Windshield de-icing
US7108754B2 · kind B2 · utility
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8References
3Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60S1/522
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus (20) for cleaning a window (24) of a vehicle (22), including a vessel (28) having an inlet (32) through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet (34) through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window. There is a heating (50) for heating the fluid in the vessel, which element preheats the vessel before the washing fluid is received therein, whereby at least an initial quantity of the fluid is rapidly heated and discharged from the vessel.
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