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US 2019/0314865 A1Published application
Cleaning apparatus for sensor
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsManan Sevak, David Doellstedt, Venkatesh Krishnan
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus includes a ring-shaped tube including first and second chambers from an inlet end to a terminal end, a compressed gas source connected to the first chamber, and a liquid reservoir connected to the second chamber. The tube includes a slot outwardly directed from the first chamber extending substantially from the inlet end to the terminal end, and a plurality of nozzles outwardly directed from the second chamber.
Claims20
A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a tube including first and second chambers from an inlet end to a terminal end and including a slot outwardly directed from the first chamber extending substantially from the inlet end to the terminal end, and a plurality of nozzles outwardly directed from the second chamber;
- a compressed gas source connected to the first chamber;
- and
- a liquid reservoir connected to the second chamber.
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A method comprising:
- providing a tube including first and second chambers from an inlet end to a terminal end, a slot outwardly directed from the first chamber extending substantially from the inlet end to the terminal end, and a plurality of nozzles outwardly directed from the second chamber;
- supplying compressed gas to the first chamber;
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- supplying liquid to the second chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.