Patent Application
20230339432
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The disclosure relates to wiper blade devices and more particularly pertains to a new wiper blade device for removing ice.
The prior art relates to wiper blade devices. The prior art relates to a variety of wiper blade devices being configured for raising and lowering to remove the ice from the blades. Known prior art lacks a wiper blade device having a motorized lever to rise and lower the blade, wherein the lever additionally has a plurality of heating coils to facilitate the functionality of the lever.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a blade having a base nested within a housing. The blade is configured for abutting a surface of a windshield. An arm is coupled to the housing by an articulation point. The arm has an interior defining a space for a variety of elements to be positioned within. A lever is positioned within the interior of the arm. The lever is configured for moving the housing from a lowered positioned to an upper position and vise versa. A motor is positioned on an end of the lever. The motor is configured for moving the lever whereby moving the housing. A motor control is in electric communication with the motor. The motor control is configured for being an actuator to the motor.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The housing 16 of the blade 12 is configured for providing protective cover to the blade 12. The housing 16 has a first end 22 and a second end 24. The blade 12 is configured for being elongated from the first end 22 to the second end 24 of the housing 16. Additionally, the housing 16 has a surface 26. The surface 26 of the housing has a center 28 where an articulation point 30 is positioned on. The articulation point 30 couples an arm 32 to the housing 16. The arm 32 is positioned parallel relative to the blade 12. Furthermore, the arm 32 is positioned proximate to the first end 22 of the housing 16. The arm 32 has an interior that defines a space for a variety of elements to be positioned within.
A lever 34 is positioned within the interior of the arm 32. The lever 34 is configured for moving the housing 16 from a lowered position 36 to an upper position 38, and vise versa. The lower position 36 includes the blade 12 abutting the windshield. The upper position 38 includes the blade 12 being positioned at a raised angle relative to the windshield. Additionally, the lever 34 has a plurality of heating coils 40. Each of the heating coils 40 is configured for warming the arm 32 to remove ice whereby facilitating the functions of the lever 34.
A motor 42 is positioned on an end 44 of the lever 34. The motor 42 is electric and is configured for moving the lever 34, whereby moving the housing 16 of the blade 12. A motor control 46 is in electric communication with the motor 42. The motor control 46 is configured for being an actuator to the motor 42. The motor control 46 adjusts the speed of the motor 42, whereby lowering the housing 16 at an accelerating speed to increase force upon the blade 12 to remove ice from the housing 16.
A microprocessor 48 is in electric communication with the plurality of heating coils 40 of the lever 34. The microprocessor 48 is an actuator to each of the heating coils and sends each of the heating coils 40 electric power whereby warming the lever 34. The microprocessor 48 and the motor control 46 are in electric communication with a power source 50. The power source 50 is a battery being configured for sending electric power to the motorized ice removal windshield wiper device 10. The power source 50 can be a known product such as a car battery.
Each control switch 52 of a pair of control switches 52 is configured for sending commands to a respective one of the microprocessor 48 and the motor control 46. A first control switch 52A of the pair of control switches 52 is used to start and stop the motor 42. A second control switch 52B of the pair of control switches 52 is used to enable the plurality of heating coils 40. Additionally, a wireless control 54 is in electric communication with the microprocessor 48 and the motor control 46. The wireless control 54 is in remote communication with a remote device 56. The remote device 56 can act as the pair of control switches 52 and can be used outside of the vehicle.
In use, the second control switch 52B turns on the plurality of heating coils 40 to melt ice on the arm 32. When the ice is melted off the arm 32, the first control switch 52A can start the motor 42. The motor 42 decelerating raises the housing 16 of the blade 12 from the lowered position 36 to the upper position 38. Subsequently, the motor 42 reverses direction and accelerating lowers the housing 16 of the blade 12 from the upper position 38 to the lowered position 36. The blade 12 rebounds off the windshield, wherein the force of the blade 12 can remove ice from the housing 16 of the blade 12. This process is repeated until the desired amount of ice is removed.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
