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US 10,543,814 B2Granted
Heated and illuminated wiper assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Andre Sykula
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Abstract
A wiper assembly includes a wiper arm, a wiper blade carried on the wiper arm and a light source provided between the wiper arm and the raised wiper blade. The wiper assembly may also include a heating element and a controller to control operation of the light source and the heating element.
Claims14
A wiper assembly, comprising:
- a wiper arm;
- a wiper blade carried on said wiper arm;
- a heating element;
- a light source carried on an inside surface of said wiper arm where said light source is easily visible to an operator of a motor vehicle upon which said wiper assembly is incorporated;
- and
- a control module having a controller configured to control operation of said light source and said heating element and activate said light source only when said wiper blade is adjacent a bottom stroke position.
3 more elements
A wiper assembly, comprising:
- a wiper arm;
- a wiper blade carried on said wiper arm;
- a heating element for heating said wiper blade;
- a light source;
- and
- a controller configured to activate said light only when said wiper blade is adjacent a bottom stroke position.
3 more elements
A wiper assembly, comprising:
- a wiper arm;
- a wiper blade carried on said wiper arm;
- a light source carried on an inside surface of said wiper arm where said light source is easily visible to an operator of a motor vehicle upon which said wiper assembly is incorporated;
- and
- a controller configured to vary light intensity of said light source based upon current ambient light intensity.
2 more elements
A wiper assembly, comprising:
- a wiper arm;
- a wiper blade carried on said wiper arm;
- a heating element for heating said wiper blade;
- a light source;
- and
- a controller configured to activate said light source and said heating element when (a) precipitation is detected, (b) ambient temperature is below a predetermined temperature, (c) an ignition of a motor vehicle to which the wiper assembly is connected is switched off and (d) an operator approaches said motor vehicle.
3 more elements
A wiper assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a wiper arm;
- a wiper blade carried on said wiper arm;
- a heating element for heating said wiper blade;
- a light source carried on said wiper arm;
- and
- a controller configured to operate said light source and said heating element at a raised intensity when precipitation is detected on a windshield and ambient temperature is below a predetermined temperature.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.