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US 12,583,419 B2Granted
Cleaning apparatus
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsHyun Woo Yoon, Sung Min Yang
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus and, more particularly, a sensor cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle configured to receive a fluid and inject the fluid to a subject. The nozzle is configured such that a cross-section thereof changes in a flow direction of the fluid.
Claims19
A cleaning apparatus comprising a nozzle configured to receive a fluid and inject the fluid to a subject,
- wherein a cross-section of the nozzle changes in a flow direction of the fluid,
- wherein the nozzle comprises:
- an inlet portion through which the fluid is introduced;
- an outlet portion provided downstream of the inlet portion in the flow direction of the fluid such that the fluid introduced through the inlet portion is injected through the outlet portion;
- and
- a middle portion provided between the inlet portion and the outlet portion, and
- wherein a cross-section of the middle portion and a cross-section of the outlet portion are arranged to have an angle with respect to each other.
4 more elements
A sensor comprising:
- a cleaning apparatus including
- a nozzle configured to receive a fluid and inject the fluid to the sensor,
- wherein the nozzle is configured to inject the fluid at a position behind a sensing surface of the sensor, wherein the sensing surface is convex.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.