Patent ID: 7881689

Claim:
A sensor assembly comprising: a housing having a bottom surface and a plurality of side walls which define an interior recess region, said housing having a shoulder region projecting from the bottom surface and the side walls around a perimeter of the interior recess region; an electrical interface projecting from the a top surface of the shoulder region; an electrical shield disposed in the recess region of said housing, said electrical shield having a size and shape selected such that when said electrical shield is disposed in the housing, a first surface of a perimeter region of said electrical shield rests upon a top surface of the shoulder region of said housing to support said electrical shield in said housing and a second surface of the perimeter region of said electrical shield is in proximity to a side surface of the shoulder region and wherein said electrical shield is provided having one opening in the surface of the perimeter region through which at least a portion of said electrical interface projects when said electrical shield is disposed in said housing and wherein a bottom surface of said electrical shield does not have any openings provided therein; a radar electronics module disposed over said electrical shield and electrically coupled to said electrical interface; a radome disposed over said radar electronics module and coupled to the sidewalls of said housing; and a breather vent disposed in said radome.