Valeo Systemes D'essuyage

Daimler Ag

Giuseppe Grasso

Marcel Trebouet

Grégory Kolanowski

Xavier Bousset

Frédéric Bretagnol

Philippe Picot

Jordan Vieille

Maxime Baudouin

Denis Thebault

Sébastien Rollet

Gérald Caillot

Michael Schaeuble

Guillaume Barret

Thibaud Passerieux

Eric Poton

Jean-Michel Jarasson

Vincent Izabel

Frédéric Giraud

Philippe Espinasse

Jean-François Rousseau

Jose-Luis Herrada

Andreas Zygan

Heiko Schmid

Philippe Carraro

Frederic Gossele

Pierre-Emmanuel Negre

Pierre Sevellec

Richard Duesterhoeft

Gilles Le-Calvez

Uwe Renz

Holger Fitterer

Frédéric Boussicot

Nicolas Ollier

Patrice Guilhot

Denis Garnier

Florent Delfosse

Gèrald Caillot

Nicolas Pinchon

Jean-Francois Rousseau

Adrien Peret

Philippe Daumas

Clémentine Derrepas

Yoann Dolle

Medhi Belhaj

Pierre Sevelec

The invention concerns a device () for cleaning the optical surface () of at least one optical sensor () for a motor vehicle. The cleaning device () includes a source () for emitting a laser beam and means for guiding the laser beam onto at least a part of the optical surface () of an optical sensor () so as to clean it.

Device for cleaning the optical surface of an optical sensor for a motor vehicle and associated method

The invention relates to a cleaning device intended for spraying at least one fluid onto a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical sensor of an optical detection system, which comprises at least one conveyor body () inside of which a distribution duct () is arranged and which includes, at the terminal distribution portion () thereof, a fluid distribution element () in which at least one cleaning fluid spray nozzle () is formed, the distribution element () including a distribution channel () in fluid connection with the distribution duct () arranged in the conveyor body () and with the spray nozzle (). According to the invention, the cleaning fluid distribution element () is made up of two portions (): a first portion () including a base (a) of the distribution element () attached to the conveyor body () and a second portion () including a cover (a) urged against the first portion ().

Cleaning device intended for spraying at least one fluid onto a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle

A cleaning device (), intended to spray at least one fluid towards a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical surface of a sensor of an optical detection system, said cleaning device comprising at least one conveying body () and a delivery ramp () for delivering one or more cleaning and/or drying fluids, and attachment means () for attaching a connecting portion () of the delivery ramp () to an end of the conveying body (). The attachment means () comprise an elastic interlocking assembly () and a foolproofing assembly () formed respectively by elements carried by the conveying body () and complementary elements.

Cleaning device intended to spray at least one fluid towards a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical surface of a sensor of an optical detection system

A detection system () intended to equip a motor vehicle comprises at least one optical sensor () delimited by at least one curved optical surface (). It also comprises at least one cleaning device () for cleaning the optical surface () that comprises a delivery ramp () for delivering at least one cleaning and/or drying fluid. According to the invention, the delivery ramp () has a curved shape, the curvature (C') of which is substantially equal to the curvature (C) of at least a portion () of the optical surface ().

Cleaning device intended for spraying at least one fluid towards a surface to be cleaned of a detection system of a motor vehicle

A telescopic cleaning device, for a glass surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, includes at least one hollow conveying body () for the cleaning fluid, closed at an upstream end by an inlet flange () and accommodating a movable piston () which is configured so as to slide in said hollow conveying body (). The hollow conveying body additionally accommodates a rod () which extends jutting out from the inlet flange and around which the movable piston is capable of sliding, the movable piston and the rod being configured so as to allow the fluid to flow between them from the inlet flange to the distribution element. A heating element () is arranged on the rod (), between said rod and the movable piston (), such that the fluid flowing between the rod and the movable piston is set to flow in contact with the heating element ().

Telescopic cleaning device

The present invention relates to a devicefor protecting an optical sensorfor an automotive vehicle that is intended to be attached to the optical sensor, characterized in that the device includes:&#x2014;a transparent optical elementexhibiting rotational symmetry and being rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation, configured to be positioned upstream of the optical sensorso that the axis of rotation of the optical elementis merged with the optical axisof the optical sensorand&#x2014;an actuatorthat is coupled to the optical elementso as to rotate the optical elementin order to allow soiling to be removed by a centrifugal effect.

Device for protecting an optical sensor and driving aid system comprising an optical sensor

In a device () for rapid fixing of a cleaning and/or drying fluid transporting body () of a telescopic cleaning device () on a support plate () for an optical sensor () of an optical detection system of a motor vehicle (), the support plate () includes a positioning and orientating interface () for a first end () of the fluid transporting body () and a second locking interface (') for a second end () of the fluid transporting body ().

Optical sensor support plate, delivery body of a telescopic cleaning device of this optical sensor, and quick fixing device by clipping those components

A telescopic cleaning device is intended for projecting at least one cleaning and/or drying fluid onto a glass surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical surface of an optical sensor of an optical detection system. The cleaning device includes at least one fluid distribution element, rendered movable, along an axis of elongation (X) and at the end of a movable piston between a retracted first position and an extended second position for cleaning and/or drying. The fluid distribution element comprises a distribution bar () inside which a fluid distribution channel () extends and the distribution bar is equipped with a heating device () integrated at least in part into the distribution bar in order to heat the fluid passing through said distribution channel.

The invention relates to a device () for protecting an optical sensor () for a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the protection device () comprises: a housing () which is mounted in such a way that it rotates about a rotational axis (A) and has a receiving element () designed to receive the optical sensor () such that the optical axis () of the optical sensor () merges with the rotational axis (A), a transparent optical element () constrained to rotate with the housing () and designed to be arranged in front of the housing () facing the road and such that it is centred in relation to the optical sensor (), and an actuator () for rotating the housing (), so as to clean said optical element () by means of a centrifugal effect. The invention also relates to a driving assistance system () corresponding in this way to a cleaning method implementing such a protection device ().

Device for protecting an optical sensor, and associated driving assistance system and cleaning method

A telescopic cleaning device, for a glass surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, includes at least one hollow conveying body () for the cleaning fluid, closed at an upstream end by an inlet flange () and accommodating a movable piston () which is configured so as to slide in said hollow conveying body (). The hollow conveying body () additionally accommodates a rod () which extends jutting out from the inlet flange and around which the movable piston is capable of sliding, the movable piston and/or the rod being configured so as to allow the fluid to flow between them from the inlet flange to the distribution element. The rod comprises a heating device (), which comprises at least one heating element () extending in the interior of a heat conducting tube (), along the axis of elongation (X) of the device.

The invention concerns a protection device () for protecting an optical sensor () for a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the protection device () comprises: &#x2014;a transparent optical element () mounted rotatably movable about an axis of rotation (A), configured to be arranged upstream from an optical unit () of the optical sensor () such that the axis of rotation (A) of same coincides with the optical axis (), and &#x2014;a motor () comprising a rotary shaft () configured to rotate about an axis of rotation (A), and configured to rotate said optical element () such that the axis of rotation (A) of said optical element () further coincides with the axis of rotation (A) of the rotary shaft () of the motor (). The invention also concerns a corresponding driver assistance system () and a cleaning method implementing such a protection device ().

Device for protecting an optical sensor, and associated driver assistance system and cleaning method

The invention relates to a cap () which is configured to be assembled with a terminal segment () of a windscreen wiper arm () which is configured to be connected to a windscreen wiper (), said terminal segment (having a longitudinal end () bearing a transverse pin () which is configured to define a pivot axis of the windscreen wiper (), the cap () comprising: According to the invention, the lower part () of the cap () comprises at least one support means () which is produced integrally with the cap () and which is configured to cooperate with the terminal segment () of the windscreen wiper arm () for the assembly of the cap () with the terminal segment ().

Cap, connecting device for mounting a windscreen wiper on a corresponding windscreen wiper arm and windscreen wiping system

A device for an optical sensor for a motor vehicle and a corresponding driver-assistance system are disclosed. The optical sensor includes an optic. The device includes a housing that is mounted so as to be able to rotate around an axis of rotation and that has a compartment that is configured to accommodate the optical sensor, and an optical element that is securely fastened to the housing. The optical element has at least one planar surface that is configured to be placed in the field of view of the optical sensor. The device also includes and an actuator that is coupled to the housing in order to drive the housing and the optical element to rotate.

Device for protecting an optical sensor and associated driving assistance system

A device for protecting an optical sensor of a driver-assistance system for a motor vehicle, a corresponding driver-assistance system and a corresponding assembling process are disclosed. The optical sensor includes an optic and two assembled separate subassemblies. A first subassembly is mounted so as to be able to rotate about an axis of rotation and includes a housing that is configured to at least partially receive the optical sensor and an optical element that is configured to be placed upstream of the optic of the optical sensor. A second subassembly includes an actuator that is configured to drive the first subassembly to rotate.

Device for protecting an optical sensor, driving assistance system and corresponding assembly method

A cleaning device, intended to spray at least one fluid towards a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical sensor of an optical detection system, comprises at least one fluid intake and distribution device (D) into which are selectively admitted a cleaning fluid and a drying fluid through two distinct sets of runs from an intake end-fitting () specific to each fluid. According to the invention, a blocking element () is provided in the intake and distribution device (D). This blocking element is movable between a first position of blocking of the set of runs for a cleaning fluid and a second position of clearing of this set of runs for a cleaning fluid.

Cleaning device intended to spray at least one fluid towards a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle

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Issoire, France

Giuseppe Grasso