Motor vehicle and reflector for a motor vehicle

• US 9,809,198 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2015
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Ganghofer, Andreas, Baehr, Markus
• Primary Examiner(s): Fureman, Jared
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pham, Duc M
• Application Number:
  US14/723,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20150343994A1
• Time in Patent Office: 894 Days
• Field of Search: 307 101
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0015 Gaskets or seals

Abstract

A motor vehicle has a body with an opening that can be closed by a preferably pivotable cover and a box-shaped metallic reflector that is open towards the opening for receiving an HPEM source and that is reversibly insertable into the opening. The reflector is connected to the body by an earth connection following insertion of the reflector. The earth connection is implemented by a brush strip containing fibers of a conductive material that connects the box-shaped reflector to the body circumferentially on all sides in the region of the opening.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a body having an opening formed;

a pivotable cover;

a box-shaped metallic reflector being open towards said opening for receiving an HPEM source and being reversibly inserted into said opening, wherein following insertion of said box-shaped metallic reflector, said box-shaped metallic reflector being connected to said body by means of an earth connection, said pivitoable cover with said box-shaped metallic reflector closing said opening; and

a brush strip implementing the earth connection, said brush strip having fibers made of a conductive material, which connects said box-shaped reflector to said body circumferentially on all sides in a region of said opening.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said brush strip is disposed on said body in said region of the opening, and being soldered or welded, wherein said fibers protruding into said opening contact on an outer side of said box-shaped metallic reflector inserted in said opening.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said brush strip is disposed on said box-shaped metallic reflector, by one of soldering or welding, wherein said fibers protruding laterally from said box-shaped metallic reflector contact said body on contact surfaces provided in said region of said opening following insertion of said box-shaped metallic reflector.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said box-shaped metallic reflector is dimensioned such that said box-shaped metallic reflector ends in said region of said opening and said opening can be closed by means of said cover with said box-shaped metallic reflector inserted.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said fibers have a length of at least 50 mm.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said fibers have a thickness being ≦

1 mm.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said fibers have a fiber packing density selected such that an air exchange between an interior of said box-shaped metallic reflector and an interior of the motor vehicle is reduced.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said fibers are made of metal.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said opening being closed by means of said cover being a tailgate.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said fibers have a length of at least 100 mm.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said fibers are made from stainless steel.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said fibers have a thickness being ≦

0.5 mm.

13. A reflector for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a box-shaped reflector body being closed except for one open side; and

a circumferential brush strip containing fibers of a conductive material disposed in a region of said open side and in electrical contact with said box-shaped reflector body.

14. The reflector according to claim 13, wherein said brush strip is soldered or welded to said box-shaped reflector body.

15. The reflector according to claim 13, wherein said fibers have a length of at least 50 mm.

16. The reflector according to claim 13, wherein said fibers have a length of at least 100 mm.

17. The reflector according to claim 13, wherein said fibers have a fiber thickness being ≦

1 mm.

18. The reflector according to claim 13, wherein said fibers have a fiber thickness being ≦

0.5 mm.

19. The reflector according to claim 13, wherein said fibers are made from metal.

20. The reflector according to claim 13, wherein said fibers are made from stainless steel.