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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2022
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Arvind Pattabhiraman, Alameda, CA (US);
Rajith Jayaratne, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a sensor assembly and a cleaning mechanism for cleaning the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly has a sensor window and a sensor residing within or behind the sensor window. The sensor has a field of view (FoV) for sensing an environment of the vehicle. The FoV includes a first portion directed towards the vehicle and a second portion directed away from the vehicle for sensing an environment of the vehicle. The cleaning mechanism has a rail coupled to the sensor assembly at a location inside the first portion of the FoV, a carriage operably coupled to the rail, an actuator coupled to the carriage, and a circular-shaped wiper coupled to the carriage. The circular-shaped wiper encircles the sensor window.
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