WINDSHIELD DE-ICING

• US 20070094832A1
• Filed: 12/13/2006
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: M-Heat Investors, LLC
• Original Assignee: Micro-Heat, Inc.
• Inventors: Wodnik, Jossef, Ivanov, Vyshislav, Franco, Shlomi
• Granted Patent: US 7,445,165 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/250.05
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/482 combined with the operation of windscreen wipers
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/483 using a supply pump driven by the windscreen-wiper motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/487 the liquid being heated nozzles provided with heating means B60S1/52
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/488 electrically
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/50 Arrangement of reservoir
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/522 moving liquid spreading means, e.g. arranged in wiper arms

Abstract

Apparatus for cleaning a window of a vehicle, including a vessel, having an inlet through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window, a heating element for heating the fluid in the vessel, a controller for controlling flow of the fluid through the vessel and an actuator in wireless communication with the controller.

Claims

1-58. -58. (canceled)

59. Apparatus for cleaning a window of a vehicle, comprising:

a vessel, having an inlet through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window;

a heating element for heating the fluid in the vessel;

a controller for controlling flow of the fluid through the vessel; and

an actuator in wireless communication with said controller.

60. Apparatus according to claim 59, wherein said actuator is located inside said vehicle.

61. Apparatus according to claim 59, wherein said actuator is located outside said vehicle.

62. Apparatus according to claim 59, wherein said actuator comprises a remote input device.

63. Apparatus according to claim 59, wherein said actuator is operative to actuate a wiper to wipe fluid from said window.

64. Apparatus according to claim 59, wherein said actuator comprises an active device.

65. Apparatus according to claim 64, wherein said active device comprises an RF transmitter.

66. Apparatus according to claim 59, wherein said actuator comprises a passive device.

67. Apparatus according to claim 66, wherein said passive device comprises an optical retroreflector.

68. Apparatus according to claim 66, wherein said passive device comprises an infrared device.

69. Apparatus according to claim 59, wherein said controller is operative to control operation of said heating element.