Vehicle with cleaning device

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle (100), preferably a utility vehicle, said vehicle (100) having a windshield (10), a sensor device (12) for detecting the surroundings, and a cleaning device (20). The sensor device (12) preferably comprises a lidar sensor and / or a camera, The sensor device (12) is arranged in the interior of the vehicle and so as to be viewed through a sensor viewing window region (14) of the windshield (10). The cleaning device (20) preferably comprises a cleaning brush (22), and the cleaning device (20) is designed to clean the outer face of the windshield (10) at a location which comprises the sensor viewing window region (14).

Description

[0001] Vehicle with cleaning device

[0002] Description

[0003] The invention relates to a vehicle, preferably a commercial vehicle.

[0004] With increasing automation, vehicles (such as commercial vehicles) require (environmental) sensors to record and process data about their surroundings (e.g., infrastructure / other road users). Sensors, especially lidar and camera sensors, can be susceptible to dirt and moisture, which can impair the sensors' field of view.

[0005] Various solutions for cleaning sensors are known from practice.

[0006] Document US 10,569,746 B2 describes a vehicle roof-mounted system comprising a sensor base and a sensor cover with a window rotatably attached to the sensor base. The system includes a contact cleaner and a contactless cleaner. The system further includes a processor programmed to first activate the contactless cleaner and then, upon detecting that a cloudiness of the window exceeds a predetermined threshold, to activate the contact cleaner after activation of the contactless cleaner.

[0007] Coarse contaminants, in particular, are only inadequately removed with conventional solutions. In addition, the sensor is exposed to potentially damaging environmental conditions. Furthermore, the placement of the sensor and cleaner on the roof of the vehicle increases the vehicle's drag coefficient, which adversely increases aerodynamic losses and fuel consumption.

[0008] Therefore, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved technique for cleaning a sensor device for a vehicle, preferably for a commercial vehicle. In particular, it is an object of the invention, for example, to enable improved protection of the sensor device against coarse contaminants and / or damaging environmental influences.

[0009] This object is achieved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous further developments are specified in the dependent claims and the description. According to a first general aspect of the invention, a vehicle is provided. The vehicle is preferably a commercial vehicle.

[0010] The vehicle has a windshield, a sensor device for detecting the surroundings and a cleaning device.

[0011] The sensor device preferably comprises a lidar sensor and / or a camera. The sensor device is arranged inside the vehicle (e.g., in the interior of a driver's cab of the vehicle). The sensor device is arranged so as to look through a sensor viewing window area of ​​the windshield. For example, the sensor device can be arranged so as to look forward in a direction of travel of the vehicle.

[0012] The cleaning device is designed to clean an outer side of the windshield at a location encompassing the sensor viewing window area. Preferably, the cleaning device comprises a cleaning brush.

[0013] The proposed vehicle offers several advantages over known solutions. Firstly, the sensor device can be protected from coarse dirt (e.g., mud, snow, pollen, etc.) and / or harmful environmental influences (e.g., icing, etc.) by being arranged inside the vehicle. This prevents direct contamination and / or damage to the sensor device. Furthermore, the area of ​​the windshield surrounding the sensor viewing window can be less sensitive to external forces than the sensor device itself (e.g., compared to a lens of the sensor device). Consequently, the area of ​​the windshield surrounding the sensor viewing window can be cleaned with greater intensity, for example, with greater mechanical force, than the sensor device itself.This allows for easier and faster removal of coarse contaminants, in particular. This cleaning concept makes it possible to quickly and thoroughly remove coarse contaminants from the field of view of the sensor array, achieving an initial clean state, for example, before starting a journey. Overall, the functionality of the sensor device can thus be guaranteed and / or improved for a wider range of applications (for example, under extreme environmental conditions). Furthermore, contrary to the state of the art, a sensor array can be cleaned in this way without c. wThe sensor viewing window area comprises and / or corresponds to an area of ​​the windshield at which a field of view of the sensor arranged to look through the windshield intersects the windshield. The sensor viewing window area preferably corresponds in area to a portion of the sensor device projected onto the windshield. For example, the sensor viewing window area corresponds to a maximum area of ​​5%, 10%, or 15% of the windshield.

[0014] Preferably, the cleaning device is designed to clean only (e.g. exclusively) the area of ​​the windshield that includes or corresponds to the sensor viewing window area.

[0015] The cleaning device is preferably a separate cleaning device, preferably separate from the vehicle's windshield wiper system. The cleaning device can therefore be provided in addition to the windshield wiper system.

[0016] According to one aspect, the cleaning device can comprise a cleaning body for mechanical cleaning. The cleaning body can be movable into a cleaning position and a storage position. Preferably, the cleaning body can be moved from the storage position to the cleaning position and vice versa. In other words, the cleaning body can be moved between the storage position and the cleaning position.

[0017] The cleaning body can be moved into the cleaning position, for example, to clean the outside of the windshield at the point encompassing the sensor viewing window area. The cleaning body can be moved into the stowed position, for example, to protect against damage and / or to reduce air resistance while the vehicle is moving and / or during non-cleaning operation. This allows the sensor device to be cleaned of contaminants (e.g., before the vehicle starts moving), thus restoring and / or improving the functionality of the sensor device. Furthermore, air resistance while the vehicle is moving, and thus fuel and / or energy consumption, can be advantageously reduced. The cleaning body preferably comprises the cleaning brush.

[0018] According to one aspect, the cleaning device can have at least one fastening body (e.g., at least one movable arm). The cleaning body, e.g., a cleaning brush, can be attached to the at least one fastening body. By means of the at least one fastening body, the cleaning body can be moved (e.g., by means of a servomotor) in a translational and / or pivoting motion into the cleaning position and the stowed position. This can represent a technically feasible solution for the movement between the stowed position and the cleaning position with little effort.

[0019] Preferably, the movable arm is a telescopic arm (e.g., one that can be extended and retracted by motor) and / or a pivoting arm (e.g., one suspended from a motor-pivotable hinge). Furthermore, the at least one fastening body preferably comprises two fastening bodies, between which the cleaning body is fastened.

[0020] In the cleaning position, the cleaning body can (e.g., physically) contact and / or touch the outside of the windshield at the location surrounding the sensor viewing window. This enables mechanical cleaning of the area surrounding the sensor viewing window, which can increase the cleaning effect.

[0021] According to one aspect, the cleaning body can comprise a (e.g., motor-driven) rotatable brush roller. The brush roller is preferably equipped with nylon bristles and / or rubber blades. This can increase the cleaning effect. However, any other suitable material is also conceivable, for example, synthetic hair or animal hair.

[0022] According to one aspect, the rotatable brush roller can be rotatable, for example, about a longitudinal axis oriented along a transverse direction of the vehicle and / or parallel to a surface of the windshield and / or the location encompassing the sensor viewing window area. This allows the contaminants to be transported, for example, away from the windshield toward a vehicle roof. Preferably, the longitudinal axis is an axis of the largest spatial extent of the rotatable brush roller and / or a rotational axis.

[0023] According to one aspect, the vehicle can have a panel attached to an exterior side of the vehicle above (for example, in a roof area of ​​the vehicle) the windshield. The panel preferably comprises a sun visor and / or the panel is designed as a sun visor. The panel can, for example, protrude in sections over the windshield. The sun visor can, for example, be a sun visor of a driver's cab of a commercial vehicle. The cleaning device and / or the cleaning body can be arranged (e.g., completely) between the panel and the exterior side of the vehicle in the stowed position. For example, the cleaning device and / or the cleaning body can be arranged in the slipstream of the panel and / or - viewed from the front against the direction of travel - completely concealed behind the panel.

[0024] For example, the cladding and the vehicle exterior can define a gap and / or an interior volume, and the cleaning body can be arranged (e.g., completely) within the gap and / or interior volume in the stowed position. This means that the cleaning device does not impair the vehicle's aerodynamic drag in the stowed position.

[0025] Alternatively or additionally, the cleaning device can be attached to the inside of the panel. The inside of the panel is the side facing the vehicle and / or the vehicle exterior. However, it is also conceivable for the cleaning device to be attached to the outside of the vehicle, e.g., to a roof area above the windshield. For example, the cleaning device can be subsequently attached or retrofitted. Attaching it to the inside of the panel can allow the cleaning device to reach the area surrounding the sensor viewing window particularly well.

[0026] Alternatively or additionally, the cleaning body can be arranged in the cleaning position below (e.g. offset in the direction of a road surface) the cladding.

[0027] It is also conceivable that the cleaning device protrudes from the casing towards the sensor viewing window area in the cleaning position.

[0028] According to one aspect, the vehicle can have a control device for controlling the cleaning device. The control device can be configured to detect a parking state and / or a shut-off state of the vehicle, e.g., by detecting an ignition-off signal, a switch-off signal, and / or locking of the vehicle. The control device can further be configured to move the cleaning body, upon detecting the parking state and / or the shut-off state, into the cleaning position for passive protection against soiling and / or damage, preferably without activating the cleaning function there. In the case of a cleaning brush, this is placed on the sensor viewing window area, e.g., for passive protection of the sensor viewing window area, without performing a cleaning movement with the brush.This can advantageously prevent or reduce contamination of the sensor viewing window area of ​​the sensor device during longer periods of inactivity of the vehicle.

[0029] According to one aspect, the control device can be configured to leave the cleaning body in the cleaning position as long as the vehicle is in the parked state and / or in the parked state. The sensor device or its sensor viewing window area can thus be protected from contamination and / or damage even during extended periods of inactivity. Furthermore, contamination can be permanently prevented during vehicle standstills by lowering the cleaning body (e.g., without rotating it).

[0030] According to one aspect, the cleaning device can have at least one humidification nozzle. A cleaning fluid can be applied to the sensor viewing window area and / or the cleaning body by means of the humidification nozzle. It is conceivable, for example, that the application of the cleaning fluid (e.g., applied under pressure) can achieve a cleaning effect itself and / or support a mechanical cleaning effect. The at least one humidification nozzle can be a water nozzle, for example. The cleaning effect can thus be increased.

[0031] The at least one humidification nozzle can be arranged between the paneling and the exterior of the vehicle. This represents a favorable positioning of the at least one humidification nozzle with regard to the cleaning effect.

[0032] For example, the humidification nozzle can be arranged at the end of the mounting body facing the panel. However, it is also conceivable for the at least one humidification nozzle to be integrated into the cleaning body itself.

[0033] According to one aspect, the cleaning device can have two movable arms, between which the cleaning body is mounted, preferably two such telescopic arms. A humidifying nozzle can be attached to an end region of each movable arm facing the casing. The cleaning effect can thus be increased.

[0034] According to one aspect, the sensor device and / or the sensor viewing window region can be arranged in an upper end region of the windshield. As a result, the driver's field of vision is not restricted or is only slightly restricted by the cleaning device. Alternatively or additionally, the sensor device and / or the sensor viewing window region can be arranged in an end region of the windshield facing a roof area of ​​the vehicle.

[0035] According to one aspect, the vehicle can have a control device for controlling the cleaning device. It is conceivable that this is the control device as described above or a separate control device. The control device can be configured to detect a vehicle start and, upon detection of the vehicle start, to cause the cleaning device to clean the sensor viewing window area (e.g., before the vehicle starts moving). This can ensure the functionality of the sensor device even before the start of the journey, which can increase safety during the journey.

[0036] The sensor device can comprise a sensor array. The sensor array can have at least two sensors. Preferably, the at least two sensors are arranged in a predefined pattern (e.g., at a uniform distance from one another and / or in a grid pattern, etc.). For example, the sensor array can have at least two, at least three, or at least four, etc., sensors.

[0037] The vehicle is preferably a motor vehicle, for example a passenger car (car) or a commercial vehicle. In the latter case, the vehicle can in other words be a motor vehicle which, by its design and equipment, is designed to transport persons, goods or tow trailers. For example, the vehicle can be a lorry, a bus and / or a semi-trailer truck which is at least partially electrically powered. However, it is also conceivable for the vehicle to be a rail vehicle or aircraft. The vehicle can be at least partially electrically powered.

[0038] The previously described preferred embodiments and features of the invention can be combined with one another as desired.

[0039] Details and advantages of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. They show:

[0040] Figure 1A shows a vehicle (partial view) according to an embodiment in a front view; Figure 1B shows the vehicle of Figure 1A in an isometric view;

[0041] Figure 2 shows a vehicle (partial detailed view) according to an embodiment;

[0042] Figure 3A shows a cleaning device according to an embodiment in an isometric view;

[0043] Figure 3B shows the cleaning device of Figure 3A in plan view;

[0044] Figure 3C shows the cleaning device of Figure 3A in side view;

[0045] Figure 4A shows a vehicle (partial view) according to an embodiment in a perspective view (view from a driver's cab of the vehicle);

[0046] Figure 4B shows the vehicle (partial view) of Fig. 4A in a perspective view (viewing direction under a panel of the vehicle); and

[0047] Figure 4C shows the vehicle (partial view) of Fig. 4A in a side view.

[0048] Identical or functionally equivalent elements are designated by the same reference numerals in all figures and are partly not described separately.

[0049] Figures 1A - B show a vehicle 100 (in detail) according to an embodiment of the invention in a front view and in an isometric view.

[0050] The vehicle 100 is preferably a commercial vehicle.

[0051] The vehicle 100 has a windshield 10, a sensor device 12 for detecting the surroundings and a cleaning device 20 (see Figure 1 B).

[0052] The sensor device 12 preferably comprises a lidar sensor and / or a camera. The sensor device 12 is arranged inside the vehicle (e.g., in the interior of a driver's cab of the vehicle 100). The sensor device 12 is arranged so as to look through a sensor viewing window area 14 of the windshield 10 (e.g., looking forward in a direction of travel of the vehicle 100). The cleaning device 20 is preferably a separate cleaning device 20, preferably separate from a windshield wiper system 15 of the vehicle 100. The cleaning device 20 can therefore be provided in addition to the windshield wiper system 15.

[0053] The cleaning device 20 is designed to clean an outer side of the windshield 10 at a location encompassing the sensor viewing window area 14. The cleaning device 20 preferably comprises a cleaning brush 22 (see, for example, Figure 2).

[0054] The sensor viewing window area 14 preferably corresponds in area substantially to a portion of the sensor device 12 projected onto the windshield 10. For example, the sensor viewing window area 14 corresponds to a maximum area of ​​5%, 10%, or 15% of the windshield 10.

[0055] The cleaning device 20 can also be expediently designed to clean the sensor viewing window area 14. Preferably, the cleaning device 20 is designed to clean only (e.g., exclusively) the area of ​​the windshield 10 that encompasses or corresponds to the sensor viewing window area 14.

[0056] The sensor device 12 and / or the sensor viewing window region 14 can be arranged in an upper end region 32 of the windshield 10 (see, for example, Figures 4A-B).

[0057] Alternatively or additionally, the sensor device 12 and / or the sensor viewing window region 14 can be arranged in an end region 32 of the windshield 10, which faces a roof region 33 of the vehicle 100.

[0058] The sensor device 12 can comprise a sensor array. The sensor array can have at least two sensors. Preferably, the at least two sensors are arranged in a predefined pattern (e.g., at a uniform distance from one another). For example, the sensor array can have at least two, at least three, or at least four, etc., sensors.

[0059] Figure 2 shows a vehicle 100 (partial detailed view) according to one embodiment.

[0060] The cleaning device 20 can comprise a cleaning body 22 for mechanical cleaning. The cleaning body 22 can be moved into a cleaning position 16 and a stowed position 18. Preferably, the cleaning body 22 is movable from a stowed position 18 to the cleaning position 16 and vice versa. The cleaning body 22 can be moved into the cleaning position 16, for example, to clean the outside of the windshield 10 at the location encompassing the sensor viewing window area 14. The cleaning body 22 can be moved into the stowed position 18, for example, to protect against damage and / or to reduce air resistance while the vehicle 100 is traveling.

[0061] In the cleaning position 16, the cleaning body 22 can contact and / or touch the outside of the windshield 10 at the location encompassing the sensor viewing window area 14 (e.g., physically).

[0062] It is conceivable that the cleaning body 22 comprises the cleaning brush 22.

[0063] Figures 3A-C show different views of a cleaning device 20 according to an embodiment.

[0064] The cleaning device 20 can have at least one fastening body 24 (e.g., at least one movable arm 24). The cleaning body 22 can be fastened to the at least one fastening body 24. The at least one fastening body 24 preferably comprises two fastening bodies 24. In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 3A-C, the at least one fastening body 24 has, by way of example, two movable arms 24, between which the cleaning body 22 is fastened.

[0065] By means of the at least one fastening body 24, here by means of the two movable arms 24, the cleaning body 22 can be moved (e.g., by means of a servomotor) in a translational and / or pivoting movement into the cleaning position 16 and the storage position 18. In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 3A-C, the translational movement 34 of the cleaning body 22 is indicated by an arrow.

[0066] Preferably, the movable arms 24 are each a telescopic arm (e.g., laterally extendable by a motor) and / or a pivoting arm (e.g., suspended from a motor-movable hinge).

[0067] The cleaning body 22 can comprise a (e.g., motor-driven) rotatable brush roller 22. The brush roller 22 is preferably equipped with nylon bristles and / or rubber blades. However, any other suitable material is also conceivable, for example, synthetic hair or animal hair. The rotatable brush roller 22 can, for example, be rotatable about a longitudinal axis 23, which is oriented along a vehicle transverse direction Q and / or parallel to a surface of the windshield 10 and / or the location encompassing the sensor viewing window area 14.

[0068] Preferably, the longitudinal axis 23 is an axis of the greatest spatial extent of the rotatable brush roller 22 and / or a rotation axis.

[0069] Figures 4A-C show various perspective views of a vehicle according to one embodiment.

[0070] The vehicle 100 may have a covering 26 attached above (for example, in a roof area 33 of the vehicle 100) the windshield 10 on a vehicle exterior side 28 (see, for example, Figures 1A-B, 2, 4A-C). The covering 26 preferably comprises a sun visor and / or is designed as a sun visor. The covering 26 may, for example, protrude in sections over the windshield 10.

[0071] The cleaning device 20 and / or the cleaning body 22 can be arranged in the stowed position 18 (e.g., completely) between the fairing 26 and the vehicle exterior 28. The fairing 26 and the vehicle exterior 28 can, for example, delimit an interior volume, and the cleaning body 22 can be arranged in the stowed position 18 (e.g., completely) in the interior volume. In Figure 4C, this is indicated by the dashed part of the arrow of the translational movement 34. Preferably, the cleaning device 20 and / or the cleaning body 22 is arranged in the stowed position 18 in the slipstream of the fairing, which w -Value of the vehicle can be reduced by 100.

[0072] Alternatively or additionally, the cleaning device 20 can be attached to an inner side 27 of the panel 26, which faces the vehicle exterior 28 (see in particular Figure 4A). However, it is also conceivable that the cleaning device 20 is attached, for example, to the vehicle exterior 28 (not shown).

[0073] Alternatively or additionally, the cleaning body 22 can be arranged below the cover 26 in the cleaning position 16 (see in particular Figure 4C). It is also conceivable for the cleaning device 20 to protrude from the cover 26 toward the sensor viewing window area 14 in the cleaning position 16 (see in particular Figure 2).

[0074] The vehicle 100 may have a control device 30 for controlling the cleaning device 20 (see Figure 4A). The control device 30 may be configured to detect a parking state and / or a parked state of the vehicle 100.

[0075] The control device 30 can further be configured to move the cleaning body 22 into the cleaning position 16 upon detection of the parking state and / or the parked state for passive protection against contamination and / or damage. In this case, i.e., when the vehicle is parked, the cleaning brush does not perform any mechanical cleaning of the sensor viewing window area, but merely covers this area to passively protect the sensor viewing window area.

[0076] Furthermore, it is conceivable that the control device 30 is designed to leave the cleaning body 22 in the cleaning position 16 as long as the vehicle 100 is in the parked state and / or in the parked state.

[0077] The cleaning device 20 can have at least one humidification nozzle 36 (see, for example, Figures 4A-B, 3A-C). The at least one humidification nozzle 36 can be a water nozzle, for example. A cleaning fluid can be applied to the sensor viewing window area 14 and / or the cleaning body 22 by means of the at least one humidification nozzle 36.

[0078] The at least one humidification nozzle 36 can be arranged between the panel 26 and the vehicle exterior 28.

[0079] For example, the at least one humidifying nozzle 36 can be arranged at the end 38 of the fastening body 24 facing the cover 26 (see Figures 3A-C). However, it is also conceivable for the at least one humidifying nozzle 36 to be integrated into the cleaning body 22 itself.

[0080] Preferably, the cleaning device 20 can have two movable arms 24, between which the cleaning body 22 is fastened (see, for example, Figures 3A-C, 4A-B). A humidifying nozzle 36 can be attached to an end region 38 of each movable arm 24 facing the panel 26. The vehicle 100 can have a control device for controlling the cleaning device 20. It is conceivable that this is the control device 30 as described above or a separate control device (not shown). The control device 30 can be configured to detect a vehicle start of the vehicle 100 and, upon detection of the vehicle start, to cause the cleaning device 20 to clean the sensor viewing window area 14 (e.g., before the vehicle 100 moves).

[0081] Although the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the scope of the invention. Consequently, the invention is not intended to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is intended to include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims. In particular, the invention also claims protection for the subject matter and features of the dependent claims, independent of the referenced claims.

[0082] List of reference symbols

[0083] 10 Windshield

[0084] 12 Sensor device

[0085] 14 Sensor viewing window area

[0086] 15 Windscreen wiper system

[0087] 16 cleaning positions

[0088] 18 Storage position

[0089] 20 Cleaning device

[0090] 22 cleaning body; cleaning brush; brush roller

[0091] 23 Longitudinal axis

[0092] 24 fastening body; movable arm

[0093] 26 Cladding

[0094] 27 Inside of the panel

[0095] 28 Vehicle exterior

[0096] 30 Control device

[0097] 32 End area of ​​the windshield

[0098] 33 Roof area of ​​the vehicle

[0099] 34 Translational Movement

[0100] 36 Humidification nozzle

[0101] 38 End region of a movable arm

[0102] 100 vehicles

[0103] Q Vehicle transverse direction

Claims

Patent claims 1. A vehicle (100), preferably a commercial vehicle, comprising: a windshield (10); a sensor device (12) for detecting surroundings, preferably comprising a lidar sensor and / or a camera, which is arranged inside the vehicle and looks through a sensor viewing window area (14) of the windshield (10); and a cleaning device (20), preferably comprising a cleaning brush (22), which is designed to clean an outer side of the windshield (10) at a location encompassing the sensor viewing window area (14).

2. Vehicle (100) according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning device (20) comprises a cleaning body (22) for mechanical cleaning, which is movable into a cleaning position (16) and a stowage position (18).

3. Vehicle (100) according to claim 2, wherein the cleaning device (20) has at least one fastening body (24), preferably at least one movable arm (24), to which the cleaning body (22) is fastened and by means of which the cleaning body (22) can be moved translationally and / or in a pivoting movement into the cleaning position (16) and the stowage position (18).

4. Vehicle (100) according to one of claims 2 or 3, wherein in the cleaning position (16) the cleaning body (22) contacts the outside of the windshield (10) at the location comprising the sensor viewing window area (14).

5. Vehicle (100) according to one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the cleaning body (22) comprises a preferably motor-driven, rotatable brush roller (22), which is preferably equipped with nylon bristles and / or rubber lamellae.

6. Vehicle (100) according to claim 5, wherein the rotatable brush roller (22) is rotatable about a longitudinal axis (23) oriented along a vehicle transverse direction (Q) and / or parallel to a surface of the windshield (10) and / or the location comprising the sensor viewing window area (14).

7. Vehicle (100) according to one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the vehicle (100) has a covering (26), preferably a sun visor, fastened above the windshield (10) to a vehicle outer side (28), wherein the cleaning device (20) and / or the cleaning body (22) is arranged in the stowed position (18), preferably completely, between the panel (26) and the vehicle exterior (28); and / or the cleaning device (20) is fastened to an inner side (27) of the panel (26) that faces the vehicle exterior (28); and / or the cleaning body (22) is arranged below the panel (26) in the cleaning position (16).

8. Vehicle (100) according to one of claims 2 to 7, comprising a control device (30) for controlling the cleaning device (20), wherein the control device (30) is designed to detect a parking state and / or a parked state of the vehicle (100) and to move the cleaning body (22) into the cleaning position (16) upon detection of the parking state and / or the parked state for passive protection against soiling and / or damage.

9. Vehicle (100) according to claim 8, wherein the control device (30) is designed to leave the cleaning body (22) in the cleaning position (16) as long as the vehicle (100) is in the parked state and / or in the parked state.

10. Vehicle (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cleaning device (20) has at least one moistening nozzle (36) by means of which a cleaning liquid can be applied to the sensor viewing window area (14) and / or the cleaning body (22) according to claim 2.

11. Vehicle (100) according to claim 10, wherein the vehicle (100) has a covering (26), preferably a sun visor, fastened above the windshield (10) to a vehicle outer side (28), and the at least one humidifying nozzle (36) is arranged between the covering (26) and the vehicle outer side (28).

12. Vehicle (100) according to claim 11, wherein the cleaning device (20) has two movable arms (24) according to claim 3, between which the cleaning body (22) is fastened, wherein the arms are designed as telescopic arms and / or a humidifying nozzle (36) is attached to an end region (38) of each movable arm (24) facing the covering (26).

13. Vehicle (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor device (12) and / or the sensor viewing window area (14) is arranged in an upper end region (32) of the windshield (10); and / or is arranged in an end region (32) of the windshield (10) which faces a roof region (33) of the vehicle (100).

14. Vehicle (100) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a Control device (30) for controlling the cleaning device (20), which is designed to detect a vehicle start of the vehicle (100) and, upon detection of the vehicle start, to cause the cleaning device (20) to clean the sensor viewing window area (14), preferably before the vehicle (100) moves.

15. Vehicle (100) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor device (12) comprises a sensor array having at least two sensors, which are preferably arranged in a predefined pattern.

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