Windshield washer system for automotive vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJerome R. Drouillard
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Abstract
A windshield washer system for an automotive vehicle includes a fluid reservoir, a pump mounted within the fluid reservoir, a heater mounted in proximity to the pump so as to provide heat to the fluid contained within the reservoir and a nozzle operatively associated with the pump for applying fluid from the reservoir to an outside surface of the automotive vehicle at an even sub-freezing temperatures, with aqueous-based fluids either none, or minimal freezing point depressants contained therein.
Claims8
A windshield washer system for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a fluid reservoir;
- a pump mounted within said fluid reservoir;
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- a heater mounted in proximity to said pump, so as to provide heat to fluid contained within said reservoir;
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- a nozzle coupled directly to and extending from a housing of said pump, for applying fluid from said reservoir to an outside surface of an automobile, wherein said nozzle has a first position for spraying, and a second position when it is not spraying, with said nozzle being self-draining.
A The windshield washer system for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a fluid reservoir containing an aqueous washer fluid;
- a pump mounted within said fluid reservoir;
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- a heater mounted in proximity to said pump, so as to provide heat to the fluid contained within said reservoir sufficient to prevent said fluid from freezing;
- a nozzle coupled directly to and extending from a housing of said pump, for applying fluid from said reservoir to an outside surface of an automobile, wherein said nozzle has a first position for spraying, and a second position when it is not spraying;
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- a sensor system for determining the temperature of the windshield to which the fluid is to be applied, with said sensor system inhibiting the operation of said pump in the event that said temperature is below a predetermine threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.