Windshield de-icing
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1. 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 temperature sensor; and
a controller for controlling flow of the fluid through the vessel;
characterized by said controller being in electrical communication with said temperature sensor, said controller automatically and intermittently releasing quantities of the fluid through the outlet at a desired temperature, in response to the temperature sensed by the sensor.
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Abstract
Apparatus (20) for cleaning a window (24) of a vehicle (22), including a vessel (28), having an inlet (32) through which a washing fluid is received from a reservoir and an outlet (34) through which the fluid is discharged for cleaning the window. There is a heating element (50) for heating the fluid in the vessel, which element preheats the vessel before the washing fluid is received therein, whereby at least an initial quantity of the fluid is rapidly heated and discharged from the vessel.
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1. Apparatus for cleaning a window of a vehicle, comprising:
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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 temperature sensor; and
a controller for controlling flow of the fluid through the vessel;
characterized by said controller being in electrical communication with said temperature sensor, said controller automatically and intermittently releasing quantities of the fluid through the outlet at a desired temperature, in response to the temperature sensed by the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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