Patent ID: 11965969
Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface of a sensor apparatus of a vehicle, comprising:
at least one nozzle for discharging a fluid cleaning agent, wherein the surface of the sensor is surrounded by an outer surface region with respect to which the surface is arranged so as to be substantially flush therewith or curved in a domed manner above the outer surface region, and, in relation to the outer surface region, the at least one nozzle is positioned in a recessed manner such that a spraying of a cleaning agent is realized below the outer surface region; and
a guide ramp, positioned between the nozzle and the surface of the sensor, for guiding a fluid stream discharged from the nozzle in a spraying direction, the guide ramp comprising two opposite side surfaces, whose distance from one another is smaller on a nozzle side of the guide ramp than on a surface side of the guide ramp.