Hermetically-sealed vehicle lidar assembly
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsGoran Vuletici, Madeline Dippel, James Robert Massie, Chad S. Wang
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Abstract
A vehicle lidar assembly includes a casing having a front cover and a back cover connected to the front cover defining a casing cavity between the front cover and the back cover. The front cover has an attachment feature designed to directly connect to a vehicle. The back cover is supported by the front cover and has fins designed to dissipate heat. The assembly includes a laser module disposed in the casing cavity. The laser module includes a housing having a hermetically-sealed cavity. The housing includes a base that is connected to the back cover. The laser module includes a laser disposed in the hermetically-sealed cavity 30 and supported by the base.
Claims17
A vehicle lidar assembly comprising:
- a casing having a front cover and a back cover connected to the front cover defining a casing cavity between the front cover and the back cover;
- the front cover having an attachment feature designed to directly connect to a vehicle;
- the back cover being supported by the front cover and having fins designed to dissipate heat;
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- a laser module disposed in the casing cavity;
- the laser module including a housing having a hermetically-sealed cavity, the housing including a base that is connected to the back cover;
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- the laser module including a laser disposed in the hermetically-sealed cavity and supported by the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.