Washer liquid supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11020714-B2
Application number	US-201816039406-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2018
Priority date	Jul 20, 2017
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

Provided is a washer liquid supply system in a simple structure and capable of improving the capacity of washing an object of a vehicle. A washer liquid supply system includes: a washer tank mounted on a vehicle to store washer liquid; a supply section mounted on the vehicle to supply the washer liquid in the washer tank to a window shield of the vehicle; and a connecting member being a bubbling section mounted on the vehicle to make the washer liquid contain bubbles, wherein the supply section supplies the washer liquid containing the bubbles to the window shield.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A washer liquid supply system, comprising:
a washer tank mounted on a vehicle to store washer liquid;
a supply section mounted on the vehicle to supply the washer liquid in the washer tank to an object of the vehicle;
a passage section connecting the washer tank to the supply section; and
a bubbling section disposed in the passage section to make the washer liquid contain bubbles,
wherein the supply section supplies the washer liquid containing the bubbles to the object;
wherein the bubbling section is air-tight from outside thereof and includes:
a throttle section;
a diameter-shrinking portion being disposed on a side of the washer tank of the throttle section and having a passage cross-sectional area becoming smaller as a position of the passage cross-section goes toward a downstream side to deposit air dissolved in the washer liquid; and
a diameter-expanding portion being disposed on a side of the supply section of the throttle section and having the passage cross-sectional area becoming larger as the position of the passage cross-section goes toward the downstream side, and
wherein the passage cross-sectional area of an end of the diameter-expanding portion on the side of the supply section of the throttle section is smaller than the passage cross-sectional area of an end of the diameter-shrinking portion on the side of the washer tank.

2. The washer liquid supply system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the passage section includes:
a first passage section connected to the washer tank; and
a second passage section connected to the supply section,
and wherein the bubbling section is a connecting member connecting the first passage section and the second passage section.

3. The washer liquid supply system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the bubbling section includes:
an inlet section to which the first passage section is connected;
a discharge section to which the second passage section is connected; and
a connecting passage section that connects the inlet section and the discharge section such that the washer liquid can flow therein,
and wherein the connecting passage section includes:
the throttle section;
the diameter-shrinking portion; and
the diameter-expanding portion.

4. The washer liquid supply system according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first passage section includes a flexible first tube,
wherein the second passage section includes a flexible second tube,
wherein the inlet section is formed, in the bubbling section, into a first fit-engagement section to which the first tube is fit-engaged,
and wherein the discharge section is formed, in the bubbling section, into a second fit-engagement section to which the second tube is fit-engaged.

5. The washer liquid supply system according to claim 4 ,
wherein a passage section in the first fit-engagement section extends in a direction intersecting with the connecting passage section.

6. The washer liquid supply system according to claim 5 ,
wherein a passage section in the second fit-engagement section extends colinearly with the connecting passage section.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sasaki Takeshi
• Hashimoto Takuro
• Yoshii Kazuma
• Minami Motoki
• Goto Taisuke

Classifications

• B60S1/50 Primary

  Arrangement of reservoir · CPC title

• B01F31/24

  the containers being submitted to a rectilinear movement · CPC title

• B01F23/238

  using vibrations, electrical or magnetic energy, radiations · CPC title

• B01F35/531

  with baffles, plates or bars on the wall or the bottom · CPC title

• B01F25/4335

  Mixers with a converging-diverging cross-section · CPC title