Imaging sub-assembly for vehicle and method of assembling vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTimothy J. RUPP, Connor ISINGS
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Abstract
An imaging sub-assembly for a vehicle and method can include a base, a sensor assembly adjacent the base, a garnish including at least one doghouse and covering the base and the sensor assembly, and at least one fastener or bolt. The at least one fastener/bolt can be fixed to the at least one doghouse and passes through the base. The at least one fastener/bolt can be configured to pass through the roof of the vehicle if/when the image sub-assembly is mounted onto the roof. Thus, a user can tighten, clamp or attach the imaging sub-assembly to the roof from a position inside the vehicle.
Claims20
An imaging sub-assembly for a vehicle including a roof member, comprising:
- a base;
- a sensor assembly adjacent the base;
- a garnish including at least one doghouse and covering the base and the sensor assembly;
- and
- at least one fastener, the at least one fastener is fixed to the at least one doghouse and passes through the base, the at least one fastener is configured to pass through the roof member if the image sub-assembly is mounted onto the roof member.
A LiDAR sub-assembly for a vehicle including a roof member, comprising:
- a LiDAR base;
- a LiDAR sensor assembly connected onto the LiDAR base;
- a garnish including a plurality of doghouses and covering the LiDAR base and the LiDAR sensor assembly;
- and
- a plurality of first fasteners, each of the first fasteners is fixed to a respective one of the doghouses and extends through the LiDAR base, each of the first fasteners is configured to pass through the roof member if the LiDAR sub-assembly is mounted onto the roof member.
A method of assembling a LiDAR subassembly onto a vehicle comprising:
- providing a LiDAR base, a LiDAR sensor assembly, and a garnish including a plurality of doghouses;
- mounting the LiDAR sensor assembly onto the LiDAR base;
- fixing at least one fastener in a doghouse of the garnish;
- passing the at least one fastener, through the LiDAR base;
- placing a securing structure onto the at least one fastener and securing the securing structure against the LiDAR base to form the LiDAR subassembly;
- mounting the LiDAR sub-assembly as a completed unit onto a roof member of the vehicle such that the at least one fastener passes through a hole in the roof member of the vehicle;
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- placing a second securing structure onto the at least one fastener from inside of the vehicle and securing the second securing structure against the roof member from the inside of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.