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Windshield wiper blade cleaning system

US6438789B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 14, 1999
Grant dateAug 27, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60S1/0486
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A windshield wiper blade cleaning system for a vehicle includes a plurality of wiper blades for movement across a windshield of a vehicle. The windshield wiper blade cleaning system includes a nozzle body adapted to be disposed in an air intake plenum of the vehicle and connected to a source of fluid. The nozzle body has a nozzle to extend above the wiper blades in response to fluid pressure from the source of fluid to spray the fluid through the nozzle and onto the wiper blades to clean the wiper blades.

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