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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/566 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B60S 1/52 (2013.01); B60S 1/56 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor cleaning device includes a sensor cover configured to cover an outer surface of a sensor lens. The sensor cleaning device also includes a moving unit configured to support the sensor cover and move the sensor cover between a first position and a second position. The sensor lens is covered by the sensor cover positioned at the first position and uncovered by the sensor cover positioned at the second position. The sensor cleaning device also includes a cleaning unit configured to clean an outer surface of the sensor cover upon the sensor cover being moved to the second position.