US 12,441,255 B2
Sensor assembly including mounting bracket fused to vehicle body
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US); Ingo Fromel, Salvador / Bahia (BR); Carlos Arthur Franca, Lauro de Freitas/Bahia (BR); 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. 18/066,455.
Prior Publication US 2024/0198924 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 11/04 (2013.01) [B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0043 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0045 (2013.01); B60R 2011/005 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0066 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body having an exterior surface;
a sensor assembly having a mounting bracket and a sensor housing;
the mounting bracket being on the exterior surface of the vehicle body and fused to the exterior surface of the vehicle body;
the sensor housing being releasably connected to the mounting bracket;
the vehicle body defining a hole and the mounting bracket extending endlessly around the hole; and
a seal fixed to the mounting bracket and the exterior surface of the vehicle body and extending from the mounting bracket to the exterior surface of the vehicle body, the seal extending endlessly around the hole.