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EP 0112498 B1 19890201 - APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLEANING WINDOWS

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLEANING WINDOWS

Publication

EP 0112498 B1 19890201 (DE)

Application

EP 83111698 A 19831123

Priority

SE 8206819 A 19821130

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0112498A2] 1. Arrangement for automatically cleaning of windows on which an external coating of dirt, water, snow or the like may occur, particularly of windows adapted for the penetration of a measuring radiation, characterized in that a transmitter (13) is provided for emitting light on the surface of the window to be cleaned, that a receiver (15, 16) is provided for receiving the light reflected from the external coating on the window (3), and that their is a unit adapted to compare the measuring value for the reflected light supplied from the receiver (15, 16) with a preset value and to deliver a signal when the preset value is exceeded which signal starts the cleaning device (18) for the window.

IPC 1-7

A47L 1/00

IPC 8 full level

A47L 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/15 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 1/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0112498 A2 19840704; EP 0112498 A3 19861217; EP 0112498 B1 19890201; DE 3379098 D1 19890309; JP S59109878 A 19840625; SE 453539 B 19880218; SE 8206819 D0 19821130; SE 8206819 L 19840531

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83111698 A 19831123; DE 3379098 T 19831123; JP 22400983 A 19831128; SE 8206819 A 19821130