Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotary wiper system
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Application No.: US16229506Application Date: 2018-12-21
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Publication No.: US11279324B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: Seth Gilbertson , Felix Jose Alvarez Rivera , Roger Best
- Applicant: Waymo LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee: Waymo LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Botos Churchill IP Law
- Main IPC: B60S1/38
- IPC: B60S1/38 ; B60S1/60 ; B60S1/34 ; B60S1/56 ; B60S1/08 ; B08B1/04

Abstract:
The disclosure provides for a wiper system for cleaning a surface of a sensor housing, such as a sensor housing positioned on top of a vehicle. The wiper system includes a plurality of windows spaced around a sensor housing, and a plurality of wipers positioned around the sensor housing, each of the wipers includes a wiper blade configured to clean a corresponding window of the plurality of windows. The wiper system further includes a drive system including a movable part coupled to a motor. The motor is configured to drive the drive system to simultaneously rotate the plurality of wipers around the sensor housing such that the plurality of wipers remove debris from the plurality of windows.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200094786A1 Rotary Wiper System Public/Granted day:2020-03-26
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