Windshield wiper blade cleaning system
US6438789B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 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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