The invention relates to a roof module for forming a vehicle roof (100) on a motor vehicle, the roof module comprising a panel component (12) which at least partially forms a roof skin (14) of the vehicle roof (100) and serves as an outer sealing surface of the roof module (10), at least one sensor module (15) comprising a controller (27) and at least one environment sensor (16) configured to send and/or receive electromagnetic signals through a see-through area (20) in order to detect a vehicle environment, and at least one cleaning device (23) comprising at least one cleaning nozzle (24) configured to clean the see-through area (20). The at least one environment sensor (16) is configured to detect at least one object (28) moving toward the see-through area (20) in the form of image data, and the controller (27) is configured to generate at least one object information from the image data and to prompt the at least one cleaning nozzle (24) to discharge a cleaning fluid based thereon.

Fluid distribution valve (11), particularly for a vehicle screen wash system, characterized in that it comprises a body (41) defining a duct (43) for the passage of fluid and comprising at least one fluid inlet (45) and at least one fluid outlet (47, 49), a membrane (53) housed in the duct and configured to be deformed under the action of a magnetic field between a first position of at least partial closure of the duct and a second position of at least partial opening of the duct, and means (51) for generating a magnetic field within the duct in order to cause the membrane to deform.

Fluid distribution valve (11), particularly for a vehicle screen wash system, characterized in that it comprises a body (41) defining a duct (43) for the passage of fluid and comprising at least one fluid inlet (45) and at least one fluid outlet (47, 49), a membrane (53) housed in the duct and configured to be deformed under the action of a magnetic field between a first position of at least partial closure of the duct and a second position of at least partial opening of the duct, and means (51) for generating a magnetic field within the duct in order to cause the membrane to deform.

A washer liquid heating apparatus integrated into a reservoir may include an auxiliary tank which is integrally connected to the reservoir and in which a washer liquid inflowing from the reservoir is stored, and a heater assembly that is integrally attached to the auxiliary tank and heats the washer liquid stored in the auxiliary tank, wherein the heater assembly comprises a plate-type heater that is installed in a hole of the auxiliary tank to heat the washer liquid within the auxiliary tank, and wherein the plate-type heater is exposed to an inside of the auxiliary tank through the hole of the auxiliary tank such that a heating surface where heating is performed heats the washer liquid within the auxiliary tank.

Methods, systems, and vehicles are provided for controlling rear wiper units and rear washer units for a rear windshield of a vehicle. In accordance with one embodiment, the vehicle includes, in addition to the rear windshield, the rear washer unit, and the rear windshield, a control system. The control system includes a detection unit and a processor. The detection unit is coupled to a single input device onboard the vehicle. The detection unit is configured to detect a user's engagement of the single input device. The processor is coupled to the detection unit. The processor is configured to at least facilitate automatically controlling the rear wiper unit and the rear washer unit based on the detecting of the user's engagement of the single input device.

A nozzle assembly of a windshield washer system of a vehicle includes a fluid feed line (106) that is configured to receive washer fluid from a washer fluid storage tank, at least one ball jet line (108, 110) coupled to the fluid feed line, and at least one fluidic line (112) coupled to the fluid feed line.

A hydraulic interface configured to be installed between a windscreen washer liquid feed tube and a connector of a device for wiping a window of a motor vehicle is disclosed. The interface includes a body that defines at least one passage channel for the windscreen washer liquid, and at least one electric heating conductor that is disposed so as to heat said windscreen washer liquid, said body being configured to secure said conductor to said body by fitting together different parts of said body and/or by fitting to shapes made in one piece with said body.

A spray structure for cleaning a sensor includes a first plate rotatably mounted on an environmental sensor, a plurality of first nozzles formed on the first plate and disposed toward the environmental sensor, and a fluid supply source configured to supply a fluid to the plurality of first nozzles so that the fluid is sprayed therethrough.

A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to collect first sensor data from a time-of-flight sensor, collect second sensor data from one or more sensors, generate a virtual map of at least one of a light reflectivity or a depth from the time-of-flight sensor from the collected first sensor data and the collected second sensor data, determine a difference between the light reflectivity or the depth of each pixel of the first sensor data from the light reflectivity or the depth of each corresponding pixel of the virtual map, determine an occlusion of the time-of-flight sensor as a number of pixels having respective differences of the light reflectivity or the depth exceeding an occlusion threshold, and actuate a component to clean the time-of-flight sensor when the occlusion exceeds an occlusion threshold.

The present invention relates to a system for spraying a washing liquid, comprising a washing liquid tank, a plurality of spray members fluidically connected to the tank, a pump configured to supply the spray members with washing liquid, a plurality of valves coupled respectively to the plurality of spray members and configured to selectively transmit the pumped washing liquid to the respective spray members, wherein the plurality of valves are disposed in the form of a distribution block with an inlet of the block being configured to be fluidically connected to the pump and comprising fluidic connectors disposed in parallel and intended to be connected to spray members, and wherein the distribution block also comprises a mechanical overpressure valve disposed in parallel with the fluidic connectors and configured to be fitted on a fluidic connector of the distribution block.