US 11,994,263 B2
Sensor system adapted to be installed in a vehicle including a cover
Hiroshi Inoue, Shizuoka (JP)
Assigned to KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/292,889
Filed by KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 12, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/044330
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 11, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/100892, PCT Pub. Date May 22, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-213126 (JP), filed on Nov. 13, 2018; application No. 2018-213127 (JP), filed on Nov. 13, 2018; and application No. 2019-048514 (JP), filed on Mar. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0402960 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. F21S 41/20 (2018.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01); B60W 40/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01)
CPC F21S 41/28 (2018.01) [B60S 1/52 (2013.01); B60W 40/02 (2013.01); G01S 7/4813 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor system adapted to be installed in a vehicle, comprising:
a sensor unit configured to detect information of an outside area of the vehicle with light;
a cover covering the sensor unit so as to allow passage of the light through a light passage area while forming a part of an outer surface of the vehicle;
a displacement sensor disposed on the cover and configured to output a signal corresponding to displacement of the cover; and
a processor configured to detect a foreign substance adhered to the cover based on a change in the signal,
wherein the displacement sensor is disposed on the cover and configured to output a signal corresponding to displacement of the cover comprises a plurality of displacement sensors disposed on the cover at locations other than the light passage area of the cover.