Sensor assembly with deflector
An assembly includes a housing. The assembly includes a sensor supported by the housing. The assembly includes a shell enclosing the sensor and rotatable relative to the housing in a first direction, the shell defining a window. The assembly includes a deflector extending radially outward from the shell at a leading edge of the window.
1. An assembly, comprising:
a housing;
a sensor supported by the housing;
a shell enclosing the sensor and rotatable relative to the housing in a first direction, the shell defining a window; and
a deflector extending radially outward from the shell at a leading edge of the window.
2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shell is rotatable in the first direction about a first axis and the deflector is elongated along a second axis transverse to the first axis.
3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the deflector is elongated from a first distal end to a second distal end opposite the first distal end, the first distal end forward of the second distal end relative to the first direction.
4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein the first distal end is above the second distal end.
5. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a vent radially inward of the deflector at the leading edge, the vent facing across the window.
6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shell and the deflector are unitary.
7. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the shell includes an outer surface and the deflector includes a front surface, the outer surface continuous with the front surface.
8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the deflector extends radially outward to a distal edge.
9. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the shell includes an outer surface and the deflector includes a front surface extending from the outer surface to the distal edge.
10. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the front surface defines a channel extending along an elongation of the deflector.
11. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the front surface includes a plurality of grooves extending along the elongation of the deflector.
12. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the front surface is concave and defines a channel extending along an elongation of the deflector.
13. The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the shell is rotatable in the first direction about a first axis, and the deflector and the channel are elongated along a second axis transverse to the first axis.
14. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the deflector includes a rear surface opposite the front surface along the distal edge, the front surface extending rearward from the distal edge relative to the first direction.
15. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the deflector includes a rear surface opposite the front surface along the distal edge and a cusp is defined at the distal edge by the front surface and the rear surface.
16. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the front surface and the rear surface define an acute angle at the cusp.
17. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a motor operatively coupled to the shell, the motor operable to rotate the shell in the first direction.
18. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the motor is operable to rotate the shell at 600 rotations per minute.
19. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a gutter positioned under the deflector.
20. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a LIDAR sensor.