Claims
- 1. In a vehicle including a vehicle body, a windshield with surface, said windshield fixed to said body, a hood attached to said body and spaced from said windshield, a cowl and windshield wiper assembly mounted to said body between said hood and windshield, said cowl and windshield wiper assembly comprising an enclosure movable between an operative and inoperative position, said enclosure having a top access door lying substantially flush with the hood in the inoperative position, and said enclosure having a bottom panel lying substantially flush with the windshield surface in the operative position, a windshield wiper assembly including a motor with motor shaft, said motor fixedly secured on the body below the hood, an elongated mounting segment connected at one end thereof to said motor shaft for reciprocal movement therewith, a wiper arm pivotally connected to the other end of said elongated mounting segment, and a wiper blade pivotally connected to said wiper arm and seated on said bottom panel for movement therewith, and actuator means coupled with said enclosure for linearly raising and lowering said enclosure between said operative and inoperative positions such that in said operative position said wiper blade becomes aligned with the windshield for a wiping operation thereon by said motor.
- 2. In the vehicle described in claim 1, wherein said bottom panel is formed so as to be parallel to the windshield in the inoperative position and aligned with the windshield in the operative position.
- 3. In the vehicle described in claim 1, wherein said actuator means raises said enclosure vertically.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/179,283, filed Jan. 10, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,381,582.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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