HIGH PRESSURE AIR NOZZLE CAMERA LENS CLEANING SYSTEM

1 . An apparatus comprising:

a housing formed to house at least one imaging device;

a deflection air nozzle connected to said housing;

a gas source; and

an air nozzle activation control, wherein said air nozzle activation control regulates flow of gas to said deflection air nozzle in order to clear obstructions from a view of said at least one imaging device.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said deflection air nozzle is mounted on a sun shield assembly associated with said housing.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said air deflection nozzle comprises a threaded member formed with a voided region therein configured to allow the flow of gas and an integrated deflector knob configured to deflect air flowing out of said voided region.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said gas source comprises bleed air from a vehicle.

5 . The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said deflection air nozzle is configured with a seventy-five degree angle of deflection.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising at least one tubing that connects said vehicle bleed air to said air burst nozzle.

7 . A method of clearing obstructions from a view of an imaging device, comprising:

providing compressed gas to a deflection air nozzle;

operating an air nozzle activation control to release said compressed gas to said deflection air nozzle; and

directing a burst of gas from said deflection air nozzle at a housing formed to house at least one imaging device in order to clear obstructions from a view of said at least one imaging device.

8 . The method of claim 7 wherein said air deflection nozzle comprises a threaded member formed with a voided region therein configured to allow the flow of gas and an integrated deflector knob configured to deflect air flowing out of said voided region.

9 . The method of claim 7 wherein said compressed gas source comprises bleed air from a vehicle.

10 . The method of claim 8 wherein said deflection air nozzle is configured with a seventy-five degree angle of deflection.

11 . The method of claim 7 further comprising providing said bleed air to said air burst nozzle with at least one tubing that connects said vehicle bleed air to said air burst nozzle.

12 . The method of claim 8 wherein said at least one imaging device comprises a plurality of imaging devices.

13 . The method of claim 12 further comprising automatically clearing each of said imaging devices in a controlled sequence.

14 . A system comprising:

a housing formed to house at least one imaging device:

a deflection air nozzle connected to said housing;

a compressed air source; and

an air nozzle activation control, wherein said air nozzle activation control regulates flow of gas to said deflection air nozzle in order to clear obstructions from a view of said at least one imaging device.

15 . The system of claim 14 wherein said deflection air nozzle is mounted on a sun shield assembly associated with said housing.

16 . The system of claim 14 wherein said air deflection nozzle comprises a threaded member formed with a voided region therein configured to allow the follow of gas and an integrated deflector knob configured to deflect air flowing out of said voided region.

17 . The system of claim 14 wherein said compressed air source comprises bleed air from a vehicle.

18 . The system of claim 15 wherein said deflection air nozzle is configured with a seventy-five degree angle of deflection.

19 . The system of claim 14 further comprising at ea one tubing that connects said vehicle bleed air to said air burst nozzle.

20 . The system of claim 14 wherein said air activation automatically releases gas in a controlled sequence.