US 12,269,438 B2
Sensor cleaning system for a vehicle and a method for cleaning a sensor
Nicolas Berne, Heyrieux (FR)
Assigned to Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 17/795,443
Filed by Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed Feb. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/052988
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/155931, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0060169 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60S 1/52 (2006.01); B60S 1/48 (2006.01); B60S 1/50 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/52 (2013.01) [B60S 1/481 (2013.01); B60S 1/50 (2013.01); B60S 1/54 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cleaning system for cleaning a vehicle sensor, comprising:
an accumulator comprising:
at least one cleaning fluid compartment provided with:
a plurality of tensioning elements,
a cleaning fluid inlet for receiving cleaning fluid, and
a cleaning fluid outlet for providing cleaning fluid in the form of a cleaning fluid jet, and
at least one gas compartment provided with:
a plurality of tensioning elements,
a gas inlet for receiving gas, and
a gas outlet for providing gas in the form of a gas jet,
a cleaning fluid spray device configured to spray cleaning fluid on the vehicle sensor, and
a gas spray device configured to spray gas on the vehicle sensor.