Abstract: Provided are a vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a controlling method of the vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes at least one nozzle for spraying air and/or a washer fluid onto at least one sensor, at least one distributor for supplying the air and/or the washer fluid to at least one nozzle, and a spray controller for controlling a spray of a nozzle for each channel through an on/off control of a motor of the air tank and/or a motor of the washer fluid tank and an on/off control of the at least one distributor. The spray controller controls such that a time difference exists between an ON time of the motor of the air tank and/or the motor of the washer fluid tank and an ON time of the distributor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 4, 2024
Date of Patent:
June 30, 2026
Assignees:
DY AUTO CORPORATION, DY-ESSYS CORP.
Inventors:
Jong Wook Lee, Sin Won Kang, Min Wook Park, Sun Ju Kim, Tae Seong Roh
Abstract: Provided are a vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method thereof. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes a liquid sprayer configured to spray washer fluid on at least one sensor arranged in a vehicle, an air sprayer configured to spray air on the at least one sensor, a liquid controller configured to control washer fluid spraying of the liquid sprayer, and an air controller configured to control air spraying of the air sprayer.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 25, 2023
Publication date:
May 2, 2024
Applicants:
DY AUTO Corporation, DY-ESSYS Corp.
Inventors:
Jong Wook Lee, Sin Won Kang, Seong Jun Kim, Kyung Seon Min, Gyu Seon Lee, Jong Hyun Jin, Min Wook Park, Je Min Mun, Sun Ju Kim, Ki Chan Lee
Abstract: A wiper controlling method and apparatus are provided. The wiper controlling apparatus obtains an area of a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) control signal generated for driving a wiper motor while a wiper moves in a pre-defined section and controls a speed of the wiper based on a result of comparing the area with at least one pre-defined reference value.