Electronics systems cluster with interlocking brackets
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1. An electronics systems cluster, comprising:
- a plurality of brackets;
a plurality of electronic devices held in said plurality of brackets; and
an interlocking feature provided along edges of said plurality of brackets wherein said interlocking feature is configured to allow freedom of movement between said plurality of brackets perpendicular to a tangent plane of a windshield to which said plurality of brackets are to be adhered whereby said plurality of brackets are secured directly together and staggered in position with respect to one another in order to accommodate curvature of a windshield.
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Abstract
An electronics systems cluster includes a plurality of brackets, a plurality of electronic devices held in the plurality of brackets and an interlocking feature securing the plurality of brackets directly together into a small footprint configuration less likely to interfere with driver sight lines.
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16 Claims
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1. An electronics systems cluster, comprising:
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a plurality of brackets; a plurality of electronic devices held in said plurality of brackets; and an interlocking feature provided along edges of said plurality of brackets wherein said interlocking feature is configured to allow freedom of movement between said plurality of brackets perpendicular to a tangent plane of a windshield to which said plurality of brackets are to be adhered whereby said plurality of brackets are secured directly together and staggered in position with respect to one another in order to accommodate curvature of a windshield. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronics systems duster, comprising:
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a plurality of brackets; a plurality of electronic devices held in said plurality of brackets; and a common interlocking feature provided on said plurality of brackets and configured to secure said plurality of brackets directly together in a staggered configuration in order to accommodate curvature of a windshield and allow for proper windshield mounting; wherein said interlocking feature is configured to allow freedom of movement between said plurality of brackets perpendicular to a tangent plane of a windshield. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of constructing and mounting an electronics systems cluster to a windshield of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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interconnecting, by an interlocking feature, a plurality of brackets carrying a plurality of electronic devices; and staggering said plurality of brackets with respect to one another in order to accommodate curvature of said windshield and allow for proper windshield mounting; allowing, by said interlocking feature, freedom of movement between said plurality of brackets perpendicular to a tangent plane of said windshield. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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