APPARATUS EMBODIED TO DETECT THE SURROUNDINGS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING A COVER OF SUCH AN APPARATUS

A device for acquiring a surrounding environment of a vehicle. The device includes a sensor housing and at least one sensor situated inside the sensor housing. The sensor housing has a transmit/receive window. The device has a cover made transparent for the sensor signals, and the cover is designed...

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Main Author Sparbert, Jan
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2020
Subjects
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, ORMANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A device for acquiring a surrounding environment of a vehicle. The device includes a sensor housing and at least one sensor situated inside the sensor housing. The sensor housing has a transmit/receive window. The device has a cover made transparent for the sensor signals, and the cover is designed to cover the transmit/receive window, and thus the at least one sensor, relative to an external surrounding environment of the device. The device has a cleaning unit that is situated on an outer side of the sensor housing and is movable along the sensor housing by a drive unit. The cleaning unit is designed to remove contamination from the cover of the transmit/receive window. The cleaning unit is realized as a space that is closed relative to the external surrounding environment.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201816759823