Sensor cleaning apparatus for a vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, DY AUTO Corporation
InventorsSang Heon Wang, Nak Kyoung Kong, Dong Eun Cha, Kyung Hwan Kim, Jung Kwan Choi
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Abstract
A sensor cleaning apparatus for a vehicle includes: a sensor housing in which a driver and a sensor are mounted, a cover part configured to rotate and exposed to the outside of the sensor housing through an open region formed on a front surface of the sensor housing, and a blade part connected to the cover part. The blade is rotated as the driver is driven and provided to allow air generated by its rotation to flow toward a front surface and a rear surface of the cover.
Claims9
A sensor cleaning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor housing in which a driver and a sensor are mounted;
- a cover part configured to rotate and exposed to an outside of the sensor housing through an open region formed on a front surface of the sensor housing, the cover part corresponding to a mounting position of the sensor;
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- a blade part connected to the cover part and configured to be rotated when the driver is activated, wherein the blade part includes:
- a first blade and a second blade that are configured to cause air to flow toward a front surface and a rear surface, respectively, of the cover part while the blade part rotates
- a main body configured to accommodate a connection member protruding from the cover part;
- a coupling gear formed at a rear side of an inner circumferential surface being separated from the main body and provided to be engage with and coupled to the driver;
- the first blade provided at a front side of the inner circumferential surface and configured to generate air as the main body is rotated to flow the generated air to the rear surface of the cover part;
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- the second blade provided on an outer circumferential surface of the main body at a position corresponding to the coupling gear and configured to generate air as the main body is rotated to flow the generated air toward the front surface of the cover part.
A sensor cleaning apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor housing in which a driver and a sensor are mounted;
- a cover part configured to rotate and exposed to an outside of the sensor housing through an open region formed on a front surface of the sensor housing;
- a blade part connected to the cover part and configured to rotate when the driver operates, wherein the blade part includes:
- a first blade and a second blade that are configured to allow air generated by rotation of the blade part to flow toward a front surface and a rear surface of the cover part, respectively;
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- a main body configured to accommodate a connection member protruding from the cover part;
- a coupling gear formed at a rear side of an inner circumferential surface being separated from the main body and provided to be engage with and coupled to the driver;
- the first blade provided at a front side of the inner circumferential surface and configured to generate air as the main body is rotated to flow the generated air to the rear surface of the cover part;
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- the second blade provided on an outer circumferential surface of the main body at a position corresponding to the coupling gear and configured to generate air as the main body is rotated to flow the generated air toward the front surface of the cover part;
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- a wiper member disposed to be in contact with the front surface of the cover part inside the sensor housing and configured to clean the front surface of the cover part as the cover part is rotated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.