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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7945985 | Windscreen wiper device, particularly for a motor vehicle Windshield wiper device (10), particularly for a motor vehicle, having at least an electric motor drive (24) is proposed. This comprises an electric motor drive, which can be driven with at least one first speed (V1) and one second speed (V2 | 05/24/2011 |
| 7355360 | Method for operating a wiper system, and corresponding wiper system The invention relates to a method for operating a wiper system, especially an opposed wiper system or a butterfly wiper system, and to a wiper system comprising at least two motor units which are coupled to wiper blades and can be independently driven, a control app... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7345445 | Automatic snow removal wiper system A wiping system for use on a vehicle window comprises a window wiper assembly positioned proximate the window, a first sensor for detecting the presence of moisture on the window and a second sensor for detecting if the vehicle has been remotely started. A controlle... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7256565 | Wiper system using two wipers A wiper system using two wipers and two wiper motors, which drive the wipers and of which at least one first wiper motor forms a sub-assembly with an electronic control unit. The second wiper motor is a rotary motor having only one sensory system for detecting the a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7199541 | Method of controlling an electric motor with oscillating output shaft, particularly for automobile wiper systems, and the arrangement of that electric motor A method for controlling an electric motor for an automobile wiper system includes a calibration curve in which data is converted into the angular value of the position of an output shaft and a correction is made depending upon a direction and magnitude of deviation... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7166979 | Method for controlling a windscreen-wiping device, and windscreen-wiping device for a motor vehicle A method for the open-loop control of a wiper system (10), and a wiper system (10), in particular for a motor vehicle includes at least one drive device (16), at least one gear (14), which switches the motion of the drive device (16 | 01/23/2007 |
| 7095199 | Automatic vehicle wiper system An automatic vehicle wiper system including a wiper, a speed sensor which measures vehicle speed, a rainfall measuring device which measures amount of rainfall during predetermined intervals, a calculating device which calculates a wiping action frequency of the wip... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7009356 | Wiper control apparatus and method for automatic vehicular wiping The wiper control apparatus comprises a precipitation detector, a surrounding state detector and a wiper controller. The precipitation detector detects a precipitation condition at a position where the vehicle is. The surrounding state detector detects an exit of th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6958585 | Windshield wiper system activated by sensing rainwater A windshield wiper system activated by sensing rainwater via a rain sensor placed inside the wiping pattern when a multifunction switch lever is in automatic mode. A rain sensor module activates a relay for low speeds and/or a relay for high speeds depending on the ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6936985 | Sensing device for determining a rain rate A sensing device includes a piezoelectric vibration sensor mounted to a surface for producing an analog signal proportional to raindrops striking the surface, an amplifier, an analog-to-digital converter, and a processor for calculating the rain rate based on an exp... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6917693 | Vehicle data acquisition and display assembly A vehicle data acquisition and display assembly 10 which includes several cameras 75 which selectively and cooperatively receive images 77 from the environment or the ambient environment 83 in which a vehicle 60 resides. The acquir... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911796 | Power control device A power control device for positioning at a low voltage side of a load for controlling the electrical power available to the load, from a main power supply, the power control device including a current switch for switching current on and off under the control of a p... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6864655 | Rain sensor, in particular for a motor vehicle having a window-wiper device, and method for controlling a windshield-wiper device A rain sensor, in particular for a motor vehicle including a window-wiper device (windshield-wiper device), including a measuring element, which has a sensitivity that is predefinable by a control device, a signal, characterizing the speed of the motor vehicle, bein... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6833682 | Windshield wiper system with tubular drive arm and cavity This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6819067 | Contact washer system and method for controlling a windscreen wiper motor The present invention relates to a contact-disk system including a control unit, a rotatable contact disk and a plurality of contact elements, the contact disk having a plurality of paths and each contact element being associated with one path. The paths have electr... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6657410 | Control device for a windscreen wiper device A control device for the drive motor of a windscreen wiper device in a vehicle, especially a motor vehicle, comprising a control switch which can be activated by means of a manually actuated wiper switch and which automatically controls the drive motor in... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6600281 | Wiper control device The wiper control device comprises a wiper motor 52 for moving a wiper, a switch 53 for outputting a signal which inverts at each single sweep of the wiper, a wiper switch circuit 51 of a combination switch which instructs movement of the wiper, a first s... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6519802 | Active wiper system for an automobile The present invention relates to a wiper system for an automobile and more particularly, to an active wiper system which secures a good front visual range by changing the track of the wiper blade of a passenger's side and positioning pertinently the wiper... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6351088 | Non-reversing wiper park switch for wiper drive apparatus A wiper drive apparatus includes a drive gear rotated by a motor, a lead frame carried on a cover attachable to the motor or motor gear and including a circumferentially of discrete conductive traces, and a park switch bridge rotatably mounted on the cove... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6329923 | Process and device for operating a rain sensor An apparatus and a method for operating a rain sensor (10) that outputs a sensor signal (18, 22) as a function of the wetting of a window (11) are proposed, having a controller (16) which as a function of the sensor signal (18, 22) outputs a control signa... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6304047 | Wiper motor control apparatus A motor control apparatus for a motor having a plurality of operation modes includes a rotary wheel rotatable with the motor, a rotary switch for turning on or off according to rotation of motor rotary wheel, a first circuit including the rotary switch fo... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6288509 | Method for controlling an opposed wiping type wiper apparatus and an opposed wiping type wiper apparatus In an opposed wiping type wiper apparatus, left and right wiper blades which perform wiping operations with a predetermined preceding-following relationship maintained are layered vertically at their lower returning positions. A wiper drive control unit c... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6281649 | Windshield wiper system A dual motor windshield wiper system and windshield washer system integrated together into a single assembly. The system includes two motors (22, 22'), a control circuit (12), a fluid reservoir (120), a pump (112), and at least one mounting member (108, 1... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6249098 | Wiper control apparatus and method capable of variably adjusting wiper blade motion A wiper blade wipes over a predetermined range of a front windshield in response to rotation of a wiper motor in a forward and reverse directions. The wiper blade operates in a wiping range between a predetermined upper reversing position and a predetermi... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6160369 | Optically operated automatic control system for windshield wipers An optically operated automatic control system for a vehicle's windshield wipers can automatically activate the windshield wipers or a water dispenser filled with cleansing agent in response to the amount of rain cast on a windshield or the level of dirti... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6124691 | Moisture sensor with pre-demodulation gain and high-order filtering A moisture sensor for detecting moisture on the surface of a transparent material. The moisture sensor includes one or more emitters for producing moisture sensing signals which are influenced by moisture on the transparent material, and one or more detec... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6084519 | Multi-function light sensor for vehicle An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of the windshield wipers of a vehicle in response to the deposition of water on the exterior of the windshield; the operation of the air conditioning system in response to the formation of water conden... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6057660 | Device for determining the state of a wiper blade A device which determines a condition of at least one wiper blade of a motor-vehicle windshield wiper. The device includes a rain sensor controlling the motor-vehicle windshield wiper and being utilized for determining the condition of the wiper blade. Th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6020704 | Windscreen sensing and wiper control system An apparatus for detecting moisture on the windscreen of a motor vehicle has an illumination source and a light sensor mounted within the motor vehicle. The light sensor detects light rays from the light source reflected off the windscreen via a diffusion... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6003193 | Multi-functional apparatus having flexible clutch A multi-function apparatus for controlling various functions of a liftgate of an automotive vehicle. The apparatus includes an elastomeric member which is operably disposed in connection with a gear which imparts a driving force to a drive shaft of a wind... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5924161 | Automatic rear view mirror wiper A wiper assembly 30 for a rear view mirror 14 of a vehicle 22 that is automatically activated by a moisture sensor 60 attached to the exterior surface of a housing 12. The housing 12 is attached to the vehicle 22 by a mounting bracket 18 that includes an ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5896018 | Device for operating a windshield wiper A device for operating a windshield wiper with an automatic wiper control. A fast reaction to a suddenly occurring heavy wetting event is assured without adversely affecting the sequence of intermittent wiper operation. This is achieved by an evaluation u... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5809609 | Speed-responsive wiper for car A speed-responsive wiper for a car which includes a plurality of push switches respectively disposed at different stage portions of an indicator of the car at which a gear-shifting lever is disposed, and a plurality of resistors respectively having differ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5804719 | Laminated plate glass equipped with a sensor Laminated plate glass including at least one rigid sheet of glass (1, 2), at least one layer of plastic material (3), and a sensor (4) for the presence of foreign bodies on the outside of the plate glass. Its sensing side is held in close contact with the... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5703568 | Multi function light sensor for vehicle A system for detecting the presence of rain droplets on a windshield employs a source of light, such as an LED, and a photodetector installed on the instrument panel of a vehicle. The LED and the photodiode are arranged with respect to one another such th... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5619886 | Operable angle adjusting structure for wiper An operable angle adjusting structure for a wiper produces a maximally wide wiping angle is realized within the range where wiper arms will not interfere with window pillars and each other and will not require a precision machining apparatus. A drive link... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5522112 | Wiping mirror for motor vehicle A wiping mirror assembly for trucks and other motor vehicles employs a wiper carrier coupled to an off-the-shelf multiple start, high lead screw that is driven by a reversing motor via a belt. A magnetic switch positioned adjacent each end of the screw se... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5510684 | Drive control circuit for motor A drive control circuit includes a first and a second relays, each of which selectively connects one of the terminals of a motor with a power supply. A power connecting circuit can connect the power supply with each one of the relays. A control circuit co... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5461291 | Vehicle screen wiping control system comprising a control signal emitter and a slave receiver Apparatus, for example vehicle screen wiping apparatus, is controlled by a control system comprising an emitter connected to a slave receiver through a single transmission channel. The emitter is arranged to deliver control or command signals, each of whi... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5353466 | Rearview mirror wiper A rearview mirror wiper system for use on a truck, bus, passenger car or similar vehicles. The basic system can be supplied as original equipment on a vehicle or as a replacement for a wiperless original equipment rearview mirror. The wiper system fits in... | 10/11/1994 |
