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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Andre Sykula, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Segundo Baldovino, Novi, MI (US);
Jose Garcia Crespo, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/08 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G01N 21/15 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/0848 (2013.01); B60S 1/0822 (2013.01); B60S 1/56 (2013.01); G01N 21/15 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0257 (2013.01); G01N 2021/151 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor cleaning system for a vehicle is disclosed that includes a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly may include a fluid-dispensing nozzle for a vehicle sensor, a housing within a body of a vehicle, and a driving member which can move the nozzle between a stowed position within the housing and a deployed position.