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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Dy Auto Corporation, Asan-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hyun Woo Yoon, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Ik Hoon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sang Jun Ahn, Incheon, KR;
Sung Min Yang, Incheon, KR;
Won Seop Choi, Anyang-si, KR;
Hyong Do Chung, Anyang-si, KR;
Seong Jun Kim, Asan-si, KR;
Sin Won Kang, Asan-si, KR;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B60S 1/48 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01); B60W 40/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/56 (2013.01); B60S 1/481 (2013.01); B60S 1/54 (2013.01); B60W 40/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling the sensor cleaning system includes detecting contamination of an environmental sensor, determining a contamination source of the contamination when contamination of the environmental sensor is detected, and adjusting operation of an air cleaning system of the sensor cleaning system based on the determined contamination source.