Debris management for vehicle sensors
AssigneeInternational Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorRobert M. Tourville
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Abstract
A debris management system for vehicle sensors includes a sensor disposed on a first side of a transparent cover, the sensor having a field of view through the transparent cover, wherein the transparent cover is configured to move across the field of view of the sensor. A solvent nozzle is disposed on a second side of the transparent cover, wherein the solvent nozzle is configured to spray solvent at a surface of the second side and into the field of view. A wiper is disposed in contact with the surface of the second side.
Claims20
A debris management system for vehicle sensors, the system comprising:
- a sensor disposed on a first side of a transparent cover, the sensor having a field of view through the transparent cover, wherein the transparent cover is configured to move across the field of view of the sensor;
- a solvent nozzle disposed on a second side of the transparent cover, wherein the solvent nozzle is configured to spray solvent at a surface of the second side and into the field of view;
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- a wiper disposed in contact with the surface of the second side.
A debris management system for vehicle sensors, the system comprising:
- a sensor disposed on a first side of a transparent cover, the sensor having a field of view through the transparent cover, wherein the transparent cover is configured to move across the field of view of the sensor by rotating around an axis outside of the field of view;
- a solvent nozzle disposed on a second side of the transparent cover, wherein the solvent nozzle is configured to spray solvent at a surface of the second side and into the field of view;
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- a wiper disposed in contact with the surface of the second side.
A debris management system for vehicle sensors, the system comprising:
- a sensor disposed on a first side of a transparent cover, the sensor having a field of view through the transparent cover, wherein the transparent cover is configured to move linearly across the field of view of the sensor;
- a solvent nozzle disposed on a second side of the transparent cover, wherein the solvent nozzle is configured to spray solvent at a surface of the second side and into the field of view;
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- a wiper disposed in contact with the surface of the second side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.