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US 11,440,509 B2Granted
Method for removing deposits on a lens of a camera of a motor vehicle considering a temperature of the lens, cleaning device, camera assembly as well as motor vehicle
AssigneeConnaught Electronics Ltd.
InventorBrian Michael Thomas Deegan
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for removing deposits on a lens (11) of a camera (9) of a motor vehicle (1), in which a contaminant present on the lens (11) is removed as the deposit, wherein a cleaning liquid (13) is applied to the lens by means of a washing device (12) for removing the contaminant, wherein a temperature of the lens (11) is determined and the application of the cleaning liquid (13) to the lens (11) is performed depending on the determined temperature.
Claims12
A method for removing deposits on a lens of a camera of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- removing a contaminant present on the lens as the deposit;
- applying a cleaning liquid to the lens by a washing device for removing the contaminant;
- determining a temperature of the lens and the cleaning liquid;
- wherein the application of the cleaning liquid to the lens is performed depending on the determined temperature of the lens;
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- wherein the application of the cleaning liquid to the lens is additionally performed depending on the temperature of the cleaning liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.