Windshield wiper with scrubber assembly

a technology of windshield wiper and scrubber, which is applied in the direction of vehicle maintenance, vehicle cleaning, cleaning equipment, etc., can solve the problems of impairing the driver's ability to see out the windshield, and the debris is particularly difficult to remove from the windshield

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-05-26
INT TRUCK INTPROP LLC
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Benefits of technology

The scrubber assembly provides enhanced debris removal and prevention of smearing, while the vibration actuator effectively breaks off ice and snow, ensuring clear visibility during operation.

Problems solved by technology

However, some debris is particularly hard to remove from the windshield.
When the debris cannot be removed by the conventional windshield wiper, the driver has to stop the vehicle and manually clean the windshield.
Further, with some debris, the conventional windshield wiper will smear the debris across the windshield, further impairing the driver's ability to see out the windshield.

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[0020]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a windshield wiper is indicated generally at 10 and includes a wiper arm 12 and a scrubber assembly 14 attached to and extending from a distal end 16 of the wiper arm. A wiper blade 18 is longitudinally disposed with and extends from the wiper arm 12. The wiper blade 18 and the scrubber assembly 14 have substantially equal length and are generally disposed in a parallel arrangement. The wiper arm 12 is configured to sweep the wiper blade 18 across a windshield surface 20 to remove debris from the windshield surface. The wiper blade 18 is flexible, and advantageously, the wiper blade is made of rubber or silicon or the like, although other materials are contemplated.

[0021]The scrubber assembly 14 includes a scrubber housing 22 that is attached to the wiper arm 12. Advantageously, the scrubber housing 22 extends within an interior receiving structure 24 towards the pivot end 26 of the wiper arm 12, and also extends beyond the distal end 16 of the wipe...

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Abstract

A scrubber assembly (14) for a windshield wiper (10) having a wiper arm (12) includes a scrubber housing (22) attached to the wiper arm. The scrubber housing (22) has an interior volume (66) and at least one opening (58). A rod (68) is at least partially disposed in the interior volume (66) and is displaceable from a first position to a second position. A brush assembly (42) is attached to the rod (68) with at least one flexible connecting member (76) that extends through the at least one opening (58) to the brush assembly. When the rod (68) is in the first position, a first portion of the flexible connecting member (76) protrudes from the opening (58), and when the rod is displaced to the second position, a second portion of the flexible connecting member that is larger than the first portion protrudes from the opening

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims priority to Provisional Application No. 60 / 883,534 titled “All-weather Windshield Cleaning System” filed on Jan. 5, 2007, which is herein incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to vehicle windshield wipers. In particular, the present invention relates to improved, debris-removing windshield wipers.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Windshield wipers are used on vehicles having windshields that are subject to debris, such as rain, snow, ice, insects, dirt, and the like. Windshield wipers typically include a longitudinal frame and a flexible wiper blade running along the length of the frame. Typically, the frame is held by an arm that moves the wiper across the windshield. The wiper blade contacts the windshield and removes the debris so that the driver has a clear view out the windshield.[0004]Typically, vehicles also include a washing mechanism for providin...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60S1/52B05B1/24
CPCB60S1/28B60S2001/3831B60S1/38
InventorCHAISE, JOSHUACHEN, ESTHERHOLOP, ROBERTXIE, LUKE
OwnerINT TRUCK INTPROP LLC