Cylindrical rotating debris management system
AssigneeInternational Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorRobert M. Tourville
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Abstract
A debris management system includes a cylindrical housing configured to rotate and adapted to contain at least one sensor disposed within an internal volume of the cylindrical housing and having a field of view through an exterior surface of the cylindrical housing. A solvent nozzle is disposed outside of the cylindrical housing and configured to spray solvent at the exterior surface of the cylindrical housing. A drying mechanism is disposed outside of the cylindrical housing and configured to dry the exterior surface.
Claims19
A debris management system comprising:
- a cylindrical housing configured to rotate and containing at least one sensor disposed within an internal volume of the cylindrical housing and having a field of view through an exterior surface of the cylindrical housing;
- a solvent nozzle disposed outside of the cylindrical housing and configured to spray solvent at the exterior surface of the cylindrical housing;
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- a drying mechanism selected from the group consisting of a stationary wiper in contact with the exterior surface, and a compressed air curtain directed at the exterior surface disposed outside of the cylindrical housing and configured to dry the exterior surface.
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A debris management system comprising:
- a cylindrical housing having a circumferential surface configured to rotate around a longitudinal axis, the cylindrical housing containing at least one sensor disposed within an internal volume of the cylindrical housing the at least one sensor having a field of view through the circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing;
- a solvent nozzle disposed outside of the cylindrical housing and configured to spray solvent at the circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing;
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- a drying mechanism selected from the group consisting of a stationary wiper in contact with the circumferential surface, and a compressed air curtain directed at the circumferential surface disposed outside of the cylindrical housing and configured to dry the circumferential surface.
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A debris management system comprising:
- a cylindrical housing having a circumferential surface configured to rotate around a longitudinal axis;
- at least one sensor disposed within an internal volume of the cylindrical housing and having a field of view through the circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing;
- a solvent nozzle disposed outside of the cylindrical housing and configured to spray solvent at the circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing;
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- a drying mechanism selected from the group consisting of a stationary wiper in contact with the circumferential surface, and a compressed air curtain directed at the circumferential surface disposed outside of the cylindrical housing and configured to dry the circumferential surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.