Conformal Heater for Windshield Washer Nozzle
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1. A vehicular washer nozzle assembly comprising:
- a housing adapted to attach to a vehicle adjacent to a window;
a standpipe extending along an axis within the housing to terminate at a nozzle to direct a stream of liquid from the nozzle toward the window when the housing is attached to the vehicle; and
an elongate electrical heater element extending along a length of the standpipe to heat the standpipe, the elongate electrical heater element incorporating a resistive heating material.
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Abstract
A nozzle assembly (18) for a windshield washer system or the like provides an elongate heater element (30) that can extend along a supply tube connected to the washer nozzle (20) to better transfer heat energy into the washer fluid and the nozzle for preventing nozzle clogging caused by low temperatures.
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1. A vehicular washer nozzle assembly comprising:
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a housing adapted to attach to a vehicle adjacent to a window; a standpipe extending along an axis within the housing to terminate at a nozzle to direct a stream of liquid from the nozzle toward the window when the housing is attached to the vehicle; and an elongate electrical heater element extending along a length of the standpipe to heat the standpipe, the elongate electrical heater element incorporating a resistive heating material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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