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Holding clip for a rain sensor

  • US 8,763,970 B2
  • Filed: 01/18/2007
  • Issued: 07/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An assembly consisting of:

  • a holding frame (12) which can be mounted on a pane of a motor vehicle;

    a sensor (10) which may be a rain sensor in particular; and

    a holding clip (16) with a plate (22), said plate (22) being able to cover said sensor (10), at least one holding arm (26) and at least one detent arm (28), said holding arm (26) and said detent arm (28) being constructed such that they can engage on a holding frame (12) for said sensor (10), said plate (22), said at least one holding arm (26) and said at least one detent arm (28) being formed integrally as one piece;

    wherein said holding frame has an abutment (14), said detent arm (28) of said holding clip (16) has a recess (32) and said sensor (10) has a detent nose (44), said detent nose (44) cooperating with said recess (32) in said detent arm (28) of said holding clip (16) such that said detent nose (44) can hold said detent arm (28) in a pre-mounted state in which said detent arm (28) can be inserted into said abutment (14) on said holding frame (12), and can arrest said detent arm (28) in a detent position after said sensor (10) is mounted on said holding frame.

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