Apparatus and method for cleaning a headlamp and actuating a windshield wiper
AssigneeJidosha Denki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKazuyoshi Tohge, Junichiro Takeshita
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Abstract
A headlamp cleaner which is provided with a control system for actuating a wiper motor of a wiper apparatus to wipe a windshield when a predetermined time elapses after the ON-operation of a headlamp cleaner switch. This control system also actuates said wiper motor for a predetermined time after the OFF-operation of said headlamp cleaner switch in order to wipe detergent liquid sprayed on said headlamp which also sticks on the windshield surface.
Claims3
A headlamp cleaner for washing a headlamp by spraying detergent liquid stored in a reservoir against a headlamp lens through a jet which comprises:
- a washer motor for driving a washer pump to feed the detergent liquid;
- a headlamp cleaner switch for supplying electric power to said washer motor;
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- a control means provided with a first timer means for actuating a wiper motor of a windshield wiper apparatus in response to ON-operation of said headlamp cleaner switch, after a predetermined time interval elapses.
A method of cleaning a headlamp and actuating a windshield wiper comprising:
- spraying detergent liquid stored in a reservoir against a headlamp lens through a jet by actuating a washer motor according to ON-operation of a headlamp cleaner switch;
- actuating a wiper motor of a windshield wiper apparatus in response to ON-operation of said headlamp cleaner switch after a predetermined time interval elapses by a first timer means provided in a controller;
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- cutting a power supply to said wiper motor of the windshield wiper apparatus by a second timer means provided in the controller when a predetermined time interval elapses after OFF-operation of said headlamp cleaner switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.