US 12,409,791 B2
Vehicle sensor assembly
Tyler D. Hamilton, Farmington, MI (US); Michael Robertson, Jr., Garden City, MI (US); Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US); and Camila Silva, Salvador (BR)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/818,428.
Prior Publication US 2024/0051476 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. G01D 11/24 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 11/04 (2013.01) [B60W 2420/408 (2024.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor assembly comprising:
a bracket fixed to a frame of a vehicle, the bracket shaped as a plate, the bracket having an exterior face and an interior face defined by the plate shape of the bracket;
two environmental sensors mounted to the bracket on the exterior face;
an insulating plate positioned between the environmental sensors and an inside of the vehicle; the insulating plate having a plate shape following the plate shape of the bracket; the insulating plate including an opening passing through the insulating plate; and
a blower mounted to the bracket on the interior face, the blower including an inlet covering the opening along a direction perpendicular to the interior face at the opening;
wherein one of the environmental sensors is positioned to cover the opening along a direction perpendicular to the exterior face at the opening.