LOW CURRENT SWITCH FOR MOTOR CAR ANTI-THEFT LOCK
First Claim
1. A selectively controllable heated wash system for a surface of a vehicle, the vehicle having a single electrical operator input switch for the wash system, the switch selectively switchable to an ON state, the system comprising:
- a wiper system control module adapted to be operatively connected to the switch and adapted to sense duration of the switch in the ON state; and
a fluid heating module adapted to heat fluid therein to a predetermined target temperature, the heating module controlled by the wiper system control module and adapted to be in fluid communication with a washer fluid reservoir;
wherein when the wiper system control module senses the duration of the switch in the ON state according to a first predetermined time pattern, fluid is dispensed once onto the surface from the heating module, whereby the system is in a manual wash mode; and
wherein when the control module senses the duration of the switch in the ON state according to a second predetermined time pattern distinguishable from the first predetermined time pattern, heated fluid is dispensed onto the vehicle surface following predetermined parameters, whereby the system is in an automatic wash mode.
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Abstract
A selectively controllable heated wash system for a vehicle surface includes a wiper system control module operatively disposed in the vehicle and may be adapted to receive at least one sensed input. A fluid heating module is controlled by the wiper system control module, the heating module adapted to heat fluid therein to a predetermined target temperature, or to a preferred temperature determined as a result of recognition and analysis of the sensed input(s). Fluid is dispensed onto the surface from the heating module manually, according to predetermined parameters, or according to predetermined parameters determined at least in part as a result of recognition and analysis of the sensed input(s).
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1. A selectively controllable heated wash system for a surface of a vehicle, the vehicle having a single electrical operator input switch for the wash system, the switch selectively switchable to an ON state, the system comprising:
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a wiper system control module adapted to be operatively connected to the switch and adapted to sense duration of the switch in the ON state; and a fluid heating module adapted to heat fluid therein to a predetermined target temperature, the heating module controlled by the wiper system control module and adapted to be in fluid communication with a washer fluid reservoir; wherein when the wiper system control module senses the duration of the switch in the ON state according to a first predetermined time pattern, fluid is dispensed once onto the surface from the heating module, whereby the system is in a manual wash mode; and
wherein when the control module senses the duration of the switch in the ON state according to a second predetermined time pattern distinguishable from the first predetermined time pattern, heated fluid is dispensed onto the vehicle surface following predetermined parameters, whereby the system is in an automatic wash mode. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
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- 2. The heated wash system as defined in claim I wherein the predetermined parameters include at least one of number of fluid dispenses, time interval between dispenses, target fluid temperature, or combinations thereof.
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9. A selectively controllable heated wash system for a vehicle surface, comprising:
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a wiper system control module adapted to be operatively disposed in the vehicle and adapted to receive at least one sensed input; and a fluid heating module controlled by the wiper system control module, the heating module adapted to heat fluid therein to a preferred temperature, the preferred temperature determined as a result of recognition and analysis of the at least one sensed input. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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- 29. A method for supplying washer fluid to a vehicle surface, comprising substantially minimizing evaporative loss of supplied fluid by adjusting a temperature of the fluid as a result of recognition and analysis of at least one sensed input.
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