Patent ID: 7601929

Claim:
A system for detecting an alignment of a sensor mounted on a vehicle, the system comprising: a vehicle windshield having the sensor mounted thereto at a predetermined location, wherein the sensor is configured to generate signals; at least one conductive strip having a first and a second end, wherein the conductive strip is attached to the windshield; and at least one conductive point mounted at the first and the second end and sandwiched between the windshield and the sensor, the conductive point being mounted to establish a closed circuit between the conductive strip and the sensor, wherein the closed circuit is maintained so long as the sensor is mounted to the windshield at the predetermined location, the sensor generating signals indicating the alignment of the sensor with the predetermined location when the sensor is displaced from the predetermined location and the conductive point establishing an open circuit with the conductive strip upon displacement of the sensor from the predetermined location.