Imaging element cleaning device and method of operating the same

Abstract

An imaging element cleaning device for cleaning a lens of an imaging element is provided, including a cleaning element and a driving component. The cleaning element includes a flexible sleeve that is hollow and includes a distal end and a proximal end opposite to the distal end, a cleaning part partially covering the distal end of the flexible sleeve, and a slit part penetrating through the cleaning part. The driving component includes a tube, which includes a distal end and a proximal end opposite to the distal end for the imaging element to pass through, and the flexible sleeve of the cleaning element is sleeved on the distal end of the tube, wherein when the driving component is driven to move the cleaning element, the lens of the imaging element passes through the slit part to be cleaned by the cleaning part.

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