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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2020
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Min Han Kim, Gunpo-si, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B60S 1/38 (2006.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/56 (2013.01); B60S 1/3805 (2013.01); B60S 1/3862 (2013.01); B60S 1/524 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensing apparatus is provided. The sensing apparatus may include: a casing; a sensor assembly mounted in the casing; and a wiper assembly removing an outside material attached to the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes a sensor module and a sensor housing surrounding the sensor module, and the sensor housing is made of a transparent material. The sensor housing is rotatably mounted in the casing. The sensor housing is rotatably supported with respect to a hollow shaft in the casing, and the hollow shaft is mounted in the casing.