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US 2019/0100169 A1Published application
Wiper and method of forming the same
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPaul Kenneth Dellock, Jose Garcia Crespo, Stuart C. Salter, Richard Gall, Talat Karmo
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Abstract
A wiper for a motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a blade having an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion has an increased thermal conductivity relative to the outer portion, and the outer portion is softer than the inner portion. A method is also disclosed.
Claims20
A wiper for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a blade including an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein the inner portion has an increased thermal conductivity relative to the outer portion, and wherein the outer portion is softer than the inner portion.
A method, comprising:
- forming a blade of a wiper by co-extruding a first material and a second material, the first material being more thermally conductive than the second material, and the second material being softer than the first material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.