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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
David Schmidt, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 1/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/46 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/566 (2013.01); B08B 1/002 (2013.01); B08B 1/006 (2013.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01); B08B 5/02 (2013.01); B60S 1/46 (2013.01); B60S 1/542 (2013.01); G01S 17/936 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a sensor base, a sensor cover having a window that is rotatably mounted to the base. The system includes a contacting cleaner and a contactless cleaner. The system further includes a processor that is programmed to actuate, first, the contactless cleaner and, then, upon determining that opacity of the window exceeds a predetermined threshold after actuation of the contactless cleaner, the contacting cleaner.