Vehicle windshield lubrication system
First Claim
1. In combination with a vehicle including a windshield and an occupant seated in the vehicle adjacent the inner surface of the windshield, a vehicle body windshield lubrication system comprising a source of lubricant, means operable to sense an impact of the vehicle with an obstacle exceeding a predetermined level, and means actuated by the sensing means for applying a coating of lubricant from the source to the inner surface of the windshield within a predetermined time after initiation of vehicle impact and prior to any contact of the head of the occupant with such inner surface of the windshield.
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Abstract
A coating of viscous lubricant, such as silicone, is applied to the inner surface of a vehicle windshield after the onset of vehicle impact with an obstacle exceeding a predetermined level. The coating provides a lubricant film between the pieces of the fractured inner layer of the windshield and the head of an occupant should the occupant engage and fracture the windshield.
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2 Claims
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1. In combination with a vehicle including a windshield and an occupant seated in the vehicle adjacent the inner surface of the windshield, a vehicle body windshield lubrication system comprising a source of lubricant, means operable to sense an impact of the vehicle with an obstacle exceeding a predetermined level, and means actuated by the sensing means for applying a coating of lubricant from the source to the inner surface of the windshield within a predetermined time after initiation of vehicle impact and prior to any contact of the head of the occupant with such inner surface of the windshield.
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2. In combination with a vehicle including a windshield and an occupant seated in the vehicle adjacent the inner surface of the windshield, a vehicle body windshield lubrication system comprising a source of lubricant mounted on the vehicle, means for spraying lubricant from the source on the inner surface of the windshield, a sensor for sensing impacts of the vehicle with an obstacle exceeding a predetermined level, said spray means being actuated by the sensor for spraying the lubricant on the inner surface of the windshield within a predetermined time after initiation of vehicle impact and prior to any contact of the head of the occupant with the inner surface of the windshield.
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