Patent ID: 8513590
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An accessory system for a vehicle, said accessory system comprising: a windshield of a vehicle equipped with said accessory system; a receiving structure attached at an in-cabin surface of said windshield, wherein said receiving structure comprises one of (i) a contiguous receiving structure comprising a contiguous perimetal portion and (ii) a non-contiguous receiving structure comprising at least two spaced apart elements; a structure attached at said receiving structure, wherein said structure comprises a portion that attaches at said receiving structure; wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, a cluster of individual sensors resides on or near said in-cabin surface of said windshield, and wherein said cluster of individual sensors includes a forwardly-viewing camera; and wherein, with said structure attached at said receiving structure, at least one of said individual sensors is removable from said structure for service.