US 11,851,032 B2
Sensor assembly with cleaning
Anthony Michael Regalbuto, Royal Oak, MI (US); Raghuraman Surineedi, Dearborn, MI (US); Kunal Singh, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US); Rashaun Phinisee, Ypsilanti, MI (US); Michael Whitney, Auburn Hills, MI (US); Jose Alberto Gomez Ramirez, Auburn Hills, MI (US); Benjamin Graham, Auburn Hills, MI (US); and Yifu Xiao, Seymour, IN (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US); and Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US); and Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/210,620.
Prior Publication US 2022/0306048 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01); B08B 3/10 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/56 (2013.01) [B08B 3/102 (2013.01); B08B 5/02 (2013.01); B60S 1/52 (2013.01); B60S 1/54 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 2007/4977 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor assembly comprising:
a housing including a chamber;
a sensor including a sensor lens and being disposed in the chamber;
a casing mounted to the sensor and being disposed in the chamber, the casing at least partially defining a duct positioned to outlet airflow from the chamber across the sensor lens, the duct defining a direction of airflow;
a fluid nozzle mounted to the casing and aimed through the duct in the direction of airflow; and
a pressure source positioned to raise a pressure in the chamber above an atmospheric pressure.