Vehicle window cleaning device

• US 5,140,719 A
• Filed: 01/08/1992
• Issued: 08/25/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Errol Cowan
• Original Assignee: Errol Cowan
• Inventors: Cowan, Errol
• Primary Examiner(s): MOORE, CHRISTOPHER K
• Application Number:
  US07/818,256
• Time in Patent Office: 230 Days
• Field of Search: 15/313, 15/250 R
• US Class Current: 15/313
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/54 using gas, e.g. hot air
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/56 specially adapted for cleaning other parts or devices than front windows or windscreens rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior including cleaning devices B60R1/0602

Abstract

The vehicle window cleaning device replaces the windshield wipers. The device employs two electrically powered high-speed blowers, with high-impact exhaust air ducted to air nozzles to clear rainwater, water, moisture, debris and loose powder snow from the exterior surfaces of the windshield, right-side and left-side front and rear window, and the rear window, and from the mirrored surfaces of the right and left side view mirrors. One blower services the windshield, the right and left side-view mirrors, and the right-side and left-side front windows. The second blower services the rear window, and the right-side and left side rear windows.

Claims

1. A vehicle window cleaning device for use with a vehicle having a passenger compartment and having a windshield with an exterior surface and a bottom, the vehicle window cleaning device acting upon the entire exterior surface of the windshield to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow from the entire exterior surface of the windshield;

the vehicle window cleaning device comprising electrically powered high-speed blower means, air intake duct means, exhaust duct means and air nozzle means;

said air intake duct means being in communication with the interior of the passenger compartment and communicating with said blower means, said exhaust duct means communicating with said blower means and with said air nozzle means, said air nozzle means being disposed below the bottom of the exterior surface of the windshield, said air intake duct means allowing ambient air to be drawn into the blower means from the passenger compartment, said blower means forcing such ambient air with tremendous force through the exhaust duct means and from the air nozzle means to act upon and impact the entire exterior surface of the windshield to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow from the entire exterior surface of the windshield.

2. A vehicle window cleaning device for use with a vehicle having a passenger compartment and having a windshield with an exterior surface and a bottom, left and right side-view mirror means having mirrored surface, and left-side and right-side front windows having exterior surfaces, the vehicle window cleaning device acting upon the entire exterior surface of the windshield, the entire mirrored surfaces of the mirror means and the entire exterior surfaces of the front windows to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom;

the vehicle window cleaning device comprising electrically powered high-speed blower means, air intake duct means, exhaust duct means, windshield air nozzle means, and left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means;

said air intake duct means being in communication with the interior of the passenger compartment and communicating with said blower means, said exhaust duct means communicating with the blower means and with the windshield and side-view-mirror air nozzle means, said windshield air nozzle means being disposed and located below the bottom of the exterior surface of the windshield, said left an right side-view-mirror means mounting said left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means, respectively, said air intake duct means allowing ambient air to be drawn into the blower means from the passenger compartment, said blower means forcing such ambient air with tremendous force through the exhaust duct means and from each of the windshield, and left and right side-view-mirror, air nozzle means, with the ambient air forced from the windshield air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surface of the windshield to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom, and with the ambient air forced from the left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire mirrored surfaces of the respective left and right side-view-mirror means, and acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surfaces of the left-side and right-side front windows to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow from the entire mirrored surfaces and entire exterior surfaces of the respective left-side and right-side front windows.

3. A vehicle window cleaning device for use with a vehicle having a windshield with an exterior surface and a bottom, left and right side-view mirror means having mirrored surfaces, left-side and right-side front windows having exterior surfaces, left-side and right-side lateral rear windows having exterior surfaces, a rear window with an exterior surface and a bottom, and the vehicle having an engine compartment and a rear compartment, the vehicle window cleaning device acting upon the entire exterior surfaces of the windshield, of the left-side and right-side front windows, of the left-side and right-side lateral rear windows, of the rear window and of the mirrored surfaces of the left and right side-view mirror means to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom;

the vehicle window cleaning device comprising electrically powered first high-speed blower means, electrically powered second high-speed blower means, first air intake duct means, second air intake duct means, first exhaust duct means, second exhaust duct means, windshield air nozzle means, left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means, left and right side lateral rear-window air nozzle means, and rear-window air nozzle means;

the first air intake duct means being disposed in the engine compartment of the said vehicle and communicating with the first blower means, the first exhaust duct means communicating with the first blower means and with the windshield, and left and right side-view-mirror, air nozzle means, the windshield air nozzle means being disposed and located below the bottom of the exterior surface of the windshield, the left and right side-view mirror means mounting the left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means, respectively, the first air intake duct means allowing ambient air to be drawn into the first blower means from said engine compartment, the first blower means forcing such ambient air with tremendous force through the first exhaust duct means and from each of the windshield, and left and right side-view-mirror, air nozzle means, with the ambient air forced from the windshield air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surface of the windshield to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom, and with the ambient air forced from the left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means acting upon the impacting the entire mirrored surfaces of the respective left and right side-view-mirror means, and acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surface of the left-side and right-side front windows to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow from the entire mirrored surfaces and the entire exterior surfaces of the left-side and right-side front windows, the second air intake duct means being disposed in the rear compartment and communicating with the second blower means and with the rear-window air nozzle means, and with the left and right side lateral rear-window air nozzle means, the rear-window air nozzle means being disposed and located below the bottom of the exterior surface of the rear window, the second air intake duct means allowing ambient air to be drawn into the second blower means from the rear compartment, the second blower means forcing such ambient air with tremendous force through the second exhaust duct means and from each of the rear-window, and lateral left and right rear-window, air nozzle means, with the ambient air forced from the rear-window air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surface of the rear window to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom, and with the ambient air forced from the lateral left and right rear-window air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surfaces of the respective left-side and right-side lateral rear windows to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom.

4. A vehicle window cleaning device for use with a vehicle having a windshield with an exterior surface and a bottom, left and right side-view mirror means having mirrored surfaces, left-side and right-side front windows having exterior surfaces, left-side and right-side lateral rear windows having exterior surfaces, a rear window with an exterior surface and a bottom, and the vehicle having a passenger compartment for its passengers, the vehicle window cleaning device acting upon the entire exterior surfaces of the windshield, of the left-side and right-side front windows, of the left-side and right-side lateral rear windows, of the rear window and of the mirrored surfaces of the left and right side-view mirror means to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom;

the vehicle window cleaning device comprising electrically powered first high-speed blower means, electrically powered second high-speed blower means, first air intake duct means, second air intake duct means, first exhaust duct means, second exhaust duct means, windshield air nozzle means, left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means, left and right side lateral rear-window air nozzle means, and rear-window air nozzle means;

the first air intake duct means communicating with the interior of the passenger compartment and communicating with the first blower means, the first exhaust duct means communicating with the first blower means and with the windshield, and left and right side-view mirror, air nozzle means, the windshield air nozzle means being disposed and located below the bottom of the exterior surface of the windshield, the left and right side-view mirror means mounting the left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means, respectively, the first air intake duct means allowing ambient air to be drawn into the first blower means from the passenger compartment, the first blower means forcing such ambient air with tremendous force through the first exhaust duct means and from each of the windshield, and left and right side-view-mirror, air nozzle means, with the ambient air forced from the windshield air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surface of the windshield to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom, and with the ambient air forced from the left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means acting upon the impacting the entire mirrored surfaces of the respective left and right side-view-mirror means, and acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surfaces of the left-side and right-side front windows to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow from the entire mirrored surfaces and the entire exterior surfaces of the left-side and right-side front windows, the second air intake duct means communicating with the interior of the passenger compartment and communicating with the second blower means and with the rear-window air nozzle means, and with the left and right side lateral rear-window air nozzle means, the rear-window air nozzle means being disposed and located below the bottom of the exterior surface of the rear window, the second air intake duct means allowing ambient air to be drawn into the second blower means from the passenger compartment, the second blower means forcing such ambient air with tremendous force through the second exhaust duct means and from each of the rear-window, and lateral left and right rear-window, air nozzle means, with the ambient air forced from the rear-window air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surface of the rear window to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or light powder snow therefrom, and with the ambient air forced from the lateral left and right rear-window air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surfaces of the respective left-side and right-side lateral rear windows to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom.

5. A vehicle window cleaning device for use with a vehicle having a windshield with an exterior surface and a bottom, left and right side-view mirror means having mirrored surfaces, left-side and right-side front windows having exterior surfaces, left-side and right-side lateral rear windows having exterior surfaces, a rear window with an exterior surface and a bottom, and its having an engine compartment and a passenger compartment, the vehicle window cleaning device acting upon the entire exterior surfaces of the windshield, of the left-side and right-side front windows, of the left-side and right-side lateral rear windows, of the rear window and of the mirrored surfaces of the left and right side-view mirror means to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom;

the vehicle window cleaning device comprising electrically powered first high-speed blower means, electrically powered second high-speed blower means, first air intake duct means, second air intake duct means, first exhaust duct means, second exhaust duct means, windshield air nozzle means, left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means, left and right side lateral rear-window air nozzle means, and rear-window air nozzle means;

the first air intake duct means being disposed in the engine compartment of the said vehicle and communicating with the first blower means, the first exhaust duct means communicating with the first blower means and with the windshield, and left and right side-view-mirror, air nozzle means, the windshield air nozzle means being disposed and located below the bottom of the exterior surface of the windshield, the left and right side-view mirror means mounting the left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means, respectively, the first air intake duct means allowing ambient air to be drawn into the first blower means from said engine compartment, the first blower means forcing such ambient air with tremendous force through the first exhaust duct means and from each of the windshield, and left and right side-view-mirror, air nozzle means, with the ambient air forced from the windshield air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surface of the windshield to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom, and with the ambient air forced from the left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means acting upon the impacting the entire mirrored surfaces of the respective left and right side-view-mirror means, and acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surfaces of the left-side and right-side front windows to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow from the entire mirrored surfaces and the entire exterior surfaces of the left-side and right-side front windows, the second air intake duct means communicating with the interior of the passenger compartment and communicating with the second blower means and with the rear-window air nozzle means, and with the left and right side lateral rear-window air nozzle means, the rear-window air nozzle means being disposed and located below the bottom of the exterior surface of the rear window, the second air intake duct means allowing ambient air to be drawn into the second blower means from the passenger compartment, the second blower means forcing such ambient air with tremendous force through the second exhaust duct means and from each of the rear-window, and lateral left and right rear-window, air nozzle means, with the ambient air forced from the rear-window air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surface of the rear window to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or light powder snow therefrom, and with the ambient air forced from the lateral left and right rear-window air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surfaces of the respective left-side and right-side lateral rear windows to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom.

6. A vehicle window cleaning device for use with a vehicle having a windshield with an exterior surface and a bottom, left and right side-view mirror means having mirrored surfaces, left-side and right-side front windows having exterior surfaces, left-side and right-side lateral rear windows having exterior surfaces, a rear window with an exterior surface and a bottom, and the vehicle having a passenger compartment and rear compartment, the vehicle window cleaning device acting upon the entire exterior surfaces of the windshield, of the left-side and right-side front windows, of the left-side and right-side lateral rear windows, of the rear window and of the mirrored surfaces of the left and right side-view mirror means to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom;

the vehicle window cleaning device comprising electrically powered first high-speed blower means, electrically powered second high-speed blower means, first air intake duct means, second air intake duct means, first exhaust duct means, second exhaust duct means, windshield air nozzle means, left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means, left and right side lateral rear-window air nozzle means, and rear-window air nozzle means;

the first air intake duct means communicating with the interior of the passenger compartment and communicating with the first blower means, the first exhaust duct means communicating with the first blower means and with the windshield, and left and right side-view mirror, air nozzle means, the windshield air nozzle means being disposed and located below the bottom of the exterior surface of the windshield, the left and right side-view mirror means mounting the left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means, respectively, the first air intake duct means allowing ambient air to be drawn into the first blower means from the passenger compartment, the first blower means forcing such ambient air with tremendous force through the first exhaust duct means and from each of the windshield, and left and right side-view-mirror, air nozzle means, with the ambient air forced from the windshield air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surface of the windshield to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom, and with the ambient air forced from the left and right side-view-mirror air nozzle means acting upon the impacting the entire mirrored surfaces of the respective left and right side-view-mirror means, and acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surfaces of the left-side and right-side front windows to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow from the entire mirrored surfaces and the entire exterior surfaces of the left-side and right-side front windows, the second air intake duct means being disposed in the rear compartment and communicating with the second blower means and with the rear-window air nozzle means, and with the left and right side lateral rear-window air nozzle means, the rear-window air nozzle means being disposed and located below the bottom of the exterior surface of the rear window, the second air intake duct means allowing ambient air to be drawn into the second blower means from the rear compartment, the second blower means forcing such ambient air with tremendous force through the second exhaust duct means and from each of the rear-window, and lateral left and right rear-window, air nozzle means, with the ambient air forced from the rear-window air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surface of the rear window to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or light powder snow therefrom, and with the ambient air forced from the lateral left and right rear-window air nozzle means acting upon and impacting the entire exterior surfaces of the respective left-side and right-side lateral rear windows to clear any rainwater, water, moisture, debris or loose powder snow therefrom.