DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING A SENSOR IN AN EXHAUST SYSTEM
Patent, 2021
An arrangement adapted for removing soot from an exhaust gas sensor in an exhaust gas system of a vehicle comprising a combustion engine, where the arrangement comprises a fluid outlet arranged in an exhaust gas conduit, and where the fluid outlet is adapted to impinge a blast of fluid on the exhaust gas sensor. The advantage of the invention is that an exhaust gas sensor can easily be cleaned in order to ensure a correct reading from the sensor.
Inventor
Raik Orbay
Volvo Cars
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Electric Power Engineering
Patent information
Applicant
Volvo Cars
Patent number
US11092060B2
Application number
16/367,446
Application date
2019-03-27
Categorizing
Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics
Control Engineering