Wash pump control based on predicted wiper arm position using hood mounted spray nozzles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10328905
APP PUB NO 20160347287A1
SERIAL NO

14724949

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A windshield window wiping system, including a wiper blade in contact with a windshield window; a wiper motor operatively connected to the wiper blade, configured to perform a wiper blade stroke; a reservoir for a wash fluid; a first hood mounted nozzle, configured to project the wash fluid toward the windshield window; a wash pump, wherein the wash pump is hydraulically connected to the first hood mounted nozzle; and a first electronic circuit, configured to estimate a position of the wiper blade during the wiper blade stroke based on an input to the first electronic circuit and to synchronize the projection of the wash fluid toward the windshield window with the estimated position of the wiper blade. In other aspects, a method of wiping a windshield window and a non-transitory computer readable medium are provided.

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VALEO NORTH AMERICA INC150 STEPHENSON HIGHWAY TROY MI 48083

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pattison, Mark Farmington Hills, US 9 19
Prain, Charles Oxford, US 5 9
Tousignant, Alan Clinton Township, US 2 8

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