Assembly for attaching a windshield wiper motor to a laminated windshield
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorsThomas J. Bender, Brian Castleman
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Abstract
A windshield assembly includes a laminated windshield provided with a cutout and a motor mounting plate secured to the laminated windshield over the cutout. The motor mounting plate includes a mounting hole, and a wiper motor is secured to the motor mounting plate via the mounting hole. The structure distributes forces encountered by the wiper and motor over a large area on the glass. Also, due to a small footprint, the view through the windshield is less obstructed. The structure also eliminates the need for drilling/aligning holes in laminated glass.
Claims15
A windshield assembly comprising:
- a laminated windshield including a cutout;
- a motor mounting plate secured to the laminated windshield over the cutout, the motor mounting plate including a mounting hole;
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- a wiper motor secured to the motor mounting plate via the mounting hole.
A method of securing a wiper motor to a laminated windshield, the method comprising:
- (a) cutting a notch in the laminated windshield;
- (b) securing a motor mounting plate to the laminated windshield over the cutout, the motor mounting plate including a mounting hole;
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- (c) securing a wiper motor to the motor mounting plate via the mounting hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.