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US 2019/0161125 A1Published application
Vehicle sensor cleaning
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorDavid J. Schmidt
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Abstract
A system includes a roof mount including a drainage tray, a sensor housing disposed on the roof mount, and a sensor supported by the sensor housing and a fluid spray directed toward the sensor. The sensor is disposed above the drainage tray.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a roof mount including a drainage tray;
- a sensor housing disposed on the roof mount;
- and
- a sensor supported by the sensor housing and a fluid sprayer directed toward the sensor;
- wherein the sensor is disposed above the drainage tray.
2 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a vehicle pillar;
- a roof mount including a drainage tray;
- a sensor housing disposed above the drainage tray;
- and
- a tube in communication with the drainage tray extending along the vehicle pillar.
2 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a roof mount;
- means for housing a sensor disposed on the roof mount;
- means for spraying the housing means with a fluid;
- means for collecting the sprayed fluid;
- and
- means for moving the collected fluid from the roof mount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.