Telescopic cleaning device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10981545-B2
Application number	US-201815961038-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2018
Priority date	Apr 25, 2017
Publication date	Apr 20, 2021
Grant date	Apr 20, 2021

Abstract

A telescopic cleaning device is intended for projecting at least one cleaning and/or drying fluid onto a glass surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical surface of an optical sensor of an optical detection system.
The cleaning device includes at least one fluid distribution element, rendered movable, along an axis of elongation (X) and at the end of a movable piston between a retracted first position and an extended second position for cleaning and/or drying.
The fluid distribution element comprises a distribution bar ( 4 ) inside which a fluid distribution channel ( 56 ) extends and the distribution bar is equipped with a heating device ( 60 ) integrated at least in part into the distribution bar in order to heat the fluid passing through said distribution channel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A telescopic cleaning device for projecting at least one cleaning and/or drying fluid onto a glass surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, comprising:
at least one fluid distribution element, rendered movable, along an axis of elongation and at the end of a movable piston between a retracted first position and an extended second position for cleaning and/or drying,
wherein the at least one fluid distribution element comprises a distribution bar inside which a fluid distribution channel extends,
the distribution bar extends transversely on both sides of the axis of elongation along which the movable piston slides, and
the distribution bar is equipped with a heating device integrated at least in part into the distribution bar to heat the fluid passing through said distribution channel.

2. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the heating device comprises a resistive wire.

3. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the heating device is arranged so as to extend at least in part in the distribution channel.

4. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the heating device has an inside part accommodated in a hollow body defined by the distribution bar and an outside part which extends outside the distribution bar, the heating device being configured to traverse a passage opening arranged in a wall of the distribution bar.

5. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 4 , wherein the length of the part inside the heating device depends on the length of the fluid distribution channel and the length of the part outside the heating device depends on the path of movement of the distribution bar between the fully retracted position and the fully extended position.

6. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 4 , wherein the part outside the heating device extends at a distance from the movable piston.

7. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 4 , wherein the part outside the heating device is arranged in a sheath.

8. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 3 , wherein the heating device extends along the fluid distribution channel, being held by means of a plurality of holding points.

9. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the distribution bar extends essentially symmetrically on both sides of the axis of elongation along which the movable piston slides.

10. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid distribution channel communicates with a cleaning/drying supply means and comprises a plurality of distribution openings for this fluid for the ejection of same onto the glass surface to be cleaned.

11. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 8 , wherein the distribution bar comprises a base which forms a first part which extends the movable piston and a cover which covers the base so as to define the fluid distribution channel.

12. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 11 , wherein the heating device is pressed against an inside face of the base by said holding points.

13. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the movable piston is configured to slide in the interior of a hollow conveying body for cleaning and/or drying fluid, the movable piston being configured to be traversed by the cleaning and/or drying fluid at least in the fully extended position of the distribution bar.

14. The telescopic cleaning device according to claim 13 , wherein the hollow conveying body comprises a heating element separate from the heating device integrated at least in part into the distribution bar.

15. An optical detection system to be fitted in a motor vehicle, said system comprising:
at least one optical sensor comprising an optical surface; and a telescopic cleaning device for the optical surface according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Valeo Systemes Dessuyage

Inventors

• Picot Philippe
• Vieille Jordan
• Rollet Sébastien
• Kolanowski Grégory
• Grasso Giuseppe
• Bousset Xavier
• Baudouin Maxime

Classifications

• G01S2007/4977

  including means to prevent or remove the obstruction · CPC title

• G01S17/931

  of land vehicles · CPC title

• B60S1/528

  the spreading means being moved between a rest position and a working position (B60S1/526 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B08B3/10

  with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity or by vibration · CPC title

• B08B2203/007

  Heating the liquid · CPC title