Cleaning apparatus, imaging unit including cleaning apparatus, and cleaning method

    公开(公告)号:US11904367B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17399164

    申请日:2021-08-11

    发明人: Takaaki Mori

    摘要: A cleaning apparatus includes an imaging section, a protective cover in a field of view of the imaging section, a vibrator to vibrate the protective cover, a piezoelectric driver to drive the vibrator, a cleaning liquid discharger to discharge a cleaner onto a surface of the protective cover, and a signal processing circuit to control the piezoelectric driver. The signal processing circuit controls the piezoelectric driver such that the protective cover is vibrated at a resonant frequency for a predetermined period after the cleaning liquid is caused to be discharged and controls the piezoelectric driver such that, after the predetermined period, vibration of the protective cover is stopped or the protective cover is vibrated at a frequency other than the resonant frequency.