Bracket for front crash sensor
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1. A sensor bracket for a vehicle having an engine compartment defining an airflow opening below a grille opening reinforcement, a hood and a hood latch, the sensor bracket comprising:
- a band attached to the hood latch and being housed within the grille opening reinforcement and above the airflow opening; and
first and second front crash sensors attached to right and left ends of the band, respectively.
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Abstract
A front end structure is provided for a vehicle that includes a bracket for attaching front crash sensors to the vehicle. The front end structure includes an engine compartment and a hood connected to the engine compartment by a hood latch and a pair of hinges. The bracket is connected to the hood latch and the front crash sensors to maintain palpability with the vehicle through the hood in a collision.
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1. A sensor bracket for a vehicle having an engine compartment defining an airflow opening below a grille opening reinforcement, a hood and a hood latch, the sensor bracket comprising:
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a band attached to the hood latch and being housed within the grille opening reinforcement and above the airflow opening; and first and second front crash sensors attached to right and left ends of the band, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A front-end structure for a vehicle comprising:
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an engine compartment defining an airflow opening; a hood connected to the engine compartment by a hood latch and a pair of hinges; a bracket connected to the hood latch above the airflow opening; and a pair of front crash sensors attached to the bracket at laterally symmetrical locations, the sensors maintaining palpability with the vehicle through the hood in a collision. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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