Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transducer-induced heating and cleaning
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Application No.: US15903569Application Date: 2018-02-23
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Publication No.: US11042026B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Stephen John Fedigan , David Patrick Magee
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Ray A. King; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: G02B27/00
- IPC: G02B27/00 ; B60S1/56 ; B08B3/12

Abstract:
In described examples, a transducer vibrates a lens element at a first frequency and a different second frequency. Controller circuitry selects one of a cleaning mode and a heating mode in response to an estimated temperature of the lens element. The controller circuitry activates the transducer to vibrate the lens element at the first frequency in response to the controller circuitry selecting the cleaning mode. The controller circuitry activates the transducer to vibrate the lens element at the second frequency in response to the controller circuitry selecting the heating mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180246323A1 TRANSDUCER-INDUCED HEATING AND CLEANING Public/Granted day:2018-08-30
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