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US 11,084,464 B2Granted
Sensor-cleaning apparatus
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJose Gerardo Velasco, Oswaldo Perez Barrera, David Franco Lopez Rubio, Rodrigo Frieventh Cienfuegos
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a base, a cylindrical sensor window fixed to the base, and a helical cleaning member movable between a retracted position in the base and an extended position extending around the sensor window. The cleaning member includes an outlet directed at the sensor window when the cleaning member is in the extended position.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a cylindrical sensor window fixed to the base, the base including a helical ran, wherein the cylindrical sensor window is configured to house a sensor within;
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- a helical cleaning member movable between a retracted position in the base and an extended position extending around the sensor window, the cleaning member including an outlet directed at the sensor window when the cleaning member is in the extended position, the cleaning member moving between the retracted position and the extended position by sliding along the rail.
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