Title:
CLEANING APPARATUS FOR IN-VEHICLE OPTICAL SENSOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/017015
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This cleaning apparatus for in-vehicle optical sensors is provided with a cleaning liquid nozzle (13), and an air nozzle (14). In the cases where there is the lens surface (11b) of a lens (11a) of an in-vehicle optical sensor (11), or a light transmitting cover (17) covering the lens surface, a cleaning liquid is jetted from the cleaning liquid nozzle toward the light transmitting surface (17a) of the light transmitting cover. Air is jetted from the air nozzle toward a used cleaning liquid, which had been jetted from the cleaning liquid nozzle and cleaned the lens surface or the light transmitting surface, and the used cleaning liquid is blown away such that the used cleaning liquid does not drop to a predetermined position from the lens surface or the light transmitting surface.
Inventors:
TANAKA HITOSHI (JP)
MATSUMOTO MUNEAKI (JP)
MATSUMOTO MUNEAKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/003854
Publication Date:
January 30, 2014
Filing Date:
June 20, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DENSO CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B60R1/00; B60S1/60
Foreign References:
| JP2011240910A | 2011-12-01 | |||
| JP2011245989A | 2011-12-08 | |||
| JP2009067341A | 2009-04-02 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIN, Junhi (JP)
Gold Junki (JP)
Gold Junki (JP)
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