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 securing said plurality of brackets directly together wherein said interlocking feature includes a plurality of cooperating dovetail connectors.
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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. A related method of reducing a footprint of an electronics systems cluster is also disclosed.
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20 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 securing said plurality of brackets directly together wherein said interlocking feature includes a plurality of cooperating dovetail connectors. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronics systems cluster, comprising:
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a first bracket; an image processing module A carried on said first bracket; a second bracket; a rain light sensor carried on said second bracket; a third bracket; an electronic windshield antifogging system carried on said third bracket; and a fourth bracket; and a USB port carried on said fourth bracket; an interlocking feature securing said second bracket to said first bracket and said third bracket to said second bracket and said fourth bracket to said first bracket. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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12. (canceled)
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15. A method of reducing a footprint of an electronics systems cluster at a top of a windshield of a motor vehicle, comprising:
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locating a plurality of electronic devices in a plurality of brackets; interlocking, by interlocking feature, a first bracket carrying an image processing module A with a second bracket carrying a rain light sensor, a third bracket carrying an electronic windshield antifogging system to said second bracket and a fourth bracket carrying a USB port to said first bracket; and adhering, by adhesive, said plurality of brackets to said windshield. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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