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US 12,251,737 B2Granted
Apparatus for protecting a sensor
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorEun Sik Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus for protecting a sensor includes: a housing accommodating the sensor to allow a sensing plane of the sensor to be exposed, and mounted on an installation object, a protective film disposed to face a sensing plane of the sensor, and a moving unit installed in the housing and moving the protective film while the protective film is maintained with respect to the sensing plane of the sensor.
Claims18
An apparatus for protecting a sensor, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to accommodate the sensor and mounted on an installation object, wherein the sensor includes a sensing plane to be exposed to outside of the housing;
- a protective film disposed over the sensing plane of the sensor and having a band shape to be wound;
- and
- a moving unit installed in the housing and configured to move the protective film while maintaining a position of the protective film with respect to the sensing plane of the sensor,
- wherein the moving unit includes:
- a first roller configured to wind the protective film and installed in the housing;
- a second roller spaced apart from the first roller, disposed in the housing, and configured to wind the protective film unwound from the first roller;
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- a driver configured to generate a driving force for rotating the second roller.
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An apparatus for protecting a sensor, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to accommodate the sensor and mounted on an installation object, wherein the sensor includes a sensing plane to be exposed to outside of the housing;
- a protective film disposed over the sensing plane of the sensor;
- a moving unit having a first roller and a second roller installed to be spaced apart from each other in the housing, and configured to move the protective film while maintaining a position of the protective film with respect to the sensing plane of the sensor;
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- a guide rod installed in an opening of the installation object and configured to press the protective film to be bent, and remove foreign objects when the protective film moves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.