Global Patent Index - EP 4291450 A1

EP 4291450 A1 20231220 - DEVICE FOR CLEANING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, OPTICAL ELEMENT AND CORRESPONDING CLEANING METHOD

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR CLEANING AN OPTICAL ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, OPTICAL ELEMENT AND CORRESPONDING CLEANING METHOD

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM REINIGEN EINES OPTISCHEN ELEMENTS EINES KRAFTFAHRZEUGS, OPTISCHES ELEMENT UND ENTSPRECHENDES REINIGUNGSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE D'UN ÉLÉMENT OPTIQUE D'UN VÉHICULE AUTOMOBILE, ÉLÉMENT OPTIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE NETTOYAGE CORRESPONDANT

Publication

EP 4291450 A1 20231220 (FR)

Application

EP 22704778 A 20220211

Priority

  • FR 2101301 A 20210211
  • EP 2022053443 W 20220211

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022171839A1] Cleaning device (1) for an optical element (100) designed, in particular, to equip a motor vehicle, the cleaning device (1) comprising a base (3) configured to be arranged on at least one of the sides of the lens (110) of the optical element (100), the base (3) comprising an air duct (50) in which a jet of air is intended to circulate between an air intake (51) and an air outlet (52) arranged inside the base (3), the air outlet (52) projecting from the base (3) and forming a first air ejection nozzle (5) arranged on the periphery of the lens (110) of the optical element (100) and configured to project a jet of air onto the surface of the lens (110), the cleaning device (1) further comprising a pipe for liquid (60), which is coupled to the base (3) and in which a cleaning liquid is intended to circulate between an inlet (61) and an outlet (62) for liquid, the outlet for liquid (62) projecting from the base (3) and forming a second liquid ejection nozzle (6) arranged on the periphery of the lens (110) of the optical element (100) and configured to project a jet of cleaning liquid onto the surface of the lens (110).

IPC 8 full level

B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01); B60S 1/52 (2006.01); B60S 1/54 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

B08B 3/02 (2013.01 - EP KR); B08B 5/02 (2013.01 - EP KR); B60S 1/52 (2013.01 - EP KR); B60S 1/54 (2013.01 - EP KR); B60S 1/56 (2013.01 - EP KR); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 3119588 A1 20220812; FR 3119588 B1 20231215; CN 116802094 A 20230922; EP 4291450 A1 20231220; JP 2024508730 A 20240228; KR 20230142600 A 20231011; WO 2022171839 A1 20220818

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 2101301 A 20210211; CN 202280013220 A 20220211; EP 2022053443 W 20220211; EP 22704778 A 20220211; JP 2023548756 A 20220211; KR 20237030692 A 20220211