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US 9,956,993 B1Granted
Vehicle front impact sensor with impact resistant carriage
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAaron Peter Klop, Robert Vasbinder
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Abstract
A vehicular radar assembly includes a radar mount positioned proximate an engine compartment within a vehicle. A radar carriage is slidably coupled to the radar mount and having a radar module coupled thereto. A biasing mechanism biases the radar carriage away from the radar mount toward a use position. Imposition of an impact force against the radar module temporarily overcomes the biasing mechanism and biases the radar carriage toward the radar mount.
Claims20
A vehicular radar assembly comprising:
- a radar mount positioned proximate an engine compartment within a vehicle;
- a radar carriage slidably coupled to the radar mount and having a radar module coupled thereto;
- and
- a biasing mechanism that biases the radar carriage away from the radar mount toward a use position;
- wherein
- imposition of an impact force against the radar module temporarily overcomes the biasing mechanism and biases the radar carriage toward the radar mount.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a radar mount coupled to a frame;
- a radar carriage biased away from the radar mount to a use position;
- and
- a radar module coupled to the radar carriage;
- wherein
- when an impact force is exerted against the radar module, the radar carriage is biased toward the radar mount until the impact force is removed, wherein the radar carriage is returned to the use position.
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A vehicle radar assembly comprising:
- a radar module attached to a radar carriage;
- a radar mount that slidably engages the radar carriage, wherein the radar carriage is biased away from the radar mount to a use position;
- and
- a sliding assembly defined between the radar mount and the radar carriage that defines a generally linear movement of the radar carriage when an impact force is exerted against the radar module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.