US Patent 10493934 Radar support structure

A radar support structure includes a front bumper assembly, a radar bracket and a radar unit. The front bumper assembly has a support bracket, an energy absorbing member and a facia member attached to forward portions of a vehicle. The support bracket has a surface spaced apart from the energy absorbing member. The radar bracket is fixed to the surface of the support bracket and extends away from the energy absorbing member. The radar bracket includes two edge portions with a concaved area defining a mounting surface being located between the two projecting edges. The radar unit is installed to the mounting surface within the concaved area such that the two edge portions are located forward of a front most surface of the radar unit.