Heated windshield washer fluid system
First Claim
1. A heated washer fluid assembly for heating washer fluid to clean a windshield of a motor vehicle having an engine and a fluid reservoir, said heated washer fluid assembly comprising:
- a conduit having a receiving end fluidly connected to the fluid reservoir and an opposing delivery end for transferring washer fluid from the fluid reservoir to said delivery end, said conduit including a middle segment disposed between said receiving and delivery ends and abutting a portion of the engine such that washer fluid passing through said middle segment is heated by the heat generated by the engine; and
a blanket covering said middle segment of said conduit and the portion of the engine for insulating the heated washer fluid in said middle segment of said conduit.
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Abstract
A heated washer fluid assembly for heating washer fluid is provided to clean a windshield of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes an engine and a fluid reservoir. The heated washer fluid assembly includes a first conduit has a receiving end fluidly connected to the fluid reservoir and an opposing delivery end for transferring washer fluid from the fluid reservoir to the delivery end. The first conduit also includes a middle segment disposed between the receiving and delivery ends and abutting a portion of the engine such that washer fluid passing through the middle segment is heated by the heat generated by the engine. The heated washer fluid assembly also includes a blanket covering said middle segment of said first conduit and the portion of the engine for insulating the heated washer fluid in said middle segment of said first conduit.
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9 Claims
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1. A heated washer fluid assembly for heating washer fluid to clean a windshield of a motor vehicle having an engine and a fluid reservoir, said heated washer fluid assembly comprising:
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a conduit having a receiving end fluidly connected to the fluid reservoir and an opposing delivery end for transferring washer fluid from the fluid reservoir to said delivery end, said conduit including a middle segment disposed between said receiving and delivery ends and abutting a portion of the engine such that washer fluid passing through said middle segment is heated by the heat generated by the engine; and
a blanket covering said middle segment of said conduit and the portion of the engine for insulating the heated washer fluid in said middle segment of said conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for heating washer fluid stored in a fluid reservoir of a motor vehicle including an engine, a conduit coupled to the fluid reservoir and having a middle segment abutting a portion of the engine, and a blanket covering the portion of the engine, the method comprising the steps of:
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transferring the washer fluid from the fluid reservoir to the conduit;
heating the washer fluid via heat generated by the engine as the washer fluid passes through the middle segment of the conduit abutting the portion of the engine;
insulating the washer fluid with the blanket as the washer fluid is heated within the middle segment of the conduit; and
conveying the heated washer fluid from the conduit to the windshield. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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