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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2018
Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London, GB;
Alf Liesener, Stuttgart, DE;
Stefanie Göttlicher, Stuttgart, DE;
MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
A key device for opening or starting a vehicle includes a main body, and at least one cleaning means which is in or on the main body for cleaning an optical element of a rear view device of the vehicle. Further, a method is provided for cleaning an outer element of a vehicle, in particular at least one optical element of a rear view device of a motor vehicle by detecting a contamination state including a predetermined degree of contamination or a predetermined type of contamination of the outer element, emitting at least one signal that is characteristic for the detected degree of contamination including an input signal for a key device, and transmitting an optically, acoustically, or haptically detectable output signal by the key device, with a request for cleaning using the at least one cleaning means of the key device or which is connectable with the key device.