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US 12,594,910 B2Granted
Apparatus for cleaning a sensor
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsKyung Hwan Kim, Sang Heon Wang, Dong Eun Cha, Nak Kyoung Kong
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Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning a sensor includes: at least one fluid flow path unit assembled and arranged to correspond to a size and a field of view (FOV) region of a sensor unit and formed with a spray flow path for flowing a fluid supplied through an inlet nozzle, a cover unit coupled to each of the fluid flow path units to shield an opened upper surface of the fluid flow path unit, and a spray nozzle unit selectively coupled to the cover unit and formed so that the fluid flowing along the spray flow path is sprayed toward the FOV region.
Claims13
An apparatus for cleaning a sensor comprising:
- a fluid flow path unit assembled and arranged to correspond to a size and a field of view (FOV) region of a sensor unit and formed with a spray flow path for spraying a fluid supplied through an inlet nozzle;
- a cover unit coupled to the fluid flow path unit to shield an opened upper surface of the fluid flow path unit;
- and
- at least one spray nozzle unit selectively coupled to the cover unit and formed so that the fluid flowing along the spray flow path is sprayed toward the FOV region,
- wherein the fluid flow path unit includes:
- a plurality of first housings, each formed in an opened top box shape and including the inlet nozzle, wherein each first housing further includes a first connecting member and a first assembling hole respectively disposed on side surfaces thereof;
- and
- at least one second housing having a shape corresponding to the shape of the plurality of first housings and configured to be arranged between separately disposed first housings of the plurality of first housings to form the spray flow path,
- wherein the fluid flow path unit is configured to allow selective disassembly of the first housings and the at least one second housing arranged between the first housings,
- wherein the at least one second housing includes a plurality of second housings, and the cover unit includes:
- a first cover member configured to shield an opened upper surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of first housings;
- a second cover member configured to shield an opened upper surface of one second housing of the plurality of second housings;
- and
- a third cover member configured to shield an opened upper surface of another second housing of the plurality of second housings and including a mounting hole for mounting the at least one spray nozzle unit, and
- wherein the third cover member is mounted alternately with the second cover member or consecutively mounted selectively on the upper surfaces of the plurality of second housings.
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An apparatus for cleaning a sensor comprising:
- a fluid flow path unit assembled and arranged to correspond to a size and a field of view (FOV) region of a sensor unit, formed with a spray flow path for flowing a fluid supplied through an inlet nozzle, and including a cover unit coupled integrally to shield an opened upper surface of the fluid flow path unit;
- and
- at least one spray nozzle unit coupled to the cover unit and formed so that the fluid flowing along the spray flow path is sprayed toward the FOV region of the sensor unit,
- wherein the fluid flow path unit includes:
- a plurality of first housings, each formed in an opened top box shape and including the inlet nozzle, wherein each first housing further includes a first connecting member and a first assembling hole respectively disposed on side surfaces thereof;
- and
- at least one second housing having a shape corresponding to the shape of the plurality of first housings and configured to be arranged between the plurality of first housings to form the spray flow path,
- wherein the fluid flow path unit is configured to allow selective disassembly of the plurality of first housings and the at least one second housing,
- wherein the at least one second housing includes a plurality of second housings, and the cover unit includes:
- a first cover member configured to shield an opened upper surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of first housings;
- a second cover member configured to shield an opened upper surface of one second housing of the plurality of second housings;
- and
- a third cover member configured to shield an opened upper surface of another second housing of the plurality of second housings and including a mounting hole for mounting the at least one spray nozzle unit, and
- wherein the third cover member is mounted alternately with the second cover member or consecutively mounted selectively on the upper surfaces of the plurality of second housings.
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An apparatus for cleaning a sensor comprising:
- a fluid flow path unit assembled and arranged to correspond to a size and a field of view (FOV) region of a sensor unit and formed with a spray flow path for spraying a fluid supplied through an inlet nozzle;
- a cover unit coupled to the fluid flow path unit to shield an opened upper surface of the fluid flow path unit;
- and
- at least one spray nozzle unit selectively coupled to the cover unit and formed so that the fluid flowing along the spray flow path is sprayed toward the FOV region,
- wherein the fluid flow path unit includes:
- a plurality of first housings, each formed in an opened top box shape and including the inlet nozzle, wherein each first housing further includes a first connecting member and a first assembling hole respectively disposed on side surfaces thereof;
- and
- at least one second housing having a shape corresponding to the shape of the plurality of first housings and configured to be arranged between the plurality of first housings to form the spray flow path,
- wherein the at least one second housing includes a plurality of second housings, and the cover unit includes
- a first cover member configured to shield an opened upper surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of first housings;
- a second cover member configured to shield an opened upper surface of one second housing of the plurality of second housings;
- and
- a third cover member configured to shield an opened upper surface of another second housing of the plurality of second housings and including a mounting hole for mounting the at least one spray nozzle unit, and
- wherein the third cover member is mounted alternately with the second cover member or consecutively mounted selectively on the upper surfaces of the plurality of second housings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.