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US 2024/0317181 A1Published application
Cleaning System
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsPaul M. Connolly, Prabhakar Gulgunje, Vijayen S. Veerasamy
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Abstract
A cleaning system includes an arm configured for connection to a cleaning implement. A base is spaced from the arm in an extension direction such that the cleaning implement is positionable between the arm and the base. The base and the arm are configured to move together in the extension direction between a recessed position and a raised position relative to a surface, and the arm is configured to rotate relative to the base in the raised position.
Claims22
A cleaning system, comprising:
- an arm configured for connection to a wiper blade;
- and
- a base that is spaced apart from the arm in an extension direction such that the wiper blade is positionable between the arm and the base in the extension direction,
- wherein the base and the arm are each configured to move in the extension direction between a recessed position and a raised position relative to an exterior surface of a vehicle, the arm is configured to rotate relative to the base when the base and the arm are in the raised position, and relative motion between the base and the arm is limited when the base and the arm move in the extension direction between the recessed position and the raised position.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a body having an exterior surface;
- and
- a cleaning system, comprising:
- a first arm configured for connection to a first wiper blade,
- a base that is spaced from the first arm in an extension direction such that the first wiper blade is positionable between the first arm and the base in the extension direction, and
- an actuator configured to move the first arm and the base in the extension direction between a recessed position and a raised position relative to the exterior surface of the body, wherein relative motion between the first arm and the base is limited when
- the first arm and the base move in the extension direction between the recessed position and the raised position,
- wherein an exterior surface of the first arm is generally aligned with the exterior surface of the body when the first arm is in the recessed position, and an outer surface of the base is generally aligned with the exterior surface of the body when the base is in the raised position.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a body having an exterior surface;
- and
- a cleaning system, comprising:
- an arm configured for connection to a wiper blade,
- a base that is spaced from the arm in an extension direction such that the wiper blade is positionable between the arm and the base in the extension direction, and
- an actuator configured to move the arm and the base in the extension direction between a recessed position and a raised position relative to the exterior surface of the body, to rotate the arm relative to the exterior surface of the body with the arm in the raised position, and to adjust a force applied by the wiper blade to the exterior surface of the body with the arm in the raised position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.