a plurality of brackets;
- a plurality of electronic devices held in said plurality of brackets;
- and
- an interlocking feature provided along edges of said plurality of brackets and configured to secure said plurality of brackets directly together.
1 more element
An electronics systems cluster, comprising:
- a plurality of brackets;
- a plurality of electronic devices held in said plurality of brackets;
- and
- a common interlocking feature provided on said plurality of brackets and configured to secure said plurality of brackets directly together while also allowing said plurality of brackets to be staggered in position with respect to one another in order to accommodate curvature of a windshield and allow for proper windshield mounting.
1 more element
A method of constructing and mounting an electronics systems cluster to a windshield of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- interconnecting, by an interlocking feature, a plurality of brackets carrying a plurality of electronic devices;
- and
- allowing, by said interlocking feature, said plurality of brackets to be staggered in position with respect to one another in order to accommodate curvature of said windshield and allow for proper windshield mounting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.