# US 9,038,876 B2 · Radar mounting device

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- Number: US 9,038,876 B2
- Document ID: US9038876B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/858,259
- Filed: 2013-04-08
- Published: 2014-10-09
- Granted: 2015-05-26
- Earliest claimed: 2013-04-08
- Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Inventors: Muhammad Azhar Aleem; Scott Howard Gaboury; Brian Fath; David James Lawor
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9038876B2

## CPC

- B60R 21/00: Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks (safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles B60R22/00; seats constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats, B60N2/42; energy-absorbing arrangements for hand wheels for steering vehicles B62D1/11; energy-absorbing arrangements for vehicle steering columns B62D1/19)
- B60R 9/06: at vehicle front or rear {(rear luggage compartments within vehicle extensible externally of the vehicle body B60R5/041)}
- G01S 13/931: of land vehicles
- H01Q 1/3233: {particular used as part of a sensor or in a security system, e.g. for automotive radar, navigation systems}
- B60R 19/483: {with obstacle sensors of electric or electronic type}
- B60R 2021/0027: {Post collision measures, e.g. notifying emergency services}
- G01S 7/027: {Constructional details of housings, e.g. form, type, material or ruggedness}
- G01S 2013/93275: {in the bumper area}
- Y10T 29/49778: with aligning, guiding, or instruction
- Y10T 29/49826: Assembling or joining
- Y10T 29/49963: Threaded fastener
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The radar mounting device of claim 1, wherein the nut has a frustroconical flange that holds the resilient grommet on the ball portion of the stud.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The radar mounting device of claim 1, wherein the nut is spaced apart from the resilient grommet.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The radar mounting device of claim 1, wherein the stud has an external threaded fastener spaced apart from the ball portion by a predetermined distance to prevent the nut from being over-torqued and damaging the grommet.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The radar mounting device of claim 1, wherein the flexible tabs are configured to radially contract around the ball portion to secure the ball portion within the grommet.

### Claim 6

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.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The radar mounting device of claim 6, wherein each of the nuts has a frustroconical flange that holds the respective resilient grommet on the ball portion of the stud.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The radar mounting device of claim 6, wherein each of the nuts is spaced apart from the respective resilient grommet.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The radar mounting device of claim 6, wherein each of the studs has a threaded fastener carrying a respective one of the nuts, and the threaded fastener terminates at an end spaced apart from the ball portion by a predetermined distance to prevent the nut from being over-torqued and damaging the grommet.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The radar mounting device of claim 6, wherein at least one of the studs has another threaded fastener on a side of the ball portion opposite to the bumper, such that the threaded fastener carries the nut.