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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matthew E. Letizio, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jason W. Fegan, Sault Sainte Marie, MI (US);
Raymond S. Walters, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/08 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/0848 (2013.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle camera washing system includes a controller configured to control a pump and valve according to a selected mode of operation and a detected blockage of the lens. The selected mode of operation tailors operation of the camera washing system to current vehicle operating conditions to conserve washing fluid.