Warning light system with dedicated windshield heating element
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1. A warning light system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a warning light assembly, wherein said warning light assembly includes a light source and a lens that directs light from said light source through a designated portion of the windshield; and
a heating element carried on a windshield of the motor vehicle, vehicle forward of said warning light assembly;
wherein said lens has a front face through which said light from said light source is directed through the windshield and said heating element has a shape corresponding to said lens.
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Abstract
A warning light system that is provided for a motor vehicle includes a warning light assembly and a heating element carried on a windshield of the motor vehicle, vehicle forward of the warning light assembly. The heating element is dedicated to providing a clear sight path to the warning light and thereby increasing its effectiveness. A related method is also provided.
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14 Claims
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1. A warning light system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a warning light assembly, wherein said warning light assembly includes a light source and a lens that directs light from said light source through a designated portion of the windshield; and a heating element carried on a windshield of the motor vehicle, vehicle forward of said warning light assembly; wherein said lens has a front face through which said light from said light source is directed through the windshield and said heating element has a shape corresponding to said lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A motor vehicle, comprising:
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a windshield; a windshield wiper system for sweeping a field of said windshield; a heating element attached to an upper margin of said windshield above said field; and a warning light assembly including a light source and a lens for directing light from said light source through said upper margin of said windshield and said heating element; wherein the heating element is vehicle forward of and adjacent to said lens; and wherein said heating element and said lens have a common shape. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of increasing effectiveness of a warning light assembly positioned in an interior of a motor vehicle, said warning light assembly including a lens, the method comprising:
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energizing a heating element on the windshield of the motor vehicle in front of the warning light assembly; clearing ice, fog or snow from a portion of the windshield in front of warning light assembly; and directing light from said warning light assembly, through said lens, and through said portion of said windshield; wherein said heating element has a shape corresponding to said lens. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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