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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Peter Craig Lombrozo, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B08B 3/10 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/56 (2013.01); B08B 3/022 (2013.01); B08B 3/10 (2013.01); B08B 5/02 (2013.01); B08B 5/023 (2013.01); B60S 1/54 (2013.01); B08B 2203/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
This technology relates to a system for clearing sensors. The system may include an air knife, a sensor cover, and a sensor motor. The sensor cover may be configured to house one or more sensors. The sensor motor may be used to rotate the sensor cover. The air knife may be configured to clear the sensor cover of debris by providing a pressurized stream of fluid against the sensor cover as the sensor motor rotates the sensor cover.