CLEANING DEVICE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240230867A9

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18277639

    申请日:2022-02-22

    摘要: A cleaning device for cleaning an outer surface of an optical instrument of a motor vehicle is provided. The cleaning device comprises a cleaning fluid supply for supplying to the outer surface, and a cover for temporarily covering at least the outer surface. The cleaning device is arranged to move the cover between a covering position and a releasing position in which the cover covers, or leaves uncovered, the outer surface, respectively. Upon moving from the covering position to the releasing position, or vice versa, the cover can be in successive intermediate positions covering a respective first portion and leaving uncovered a respective second portion of said outer surface. The cleaning device is arranged such that in at least one of the positions, the cleaning device defines a flow path between the cover and the outer surface to allow cleaning fluid to flow between them.

    RECIPROCATING WINDSHIELD WIPER
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240149833A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18325840

    申请日:2023-05-30

    发明人: James Q. Nelson

    IPC分类号: B60S1/38 B60S1/08 B60S1/48

    摘要: A windshield wiper includes a support structure, a scrubbing wiper assembly, and a motor. The scrubbing wiper assembly is slidably attached to the support structure and has a central longitudinal axis extending in the elongate direction between a first end and a spaced apart second end. The scrubbing wiper assembly includes a slider element and a wiper blade rigidly secured to the slider element. The motor is mounted to the support structure and is engaged with the slider element to reciprocally move the scrubbing wiper blade along the central longitudinal axis. The reciprocation can impart a linear torque to the slider element. Methods of cleaning and polishing a windshield using a windshield wiper are also included.