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US 2025/0026316 A1Published application
Adjustable air scoop for lens cleaning
OwnerEric S. Lundy, Michael G. Hendricksinventors
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Abstract
A system comprises an imager having a lens; a housing supporting the imager and defining an inlet opening; a moveable vent cover configured to move between a first position and a second position; and a channel defined by a portion of the housing, the moveable vent cover, and a diverter, the channel configured to selectively direct an incoming fluid from the inlet opening defined by the moveable vent cover in the open position and the housing toward the lens. The system may further comprise a lens cover supported by the housing; the lens cover disposed to at least partially cover the lens.
Claims12
A system comprising:
- an imager having a lens;
- a housing having an exterior and a cavity and defining an inlet opening between the exterior and the cavity and a cavity opening between the exterior and the cavity, the housing supporting the imager within the cavity so as to be directed outwardly through the cavity opening;
- a moveable vent cover configured to move between an open position, wherein the moveable vent cover extends away from the housing on the exterior thereof, and a closed position, wherein the moveable vent cover is generally flush with an adjacent portion of the housing and at least partially covers the inlet opening;
- a baffle interior to the housing and disposed in a spaced apart relationship with the moveable vent cover when the moveable vent cover is in the closed position;
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- a channel having a first end and a second end, the channel defined by a portion of the housing and at least a portion of the baffle and selectively direct an incoming fluid directed into the inlet opening by the moveable vent cover in the open position toward the lens.
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