Patent ID: 7784855

Claim:
An installation device for a sensor on an outer surface of a component of a motor vehicle, comprising: a base member for accommodating the sensor; at least one holding bracket for fastening the sensor to the base member; a contour ring for accommodating the base member and for attaching the base member to the component of the motor vehicle; at least one tab for fastening the base member to the contour ring; and at least one spring element for retaining the base member and the contour ring on the component of the motor vehicle with force locking; wherein: the base member has a first rigid region and a second elastic region; the contour ring is provided at an opening in the component of the motor vehicle; the at least one tab is flexible in comparison to the base member; and at least one recess is introduced in the base member below the at least one tab to facilitate a spring-action movement of the at least one tab relative to a longitudinal axis of the base member.