Patent ID: 7166819

Claim:
A device for at least one front component part of a motor vehicle comprising: an arrangement for at least one of removing and preventing precipitation deposits in at least one of solid and liquid form in an area of a surface of the front component part; a radar sensor for adaptive cruise control, wherein the radar sensor is positioned behind the at least one front component part, at least one portion of the front component part being penetrated by electromagnetic waves of the radar sensor; and at least one electrical heating wire built into the at least one portion of the front component part penetrated by electromagnetic waves of the radar sensor, wherein the at least one electrical heating wire provides a direct supply of heat; wherein the at least one front component part includes at least one of a bumper, a spoiler, a radiator grille, and an illuminating device, and wherein the precipitation deposits are at least one of removed and prevented by the direct supply of heat from the at least one electrical heating wire.