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OBSTRUCTION-REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE-CAMERA LENS

  • US 20150353024A1
  • Filed: 03/04/2015
  • Published: 12/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for removing an obstruction from a protective lens cover of an external camera of a vehicle, the camera having an optical axis, the vehicle including a source of compressed gas, the obstruction-removal system comprising:

  • a gas line that connects to the compressed-gas source, is routed to adjacent the camera, and includes a discharge nozzle that positions adjacent the camera lens cover to deliver a blast of the compressed gas across the lens cover to remove the obstruction, wherein the nozzle has an airflow axis and in use the nozzle airflow axis is positioned aimed substantially laterally relative to the optical axis; and

    a control valve operable to selectively release the compressed gas from the compressed-gas source through the gas line onto the lens cover.

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