Method and system for operating windshield wipers
First Claim
1. A method for operating a wiper for removing material impacting a surface of a vehicle comprising:
- detecting an event indicating that the material has stopped impacting the surface of the vehicle;
performing a first number of wipe cycles with the wiper if movement of the wiper between the detecting of the event and the wiper being moved into a predetermined position is less than a predetermined portion of a wipe cycle of the wiper; and
performing a second number of wipe cycles with the wiper if the movement of the wiper between the detecting of the event and the wiper being moved into the predetermined position is not less than the predetermined portion of the wipe cycle of the wiper,wherein the wiper is moveable between first and second positions and each wipe cycle comprises movement of the wiper from the first position to the second position and from second position back to the first position.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for operating a wiper for removing material impacting a surface of a vehicle are provided. An event indicating that the material has stopped impacting the surface of the vehicle is detected. A first number of wipe cycles are performed with the wiper if movement of the wiper between the detecting of the event and the wiper being moved into a predetermined position is less than a predetermined portion of a wipe cycle of the wiper. A second number of wipe cycles are performed with the wiper if movement of the wiper between the detecting of the event and the wiper being moved into the predetermined position is not less than a predetermined portion of the wipe cycle of the wiper.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for operating a wiper for removing material impacting a surface of a vehicle comprising:
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detecting an event indicating that the material has stopped impacting the surface of the vehicle; performing a first number of wipe cycles with the wiper if movement of the wiper between the detecting of the event and the wiper being moved into a predetermined position is less than a predetermined portion of a wipe cycle of the wiper; and performing a second number of wipe cycles with the wiper if the movement of the wiper between the detecting of the event and the wiper being moved into the predetermined position is not less than the predetermined portion of the wipe cycle of the wiper, wherein the wiper is moveable between first and second positions and each wipe cycle comprises movement of the wiper from the first position to the second position and from second position back to the first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for operating a wiper for removing liquid dispensed by a pump and impacting a window of a vehicle comprising:
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repeatedly moving the wiper across the window from a first position to a second position and from the second position to the first position to remove the liquid, the movement from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position defining a wipe cycle; detecting deactivation of the pump; performing a first number of wipe cycles if an amount of time between the detecting the deactivation of the pump and the wiper being moved into a predetermined position is less than a predetermined amount; and performing a second number of wipe cycles if the amount of time between the detecting the deactivation of the pump and the wiper being moved into the predetermined position is not less than a predetermined amount. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An automotive wiper system comprising:
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a wiper configured to remove liquid impacting a window of an automobile, the wiper being moveable between first and second positions; a motor coupled to a wiper and configured to move the wiper across the window from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position, the movement of the wiper from the first position to the second position and from second position back to the first position defining a wipe cycle; and a processor in operable communication with the motor, the processor being configured to; detect an event indicating that the liquid has stopped impacting the surface of the automobile; perform a first number of wipe cycles if an amount of time between the detecting of the event and the wiper being moved into a predetermined position is less than a predetermined amount; and perform a second number of wipe cycles if the amount of time between the detecting of the event and the wiper being moved into the predetermined position is not less than the predetermined amount, wherein the second number is less than the first number. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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