Camera Field of View Cleaning System
    11.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240227739A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US17972890

    申请日:2022-10-25

    IPC分类号: B60S1/56 B08B1/00 B08B3/02

    CPC分类号: B60S1/56 B08B1/006 B08B3/02

    摘要: A camera cleaning system for cleaning a field of view of a camera includes a cover having a three-dimensional surface positioned at least partially around a longitudinal axis and extending through an opening in a housing. The cover defines a chamber in which a camera may be mounted. The cover is configured to rotate around the longitudinal axis while a wiper positioned along the opening of the housing engages the three-dimensional surface of the cover, thereby cleaning a field of view of a camera when a camera is mounted therein.

    Acousto-vibratory sensor cleaning
    12.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12030094B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US17561646

    申请日:2021-12-23

    摘要: Approaches, techniques, and mechanisms are disclosed for sensor cleaning systems. A region of a sensor window is identified to be blocked by an obscurant. The location of the region is determined using the sensor associated with the sensor window. An acousto-vibratory cleaning system receives the location of the region and produces a fluid droplet to be dispensed at a specified point on a two-dimensional plane of the surface of the sensor window. Sonic actuators are activated to capture the fluid droplet in acoustic levitation. Acoustic forces guide the fluid droplet to the region being obscured. Once the fluid droplet is in cleaning position, vibration of the sensor window is activated to incrementally clear the obscurant by vibrating the droplet along the obscurant. The acousto-vibratory cleaning system generates additional acoustic forces to guide the contaminated fluid droplet to a closest drainage canal.

    Motor Vehicle Headlamp
    15.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240181998A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18277323

    申请日:2022-01-18

    申请人: ZKW Group GmbH

    IPC分类号: B60S1/56 B60Q1/00 B60S1/04

    摘要: Motor vehicle headlight (1), comprising a lens ( ) a screen (3), a windscreen wiper (4) with a wiper blade (4a), which is arranged between the screen (3) and the lens (4a), a drive device (5), which is designed to move the wiper blade (4a) back and forth between a starting position and an end position, wherein an area (2b) of the lens (2) to be cleaned can be cleaned by moving the wiper blade (4a) from the starting position to the end position or from the end position to the starting position and by the contact of the wiper blade (4a) with the outside of the lens (2), wherein the wiper blade (4a) is located completely below an upper edge (3a) of the screen (3) in the starting position, and extends partially or completely over the upper edge (3a) of the screen (3) in the end position.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SENSOR PRECIPITATION AND DEBRIS DEFLECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240092317A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US17932933

    申请日:2022-09-16

    发明人: Phillip W. Jesse

    IPC分类号: B60S1/56 B60S1/54

    CPC分类号: B60S1/56 B60S1/54

    摘要: A precipitation shield device, and/or methods of manufacturing and/or using the shield device are provided. The shield device of embodiments includes functionality to prevent accumulation of precipitation over an imaging sensor. In embodiments, the shield device includes a base that enables the shield device to be mounted onto an imaging sensor. A shield body may be defined by two end walls and two lateral walls disposed around a central opening of the shield body. During operation, the central opening is aligned with a window of the imaging sensor. In embodiments, the end walls may have a surface configured to control an airflow flowing over the shield device to create a vortex over the central opening of the shield device. In embodiments, the vortex created over the central opening may deflect precipitation away from the central opening and may prevent the precipitation from accumulating over the window of the imaging sensor.