A sensor holder 10 such as for a vehicle bumper 12, wherein the sensor holder comprises: an attachment plate 14 formed of a first material and arranged to be fixed to a B-surface 16 of the vehicle bumper; and a sensor locator 18 formed of a second material and joined to the plate, the sensor locator comprising a turret 19 having an aperture 20 and a catch 22 for locating and retaining a sensor 24, the sensor locator further comprising a notch 26 suitable for retaining an adhesive pad 28 for contact with the B-surface of the vehicle bumper. The first material may be polypropylene and the second material acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, where the sensor holder is formed in a twin-shot moulding process. The adhesive pad is intended to mitigate distortion of the bumper when the sensor holder is brought into contact with the bumper and a seal 31 located between the sensor and bumper is forced to compress. A method of attaching a sensor holder to a vehicle bumper is also disclosed.


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    Title :

    A sensor holder for a vehicle bumper


    Publication date :

    2020-08-12


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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