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US 9,038,876 B2Granted
Radar mounting device
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMuhammad Azhar Aleem, Scott Howard Gaboury, Brian Fath, David James Lawor
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Abstract
An exemplary radar mounting device for attaching a component to a vehicle body may include a resilient grommet secured within an opening formed in the component. The device may also have a stud for attachment to the vehicle body. The stud may have a ball portion received within the resilient grommet for attaching the component to the stud. In addition, the device may have a nut fastened to the stud to secure the component to the stud.
Claims10
A radar mounting device, comprising:
- a component forming an opening;
- a grommet having flexible tabs and secured within the opening;
- a stud having a ball portion being snap-fit within the flexible tabs of the grommet for securing the stud to the component;
- and
- a nut fastened to the stud to secure the stud within the grommet.
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A radar mounting device, comprising:
- a radar module forming a plurality of openings;
- a plurality of resilient grommets having flexible tabs and secured within the openings;
- a plurality of studs for attachment to a vehicle bumper, and each of the studs has a ball portion received within the resilient grommets for attaching the radar module to the studs;
- and
- a plurality of nuts fastened to the studs to secure the radar module to the studs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.