Heated vehicle cowl
AssigneeThree Point Color, Inc.
InventorDonell Richardson
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Abstract
A wiper system for vehicles is provided. The system includes a heated wiper blade assembly, a heated cowl assembly and a controller. The controller receives input from one or more sensors or systems and causes a power source to provide, reduce or stop power to heating elements in the blade and/or cowl depending upon sensed conditions. At least some components in the assembly comprise thermally conductive polymers. The system provides surprisingly advantageous results in that it is effective for melting and clearing ice and snow with a lower than expected pull on a power source such as a battery.
Claims20
A heated vehicle windshield wiper cowl, comprising:
- a vehicle windshield wiper cowl disposed outside of a windshield of a vehicle;
- a heat reflective metal cowl liner nested in the windshield wiper cowl;
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- an electrical heating element fixed in the windshield wiper cowl over the heat reflective metal cowl liner.
A combination heated vehicle windshield wiper cowl and heated wiper system, comprising:
- a heated wiper blade assembly;
- a vehicle windshield wiper cowl disposed outside of a windshield of a vehicle;
- a heat reflective metal cowl liner nested in the vehicle windshield wiper cowl;
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- an electrical heating element fixed in the windshield wiper cowl over the heat reflective metal cowl liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.