Patent ID: 9452739
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: B60S

Claim Text:
1. An on-board optical sensor cleaning device comprising: an on-board optical sensor mounted on a vehicle, wherein the on-board optical sensor includes an external image capturing surface; and a discharge port that discharges fluid toward the external image capturing surface, wherein the discharged fluid removes foreign material on the external image capturing surface, wherein the external image capturing surface is immovable relative to the vehicle, the discharge port is movable relative to the external image capturing surface, the discharge port is located in a movable nozzle that is supported to be able to move forward and rearward in a movement direction of the movable nozzle relative to the vehicle, the discharge port is movable between a cleaning position, wherein the discharge port is located proximal to a center of an image capturing range of the on-board optical sensor, and a non-cleaning position, wherein the discharge port is located farther from the center of the image capturing range than the cleaning position, wherein the image capturing range is a range in which the on-board optical sensor captures images through the external image capturing surface and is the range shown on a display, and the movable nozzle is movable forward and rearward between the cleaning position and the non-cleaning position along a direction inclined relative to a center axis of the on-board optical sensor.