Title:
VEHICLE CLEANER SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/172377
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a vehicle cleaner system (100) installed in an automatically driven vehicle having a vehicle control unit (3) capable of selectively executing an automated driving mode and a manual driving mode. The vehicle cleaner system (100) includes a cleaner unit (110) for cleaning an external sensor (6), a cleaner control unit (116) for controlling the cleaner unit (110), and a switchover advanced notification acquiring unit (120) capable of acquiring a switchover advanced notification signal notifying that the vehicle is entering a region in which the driving mode can be switched from the manual driving mode to the automated driving mode. The cleaner control unit (116) is configured such that, when the switchover advanced notification acquiring unit (120) has acquired the switchover advanced notification signal, the external sensor (6) is cleaned by the cleaner unit (110), or a diagnosis is performed to ascertain whether the external sensor (6) needs to be cleaned by the cleaner unit (110).
Inventors:
SAKAI MASARU (JP)
KAWAMURA KAZUKI (JP)
KUBOTA AKINOBU (JP)
SATO MASAAKI (JP)
KAWAMURA KAZUKI (JP)
KUBOTA AKINOBU (JP)
SATO MASAAKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2019/009110
Publication Date:
September 12, 2019
Filing Date:
March 07, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KOITO MFG CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B60S1/60; G08G1/09
Foreign References:
| JP2016179767A | 2016-10-13 | |||
| JP2016212905A | 2016-12-15 | |||
| JP2017102007A | 2017-06-08 | |||
| JP2016187990A | 2016-11-04 | |||
| JP2018041033A | 2018-03-15 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3763583A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHIN-EI PATENT FIRM, P.C. (JP)
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