US 12,233,822 B2
Vehicle sensor cleaning device that provides air and liquid cleaning streams and vehicle sensor system
Carlos Francisco Maciel Castellanos, Pittsburgh, PA (US); and Pablo Arturo Zuniga Perez, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/818,871.
Prior Publication US 2024/0051501 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B60S 1/48 (2006.01); B60S 1/50 (2006.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01)
CPC B60S 1/56 (2013.01) [B60S 1/481 (2013.01); B60S 1/50 (2013.01); B60S 1/52 (2013.01); B60S 1/54 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaning device for a vehicle sensor, comprising:
a housing comprising an open first end, an open second end, and a passageway extending between the open first end and the open second end; and
at least one nozzle (i) at least partially positioned within the passageway of the housing such that the housing is disposed over the at least one nozzle and a portion of the passageway forms a space between the nozzle and the housing and (ii) comprising an outlet that provides at least one liquid stream through the open first end of the housing towards a lens or cover of the vehicle sensor,
wherein the housing is positioned such that air streams passing through the passageway pass (i) over an exterior of the at least one nozzle along the space and (ii) through the open first end of the housing towards the lens or cover of the vehicle sensor with the at least one liquid stream.