Rain sensor
First Claim
1. A rain sensor for fastening on an inner side of a windscreen of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor;
a housing part for housing the sensor such that the sensor element is arranged in the housing part;
a mounting frame for attachment to the inner side of the windscreen and having an accommodation for said housing part;
at least one fastening device for fastening the housing part on said mounting frame;
said fastening device comprising;
a lever pivotally mounted about an axis on the housing part, and a bracket that has a first end pivotally connected to said lever in eccentric relation to said axis and a second end formed as an engagement member for engagement with cooperating engagement members on said mounting frame, wherein;
in a pre-mounted state the engagement members of the bracket and of the mounting frame are loosely engaged with each other while the lever is in a first pivotal position and, in a final mounted state, the lever is in a second pivotal position thereby moving away the first end of the bracket from the windscreen and tensioning said bracket so as to urge the housing part towards the windscreen.
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Abstract
A rain sensor is provided for fastening on an inner side of a windscreen of a motor vehicle. The rain sensor comprises a holding frame for fastening to the inner side of the windscreen, a sensor element, a housing part for housing the sensor element such that the sensor element is arranged in the housing part, and a holding device for engaging the holding frame, the holding device being fastened to the housing part, wherein the holding device is brought into engagement with the holding frame in a pre-mounted state, and the holding device presses the housing part with the sensor element onto the windscreen in a final mounted state.
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8 Claims
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1. A rain sensor for fastening on an inner side of a windscreen of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor;
a housing part for housing the sensor such that the sensor element is arranged in the housing part;
a mounting frame for attachment to the inner side of the windscreen and having an accommodation for said housing part;
at least one fastening device for fastening the housing part on said mounting frame;
said fastening device comprising;
a lever pivotally mounted about an axis on the housing part, and a bracket that has a first end pivotally connected to said lever in eccentric relation to said axis and a second end formed as an engagement member for engagement with cooperating engagement members on said mounting frame, wherein;
in a pre-mounted state the engagement members of the bracket and of the mounting frame are loosely engaged with each other while the lever is in a first pivotal position and, in a final mounted state, the lever is in a second pivotal position thereby moving away the first end of the bracket from the windscreen and tensioning said bracket so as to urge the housing part towards the windscreen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A rain sensor for fastening on an inner side of a windscreen of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor;
a housing part for housing the sensor such that the sensor element is arranged in the housing part;
a mounting frame for attachment to the inner side of the windscreen and having an accommodation for said housing part;
at least one fastening device for fastening the housing part on said mounting frame;
said fastening device comprising;
a bracket with a pair of engagement arms for engagement with cooperating engagement members on the mounting frame;
a lever pivotally mounted on said bracket intermediate the engagement arms;
and an eccentric cam attached to said lever;
wherein;
in a pre-mounted state the engagement arms of the bracket are loosely engaged with the engagement members of the mounting frame while the lever is in a first pivotal position and, in a final mounted state, the lever is in a second pivotal position thereby in which the eccentric cam abuts the housing part so as to urge the housing part towards the windscreen. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A rain sensor for fastening on an inner side of a windscreen of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a sensor;
a housing part for housing the sensor such that the sensor element is arranged in the housing part;
a mounting frame for attachment to the inner side of the windscreen and having an accommodation for said housing part;
a fastening device for fastening the housing part on said mounting frame;
said fastening device comprising;
a resilient bracket with a flat main body and a plurality of engagement arms for engagement with cooperating engagement members on the mounting frame;
wherein;
in a first mounting step the bracket is pre-assembled with the housing part so that the main body of the bracket contacts a flat top wall of the housing part, in a second mounting step the housing part is seated on the mounting frame and in third mounting step the engagement arms are engaged with the cooperating engagement members of the mounting frame while the bracket is urge against the housing part and in a final mounting step the bracket is released thereby leaving the housing part urged towards the windscreen by resilient deformation of the bracket. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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