Dual action wiper system
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsKurt A. Zielinski, Eric J Schumaker
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Abstract
A wiper system for a vehicle is provided. The wiper system includes a driving assembly. The wiper system further includes a supplementary wiper having a first end that is coupled to a first pivot point of the driving assembly. When the wiper system is activated, the driving assembly is configured to swing the supplementary wiper about the first pivot point from a resting position to an extended position. The supplementary wiper is configured to be statically disposed at the extended position to prevent water from passing over one of two A-pillars of the vehicle to a side window of the vehicle. When the wiper system is deactivated, the driving assembly is configured to stow the supplementary wiper back from the extended position to the resting position.
Claims20
A wiper system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a driving assembly;
- and
- a supplementary wiper having a first end coupled to a first pivot point of the driving assembly, wherein
- when activated, the driving assembly is configured to swing the supplementary wiper about the first pivot point from a resting position proximal to a windshield cowl of the vehicle to an extended position that is proximal to a first end of a windshield and adjacent to one of two A-pillars of the vehicle,
- the supplementary wiper is configured to be statically disposed at the extended position to prevent water from passing over one of the two A-pillars of the vehicle to a side window of the vehicle, and
- when deactivated, the driving assembly is configured to stow the supplementary wiper back from the extended position to the resting position.
A control system, comprising:
- an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) communicatively coupled to a driving assembly, wherein the ECU is configured to:
- control the driving assembly to swing a supplementary wiper about a first pivot point of the driving assembly, from a resting position to an extended position, wherein
- the supplementary wiper is having a first end coupled to the first pivot point, and
- at the extended position, the supplementary wiper is configured to be statically disposed adjacent to a first A-pillar of a vehicle to prevent water from passing over the first A-pillar of the vehicle to a side window of the vehicle;
- and
- control the driving assembly to stow the supplementary wiper back from the extended position to the resting position.
A method, comprising:
- controlling a driving assembly to swing a supplementary wiper about a first pivot point of the driving assembly, from a resting position to an extended position, wherein
- the supplementary wiper is having a first end coupled to the first pivot point, and
- at the extended position, the supplementary wiper is configured to be statically disposed adjacent to a first A-pillar of a vehicle to prevent water from passing over the first A-pillar of the vehicle to a side window of the vehicle;
- and
- controlling the driving assembly to stow the supplementary wiper back from the extended position to the resting position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.