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Arrangement for de-icing a transparent window with an electric heating device

US10661755B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE · FR

Inventors

Susanne Lisinski · Cologne, DE
Andreas Schlarb · Herzogenrath, DE
Guenther Schall · Kreuzau, DE
Marcel KLEIN · Baesweiler, DE
Xavier Fanton · Aulnay-sous-Bois, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2017
Grant date	May 26, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05B2214/02
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Arrangements for de-icing a transparent window, in particular a vehicle windshield, with an electric heating device, are described. The de-icing a transparent window has the following steps: Step A): Measuring a window temperature before an initial application of a heating voltage; Step B): Measuring the window temperature after a beginning of a heating period; and Step C): Applying a heating voltage of more than 100 volts to a heating device over a heating period of a maximum of 2 minutes, in particular a maximum of 90 seconds, and repeating step B).

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