Automobile rain and temperature sensor module

A windshield temperature sensing module comprising:

• a housing including a cover plate adapted to be mounted to a windshield of an automobile;
• a printed circuit board disposed within the housing and having a temperature sensing element disposed thereon;
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• a compound disposed within the housing and filling a space between the printed circuit board and the cover plate;
• wherein the compound provides a thermally conductive medium between the cover plate and the temperature sensing element.

A rain and temperature sensing module comprising:

• a housing including a cover plate formed of a transparent material;
• a printed circuit board disposed within the housing and having a light emitter, a light receiver, and a temperature sensing element disposed thereon;
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• a transparent compound disposed within the housing and filling a space between the printed circuit board and the cover plate;
• wherein the transparent compound provides a thermally conductive medium between the cover plate and the temperature sensing element.