Vehicles Including Rear Defroster Assemblies with Protective Barriers
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a rear window;
a defroster assembly including heating lines extending across the rear window; and
a protective barrier at least partially covering the heating lines, the protective barrier comprising a film that provides a barrier between the heating lines and sulfur gases generated by components of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a rear window and a defroster assembly including heating lines extending across the rear window. A protective barrier at least partially covers the heating lines. The protective barrier includes a film that provides a barrier between the heating lines and sulfur gases generated by components of the vehicle.
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a rear window; a defroster assembly including heating lines extending across the rear window; and a protective barrier at least partially covering the heating lines, the protective barrier comprising a film that provides a barrier between the heating lines and sulfur gases generated by components of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A combination rear window with defroster assembly for a vehicle, the combination comprising:
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a plurality of heating lines extending across the rear window for providing surface heating of the rear window during operation; and a film at least partially covering the heating lines, the film configured to provide a barrier between the heating lines and sulfur gases generated by components of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of protecting a vehicle defroster assembly from corrosion, the method comprising:
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covering heating lines extending across a window of a vehicle with a film suitable for providing a barrier to sulfur gases; and providing an opening in the film sized and arranged to receive a connecting tab therethrough that is electrically connected to a bus bar of the defroster assembly. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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