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Cleaning apparatus for sensor

US11643052B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignees

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US
Valeo North America, Inc. · US

Inventors

Andre Sykula · Sterling Heights, US
Kunal Singh · Farmington Hills, US
Venkatesh Krishnan · Sunnyvale, US
Raghuraman Surineedi · Dearborn, US
Yoann DOLLE · Auburn Hills, US
William Terrasse · Cournon-d'Auvergne, FR
Denis Thebault · Issoire, FR
Veeramanikandan Gopal · Auburn Hills, US
Gowtham Ilanthirayan · Auburn Hills, US
Michael Whitney · Henderson, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2020
Grant date	May 9, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S2013/93273
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A sensor-cleaning apparatus includes an upper piece, a lower piece fixed to the upper piece, a plurality of inserts inserted into the upper piece, and a plurality of nozzles. The upper piece and the lower piece form a tubular segment that is elongated along an arc of a circle and encloses a chamber. Each nozzle is formed of the upper piece and one of the inserts. Each nozzle includes a deflection surface and a tunnel from the chamber to the deflection surface, and each tunnel is partially formed of the upper piece and partially formed of the respective insert.

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