Lens for a vehicle headlamp
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorSamir Hasagic
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Abstract
A lens for a vehicle headlamp, the lens comprising an inner surface and an outer surface. A cleaning arrangement is arranged to provide a cleaning fluid to the outer surface of the lens. An inlet is connectable to a cleaning fluid hose for providing cleaning fluid to the cleaning arrangement. The cleaning arrangement comprises: a channel and an array of outlets in fluid communication with the channel. The channel is attached to the lens and is adapted to transport the cleaning fluid from the inlet to the array of outlets which are located on the outer side of the lens on the same side as the outer surface for providing the cleaning fluid to the outer surface of the lens. The invention also relates to a headlamp arrangement and a vehicle.
Claims15
A lens for a vehicle headlamp comprising a light source holder, the lens comprising:
- an inner surface adapted to face the light source holder when mounted in a headlamp;
- a cleaning arrangement for providing a cleaning fluid to an outer surface of the lens, and
- a inlet connectable to a cleaning fluid hose for providing cleaning fluid to the cleaning arrangement, the inlet is arranged on the same side of the lens as the inner surface, the inlet is also arranged such that it is disposed within a housing to which the lens is adapted to be attached when the lens is attached to the housing,
- wherein the cleaning arrangement comprises:
- a channel and an array of outlets in fluid communication with the channel, the channel is attached to the lens and is adapted to transport the cleaning fluid from the inlet to the array of outlets through the lens within the housing when the lens is attached to the housing, the outlets being located on the outer side of the lens on the same side as the outer surface for providing the cleaning fluid to the outer surface of the lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.