Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensor integration into existing vehicle structures
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Application No.: US15186389Application Date: 2016-06-17
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Publication No.: US10589694B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: Paxton S. Williams , Christopher M. Higgins
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: B60R11/00
- IPC: B60R11/00 ; G01S7/481 ; B60R13/00 ; G01S13/931 ; G01S17/93 ; G01S17/00 ; G01S15/931 ; G01S13/93

Abstract:
One or more vehicle sensors can be integrated into existing vehicle housings or structures to provide a streamlined appearance, potentially improved sensing capabilities, and a reduction in the use of extra structures to hold the one or more vehicle sensors. In one or more arrangements, one or more vehicle sensors can be located within a body of the vehicle and can be spaced from the vehicle emblem in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The one or more sensors can be configured and/or operatively positioned to sense at least a portion of an external environment of the vehicle through the vehicle emblem. In one or more arrangements, one or more sensors can be located within a front grille of the vehicle. The one or more sensors are configured to sense at least a portion of an external environment of the vehicle through the front grille.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170364086A1 SENSOR INTEGRATION INTO EXISTING VEHICLE STRUCTURES Public/Granted day:2017-12-21
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