US 12,313,781 B2
Sensor assembly with fluid management seal
Michael Robertson, Jr., Garden City, MI (US); Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US); and Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/066,561.
Prior Publication US 2024/0201332 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01)
CPC G01S 7/4813 (2013.01) [G01S 7/027 (2021.05); G01S 2013/93273 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor assembly comprising:
a base;
a sensor mounted to the base;
a housing mounted to the base; and
a seal extending around the base, the seal compressed between the base and the housing;
wherein the seal includes a notch sized to permit fluid to exit from a space enclosed by the base and the housing.