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US 2021/0063540 A1Published application
Sensor assembly for autonomous vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsVENKATESH KRISHNAN, SUNIL REDDY PATIL, RAGHU RAMAN SURINEEDI
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Abstract
A sensor assembly includes a housing having a front chamber and a rear chamber fluidly isolated from the front chamber. The rear chamber includes a rear sensor window and the front chamber includes a front sensor window. The rear chamber includes a rear air inlet and a rear air outlet. The rear air outlet is aimed at the rear sensor window. The front chamber includes a front air inlet and a front air outlet. The front air inlet is aimed at the front sensor window.
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A sensor assembly comprising:
- a housing having a front chamber and a rear chamber fluidly isolated from the front chamber;
- the rear chamber including a rear sensor window;
- the front chamber including a front sensor window;
- the rear chamber including a rear air inlet and a rear air outlet, the rear air outlet aimed at the rear sensor window;
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- the front chamber including a front air inlet and a front air outlet, the front air outlet aimed at the front sensor window.
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A sensor assembly comprising:
- a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber including an air inlet and the second chamber including an air outlet;
- an interior wall between the first chamber and the second chamber;
- a blower extending through the interior wall, the interior wall and the blower completely separating the first chamber and the second chamber;
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- an image sensor in the second chamber.
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